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

Creative

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

Entertainment

This Chinese entrepreneur is leading a global Rubik’s Cube renaissance with Gancube.

Gancube’s premium puzzle: How a champion turned his passion for the Rubik’s Cube into a global business | KrASIA

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Gancube’s premium puzzle: How a champion turned his passion for the Rubik’s Cube into a global business

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

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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36Kr English

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

TSMC, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, delivers advanced chipsets that enable next-generation devices and cloud computing servers.

TSMC

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

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

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

Robotics

TSMC's CEO says the "world's richest man" is also focusing on robots over cars.

TSMC chief says robots and AI drones to drive tech innovation | KrASIA

TSMC chief says robots and AI drones to drive tech innovation

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

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

Consumer Services

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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

Retail

Hong Kong

MGP’s stellar debut sets it apart, but long-term success hinges on R&D, diversification, and sustaining its premium appeal in a cooling beauty market.

After its dazzling IPO, Mao Geping Cosmetics must now deliver | KrASIA

After its dazzling IPO, Mao Geping Cosmetics must now deliver

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Food Tech | KrASIA Archives

Videos

Our team based in Beijing tried six sandwiches, some containing plant-based meat, and others made with the real thing. Can we tell the difference?

VIDEO | Can KrASIA's team tell the difference between plant-based meat and the real thing? | KrASIA

VIDEO | Can KrASIA&#8217;s team tell the difference between plant-based meat and the real thing?

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James Chan

BigBasket delivers groceries online, supplying fresh produce, household essentials, and personal care items to Indian customers.

BigBasket

Blinkit (formerly Grofers) focuses on instant grocery delivery, bringing everyday essentials directly to Indian households.

Blinkit

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

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

E-commerce

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

The second wave of novel coronavirus in India is much more severe than the last one. Since April 15, more than 200,000 cases per day are being recorded.

Online retail companies gear up to face the second wave of COVID-19 in India | KrASIA

Online retail companies gear up to face the second wave of COVID-19 in India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Many companies around the world have tackled the cultured meat market, but the field of cultured milk is a less developed industry.

Israeli firm BioMilk is the first cultured milk firm to go public | KrASIA

Israeli firm BioMilk is the first cultured milk firm to go public

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NoCamels

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Singapore

Eat Just received the green light from the Singapore Food Agency to sell cultured meat to the masses.

Eat Just re-envisioning the future of plant-based chicken and eggs | KrASIA

Eat Just re-envisioning the future of plant-based chicken and eggs

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Vulcan Post

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

Q&amp;A

TurtleTree Labs' co-founder and CEO Fengru Lin ventured into a biotech startup to revolutionize the dairy industry.

Tuning In | Fengru Lin, CEO of TurtleTree Labs, speaks about leadership and mentoring her team | KrASIA

Tuning In | Fengru Lin, CEO of TurtleTree Labs, speaks about leadership and mentoring her team

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Taro Ishida

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Food delivery giant Swiggy has raised USD 800 million in a round led by Falcon Edge, Think Investments, Carmignac, Amansa Capital, and Goldman Sachs, as its arch rival Zomato prepares to go public this year.The latest funding has boosted the Bengaluru-based startup’s valuation to almost USD 5 billion from USD 3.7 billion in February last year when it raised a USD 158 million round, local media reports said citing sources.

Swiggy raises USD 800 million round ahead of Zomato's public listing | KrASIA

Swiggy raises USD 800 million round ahead of Zomato&#8217;s public listing

Randy J. Hunt is head of design at Southeast Asia’s super App Grab, where he manages a team of designers, writers, engineers, and researchers. Previously, Randy served as head of design at Artsy, a New York based online art brokerage, and was vice-president of design at Etsy, a global online marketplace for handmade goods. Hunt spoke to KrASIA during UXDX APAC about his personal failures, oversights, and lessons learned from leading design practices at large and small firms. 

Tuning In | It’s important to design for relevance, inclusivity, and engagement, says Randy Hunt, head of design at Grab | KrASIA

Tuning In | It’s important to design for relevance, inclusivity, and engagement, says Randy Hunt, head of design at Grab

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Emily Fang

San Francisco-based Eat Just on Tuesday said that it raised USD 200 million in a new round led by the sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and with participation of US-based private equity firms Charlesbank Capital Partners and Vulcan Capital. The food tech startup aims to scale up its commercial manufacturing operations, reduce production costs, and ramp up research and development of other types of meat.

Faux-egg maker Eat Just raises USD 200 million more in latest round | KrASIA

Faux-egg maker Eat Just raises USD 200 million more in latest round

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Stephanie Li

Singapore-based Float Foods, a food tech startup on Monday said that it has received a project development grant from the Temasek Foundation to commercialize a plant-based whole egg substitute, which is set to be manufactured in Singapore in early 2022.