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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

China

Priced under RMB 200,000, the new car model combines premium comfort with mass market appeal for large families and fleet buyers.

Dongfeng’s Forthing targets affordable luxury with Xinghai V9 MPV

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

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

East Asia

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Deep Tech

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

CEO He Xiaopeng sees robotics as the company’s “third growth curve,” with mass production set for 2026.

Xpeng to unveil fifth-gen humanoid robot built on 70% of its EV tech

The latest quarterly results reveal uneven progress among Chinese firms with global ambitions.

China Recap | Q2’s thrivers and strivers

Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

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

IPO | KrASIA

Venture Capital

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

Southeast Asia

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

Investment

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

Singapore

Q&amp;A

Southeast Asian startups raised a total of USD 8.2 billion in 2020, down 7% from USD 8.79 billion in 2019, with 80% of the exits being mergers or acquisitions.

SPACs will set the benchmark for investor appetite in Southeast Asia, says Golden Gate Ventures' Michael Lints

SPACs will set the benchmark for investor appetite in Southeast Asia, says Golden Gate Ventures&#8217; Michael Lints

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Stephanie Li

Didi's future IPO, illustration by KrASIA.

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

Didi

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Didi has filed for an initial public offering in New York. Itlogged a USD 1.6 billion net loss in 2020, then eked out a profitable Q1 this year.

Didi steers into New York for mega initial public offering

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Brady Ng

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

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

China's edtech is slowly deflating as regulators are becoming more assertive.

Chinese edtech firms downsize amid regulatory uncertainty

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Song Jingli

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Truck-hailing platform Full Truck Logistics, which is known as Manbang in China, filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, without disclosing details about the size of the offering. CNBC reported earlier this month that the startup could raise around USD 1.5 billion, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. Manbang has backing from SoftBank and Tencent.

SoftBank and Tencent-backed freight platform Manbang files for US IPO

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

India

A slew of IPOs may vindicate Masayoshi Son's growth-at-all-costs view.

How SoftBank taught the market to love lossmaking startups

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An uncertain regulatory environment in the US is prompting mature Chinese tech companies to hedge a secondary listing in Hong Kong.

A secondary IPO in Hong Kong is now the industry standard for Chinese tech giants

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Julianna Wu

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Telecom leader could raise up to USD 7 billion on mainland exchange, joining two rivals.

China Mobile to list in Shanghai as NYSE eviction takes effect

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

Middle East

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The company says it currently has 125,000 customers across over 200 industries in more than 190 countries.

Work management platform Monday.com to file for IPO on Nasdaq

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HKEX's net profit in Q1, 2021: USD 490 million

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

The stock connect programs with Shanghai and Shenzhen recorded historical highs in terms of revenue. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX: 388) reported its best-ever results for the first quarter of this year. Revenue reached USD 760 million, up 49% year-on-year, generating a net profit of USD 490 million for the quarter, up 70%.

IPO

SPACs will set the benchmark for investor appetite in Southeast Asia, says Golden Gate Ventures’ Michael Lints