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

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

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

Semiconductors

Malaysia

Penang's state chief wants to foster an "ecosystem for innovation" as supply chains shift.

Malaysia's investment "sweet spot," Penang, to open new tech park | KrASIA

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Malaysia&#8217;s investment &#8220;sweet spot,&#8221; Penang, to open new tech park

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

KrASIA

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

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Firefly, Nio’s third automotive brand, is set to unveil its first model at Nio Day on December 21, with a China debut leading its rollout.

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm | KrASIA

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm

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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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

Hong Kong

Artificial intelligence

The ByteDance co-founder’s Hong Kong-based firm will target early-stage tech investments, with artificial intelligence expected to be a core focus.

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture | KrASIA

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Gaming

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Creative

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

Tencent

ByteDance is now directly challenging two of China's most powerful internet giants.

ByteDance to launch its first heavy game early next year, challenging one of Tencent's core businesses | KrASIA

ByteDance to launch its first heavy game early next year, challenging one of Tencent&#8217;s core businesses

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Luna Lin

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

Alibaba

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

Paytm

India's mobile gaming is expected to reach USD 1.1 billion by 2020.

Alibaba and Paytm backed gaming venture to raise USD 25 million as Indian mobile gaming market grows | KrASIA

Alibaba and Paytm backed gaming venture to raise USD 25 million as Indian mobile gaming market grows

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Priya Pradeep

The top dog in the gaming industry worldwide booked a year-on-year decline in mobile gaming revenue in the first quarter.

Tencent links with Qualcomm to sharpen its gaming weapons | KrASIA

Tencent links with Qualcomm to sharpen its gaming weapons

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Song Jingli

Cheap rent, plentiful graduates spur gaming industry in Chengdu and Wuhan

China's tech startups flourish in talent-rich second-tier cities | KrASIA

China&#8217;s tech startups flourish in talent-rich second-tier cities

The company just raised USD 775 million from a recent US IPO.

Chinese live game streaming platform Douyu to launch operations in Japan in September | KrASIA

Chinese live game streaming platform Douyu to launch operations in Japan in September

Money can bring happiness -- but only if you manage it well.

Greg Martin of The Praxis Company on gamifying financial education: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Greg Martin of The Praxis Company on gamifying financial education: Startup Stories

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Zhixin Tan

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

Entertainment

Timi Studio Group is behind popular games including Honour of Kings and Game for Peace.

Tencent's game studio to develop new game with the company that owns the Pokémon brand | KrASIA

Tencent&#8217;s game studio to develop new game with the company that owns the Pokémon brand

Illegal online games have been appearing more frequently in Vietnam through Apple and Google app stores, authorities said.

Vietnam tightens its grip on "cross-border" online games | KrASIA

Vietnam tightens its grip on &#8220;cross-border&#8221; online games

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Thu Huong Le

The live-streaming platform raised the largest Chinese US offering of the year.

Douyu goes public raising USD 775 million in the US IPO | KrASIA

Douyu goes public raising USD 775 million in the US IPO

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Gaming

ByteDance to launch its first heavy game early next year, challenging one of Tencent’s core businesses

Alibaba and Paytm backed gaming venture to raise USD 25 million as Indian mobile gaming market grows

Tencent links with Qualcomm to sharpen its gaming weapons

China’s tech startups flourish in talent-rich second-tier cities

Chinese live game streaming platform Douyu to launch operations in Japan in September

Greg Martin of The Praxis Company on gamifying financial education: Startup Stories

Tencent’s game studio to develop new game with the company that owns the Pokémon brand

Vietnam tightens its grip on “cross-border” online games

Douyu goes public raising USD 775 million in the US IPO

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