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How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

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

Deep Tech

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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In Love and Deepspace, female players are falling for AI-driven men who whisper their names, remember their stories, and never argue back.

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What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

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The Chinese chipmaker has built a vertically integrated GPGPU ecosystem, and now seeks new capital to scale it.

Iluvatar CoreX becomes first Chinese GPGPU firm to gain HKEX listing approval

CHENG Zi is based in China, covering technology and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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

Dreame

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

East Asia

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

Borrowing from the playbook of autonomous vehicles, Dreame uses LiDAR tech to achieve what traditional garden toolmakers couldn’t.

Dreame’s robotic lawn mowers lead the pack with a smart LiDAR edge

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

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The Philippines was the fourth-highest remittance recipient globally at USD 34 billion in 2018.

Japan-based fintech DWC taps into the Philippines' e-wallet business by acquiring fintech firm Speed Money Transfer 

Japan-based fintech DWC taps into the Philippines&#8217; e-wallet business by acquiring fintech firm Speed Money Transfer 

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Thu Huong Le

After its shares dived nearly 35%, the company requested the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong to halt trading temporarily.

Police storm China's largest online credit card manager 51 Credit Card

Police storm China&#8217;s largest online credit card manager 51 Credit Card

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Song Jingli

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

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

E-commerce

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

Lending

True Balance allows users from tier 2 and 3 cities to check their mobile balance without internet.

Korean investors put in USD 23 million in SoftBank-backed Indian fintech company True Balance

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Avanish Tiwary

The increase was largely driven by investments in payment and lending startups, alongside insurtech.

Singapore's fintech investments touch USD 735 million in first 9 months of 2019

Singapore&#8217;s fintech investments touch USD 735 million in first 9 months of 2019

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

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

Paytm

Paytm competes with the likes of Walmart-owned PhonePe, Google Pay, and Amazon Pay.

Alibaba-backed payment company Paytm to raise USD 2 billion

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Ovo's transactions grew more than 27 times from May 2018 to August 2019.

Indonesia’s newest unicorn Ovo says it now has more active users than credit card companies

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Khamila Mulia

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

JD.com

One dark side of China's fast-growing consumer loan industry.

Loan platforms backed by JD.com and Baidu face controversy as English-training agency Webi goes bankrupt

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

Payments

Samsung Pay opens the collaboration with other payment players in Indonesia.

Samsung Pay collaborates with Indonesian mobile wallets Dana and GoPay

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Cindy Silviana

The company was founded by six former employees from Alibaba and its affiliate Ant Financial.

Fintech

Japan-based fintech DWC taps into the Philippines’ e-wallet business by acquiring fintech firm Speed Money Transfer

Police storm China’s largest online credit card manager 51 Credit Card

Korean investors put in USD 23 million in SoftBank-backed Indian fintech company True Balance

Singapore’s fintech investments touch USD 735 million in first 9 months of 2019

Alibaba-backed payment company Paytm to raise USD 2 billion

Indonesia’s newest unicorn Ovo says it now has more active users than credit card companies

Loan platforms backed by JD.com and Baidu face controversy as English-training agency Webi goes bankrupt

Samsung Pay collaborates with Indonesian mobile wallets Dana and GoPay

Cross-border payment platform XTransfer raises USD 15 million in Series B1 round, led by Alibaba

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