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At TechInnovation 2025, Kansai researchers showcased how their work supports regional priorities in healthcare and sustainability.

KSAC deep tech showcase reflects Japan’s drive toward 2027 innovation goals

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KrASIA Writers

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

Foundation and Large Models

China

It’s price and performance, not geography, that now dictates AI adoption.

Coding tools Cursor and Windsurf found using Chinese AI in latest releases

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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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

Philippines

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

BYD, Vinfast are among those that benefit from ties with local groups.

Philippine conglomerates offer inroads for China, Vietnam EV brands

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Fintech | KrASIA

Wave Money will focus on an app started in 2018 for paying bills and making online purchases, tapping the expertise of Alipay. Photo by Yuichi Nitta for Nikkei Asian Review.

USD 73 million deal brings Alipay operator on board to expand app services.

Yoma to buy control of Myanmar e-payment venture Wave Money

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

Ant Group

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

Mutual aid health coverage is uniquely popular in China, where consumers think insurance providers too costly and unreliable.

Mutual aid plans, not health insurance, emerge as go-to coverage solution in China

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Song Jingli

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) invested USD 5 million in Shorooq Partners’ Bedaya Fund.

Zoom opens in Saudi Arabia, Amazon.sa rebrands, and a lot of fundraising across the region | The Middle East Weekly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

Ahmed Wadi, founder of MoneyFellows. Courtesy of MoneyFellows via MENAbytes.

The company digitized money circles, which offer are a convenient, conventional way for people to save money in Arab countries.

Egypt’s MoneyFellows raises USD 4 million Series A to expand its digital money circles platform to Africa

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MENAbytes

The Techsauce Virtual Summit debated the future after COVID-19.

There are opportunities in every crisis and businesses are ready to grab them

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Georg Ackermann

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

East Asia

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

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

Payments

Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era.

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Reliance

WhatsApp Pay has been trying to get approval from Indian authorities for two years.

WhatsApp closer to officially launching payment service in India with full regulatory compliance

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Avanish Tiwary

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

One of the reasons for Israel’s strength in fintech is its rich offering of AI capabilities.

Israeli fintech soars to USD 1.8 billion in investments in 2019, report says

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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated China’s collection of big data, especially for contact tracing.

WeChat, Alipay deny helping government identify 350,000 users who visited Beijing food market

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