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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous 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

China

Baidu, Waymo, and others eye overseas markets as political tensions run high.

Taking the wheel: US and China jockey for robotaxi leadership

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Nikkei Asia

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

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Xiaomi’s first smart glasses focus on day-to-day utility while staying comfortably wearable.

Xiaomi steps into smart eyewear with voice-enabled glasses built for everyday use

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T. K. Lin

Cotti Coffee, founded by Luckin Coffee's original team, is a coffee chain known for its aggressive expansion, affordable pricing, and global ambitions.

Cotti Coffee

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Coffee

The Chinese coffee chain plans to deploy 1,100 regional managers as it works to shore up its low-cost, franchise-driven model.

After racing to 15,000 stores, Cotti Coffee gets serious about quality control

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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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How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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

Southeast Asia

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

Blockchain

The company is aiming at the global remittance market which is valued at USD 1 trillion.

Lightnet’s Tridbodi Arunanondchai wants to revolutionize money transfers: Profiles in Tech

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Alice Chia

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

India

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

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

Insurance

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

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

Payments

The Noida-headquartered payment and financial services firm aims to become profitable by 2022.

Paytm cuts down losses by 30%, says on path to being profitable by 2022

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Q&amp;A

It has become easy to build a digital bank by using the different services offered by fintech firms.

Fintech will soon be much more integrated with other services: Q&A with AFIN's Pieter Franken

Fintech will soon be much more integrated with other services: Q&#038;A with AFIN&#8217;s Pieter Franken

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Ursula Florene

The Singapore FinTech Festival and Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology have been slightly different this year.

What if the virtual event is here to stay?

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Georg Ackermann

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

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

Ant Group

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Digital Banks

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Alibaba is bearing the brunt in a new campaign targeting influential Chinese tech giants.

Alibaba faces anti-monopoly probe by Chinese regulator

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

BeamAndGo have used the COVID situation to pivot towards tech driven social impact.

Looking through an emphatic lens with BeamAndGo's Jonathan Chua

Looking through an emphatic lens with BeamAndGo&#8217;s Jonathan Chua

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Taro Ishida

Ovo, an Indonesian e-wallet, enables digital payments, money transfers, and loyalty rewards for everyday transactions.

The joint venture will support the rise of insurance aggregators and marketplaces, says Ovo.

Indonesia's Ovo joins forces with ZhongAn to create a digital insurance marketplace

Indonesia&#8217;s Ovo joins forces with ZhongAn to create a digital insurance marketplace

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Khamila Mulia

In January, Pine Labs reportedly secured around USD 100 million from Master Card at a valuation of USD 1.5-1.6 billion.

Indian payments company Pine Labs reaches USD 2 billion valuation with fresh funding

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Chinese regulators have been confronting the boom in digital finance this year and released torrents of new rules, designed to get a firmer grip on the country's financial system.

Fintech

Lightnet’s Tridbodi Arunanondchai wants to revolutionize money transfers: Profiles in Tech

Paytm cuts down losses by 30%, says on path to being profitable by 2022

Fintech will soon be much more integrated with other services: Q&A with AFIN’s Pieter Franken

What if the virtual event is here to stay?

Alibaba faces anti-monopoly probe by Chinese regulator

Looking through an emphatic lens with BeamAndGo’s Jonathan Chua

Indonesia’s Ovo joins forces with ZhongAn to create a digital insurance marketplace

Indian payments company Pine Labs reaches USD 2 billion valuation with fresh funding

JD Digits, Baidu, Lufax remove deposit products from platforms, following Ant Group’s clean-up

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