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How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Indonesia

Red tape is delaying the rollout of upscale medical tourism facilities.

Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home | KrASIA

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Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

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Nikkei Asia

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

Rather than chasing consumer hype, UBTech is doubling down on industrial deployments, putting its robots to work in automotive factories.

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines | KrASIA

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Volkswagen, GM, and state-owned partners are struggling amid the rapid EV transition.

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players | KrASIA

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Fintech | KrASIA Archives

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

Thailand

Thai regulator pitches new rules for crypto custodians. Thai citizens lifted trading volumes on crypto exchanges to USD 2.5 billion in 2020.

Thai regulator floats new rules for crypto custodians | KrASIA

Thai regulator floats new rules for crypto custodians

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Stephanie Li

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Singapore

The Singapore-based firm became a unicorn after raising USD 100 million in a Series C round in August.

Matrixport lures high-net-worth investors with unique products like dual-currency crypto investments | KrASIA

Matrixport lures high-net-worth investors with unique products like dual-currency crypto investments

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Khamila Mulia

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

Khatabook, which has raised over USD 200 million to date, competes with digital ledger solution providers such as OkCredit and Vyapar.

Indian digital ledger startup Khatabook raises USD 100 million from Tribe, Moore | KrASIA

Indian digital ledger startup Khatabook raises USD 100 million from Tribe, Moore

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

Philippines

Number of challengers to traditional lenders to be capped at seven for now.

Philippines to stop accepting digital bank license applications | KrASIA

Philippines to stop accepting digital bank license applications

In April this year, Amazon announced a USD 250 million venture fund to invest in Indian startups.

Amazon places its bet on India's wealth tech space with investment in Smallcase | KrASIA

Amazon places its bet on India&#8217;s wealth tech space with investment in Smallcase

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Avanish Tiwary

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Indonesia and Thailand launch cross-border QR payment link. Thailand has similar agreements with Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Singapore.

Indonesia and Thailand launch cross-border QR payment link | KrASIA

Indonesia and Thailand launch cross-border QR payment link

Co-founders of Aeloi: Sonika Manandhar (left) and Tiffany Tong (right)

Q&amp;A

Entrepreneurs should put themselves in their users’ shoes, co-founder Sonika Manandhar says.

Aeloi’s founders contend with social and personal prejudices to give financial power to Nepal’s women | KrASIA

Aeloi’s founders contend with social and personal prejudices to give financial power to Nepal’s women

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Myanmar

Wave Money has lost half of its users since Myanmar's coup in February. Ant Group has scrapped plans to buy a minority stake for USD 73 million.

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar's coup in February | KrASIA

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar&#8217;s coup in February

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KrASIA Writers

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

Voices

The founder and CEO of CXA Group shares her experience as a minority in the United States during the 1960s.

Fight the good fight: A tough childhood shaped Rosaline Koo’s startup journey | KrASIA

Fight the good fight: A tough childhood shaped Rosaline Koo’s startup journey

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