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

China

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

East Asia

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

A USD 285 million charge weighed on earnings as Lenovo repositions for AI-driven growth.

Lenovo profit slips in latest quarter as restructuring offsets gains

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Sudo Lim

Hong Kong

Trust and prudence are central to Distinct Healthcare’s path to the public market.

“Costco of healthcare” makes Hong Kong debut with trust at its core

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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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

Middle East

The agreement advances Aito’s expansion into the Middle East.

Aito partners with Abu Dhabi Motors to enter the UAE

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

Fintech

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The largest fundraising in the digital corporate cost management sector during the year.

China’s online cost management platform Ekuaibao bags USD 50 million in Series C, C+

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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The company says it has sufficient cash and assets to protect its rights.

51 Credit Card under police investigation for violent loan collection practices, denies data theft

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Song Jingli

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

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

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.

Fintech

China’s online cost management platform Ekuaibao bags USD 50 million in Series C, C+

51 Credit Card under police investigation for violent loan collection practices, denies data theft

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

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