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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

Lynk &amp; Co, a mobility brand, offers connected cars and flexible ownership options, blending digital innovation with urban commuting needs.

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr crafts premium electric vehicles with smart connectivity, performance enhancements, and sleek luxury appeal for modern drivers.

Zeekr

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

By merging its battery units, Geely is betting on fewer variants, higher volumes, and stronger margins.

Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale | KrASIA

Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale

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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36Kr English

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

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

Semiconductors

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Intel is offering automakers a more flexible path for in-car computing, but it’s still early days.

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit? | KrASIA

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit?

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

On-demand Services

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Consumer Services

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

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

Grocery Delivery

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

Logistics

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

Ride-hailing

Indonesia

A petition will be delivered to Indonesia's Minister of Manpower with five basic demands to improve couriers' conditions.

Couriers and activists demand reforms in Indonesia's gig economy | KrASIA

Couriers and activists demand reforms in Indonesia&#8217;s gig economy

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Khamila Mulia

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

E-commerce

Chinese tech firms such as JD.Com, Alibaba, and Meituan, are looking at autonomous solutions as a viable alternative for last-mile deliveries.

Chinese firms turn to autonomous delivery to counter rising costs of gig labor | KrASIA

Chinese firms turn to autonomous delivery to counter rising costs of gig labor

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AJ Cortese

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

Food Delivery

Meituan faces new antitrust probe into 2018 acquisition of bike-sharing firm Mobike. China is tightening regulations for the country’s sharing economy.

Meituan faces new antitrust probe into 2018 acquisition of bike-sharing firm Mobike | KrASIA

Meituan faces new antitrust probe into 2018 acquisition of bike-sharing firm Mobike

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Mengyuan Ge

Chinese ride-hailing platform Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in recent funding round. It is the first 2021 equity deal in China’s ride sector.

Chinese ride-hailing platform Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in recent funding round | KrASIA

Chinese ride-hailing platform Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in recent funding round

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Meituan's delivery riders enjoy added protections while the platform relaxes its brutally efficient order dispatching and route navigation algorithms.

Meituan improves conditions for delivery riders as Q2 revenue impresses | KrASIA

Meituan improves conditions for delivery riders as Q2 revenue impresses

Foodpanda, a food delivery platform in multiple Asian countries, connects diners with local restaurants and international cuisines.

Foodpanda

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

Thailand

Foodpanda's business crisis is impacting riders' wallets as orders have decreased after an incident during a pro-democracy movement.

Foodpanda is facing a brand crisis in Thailand, but delivery riders bear the brunt | KrASIA

Foodpanda is facing a brand crisis in Thailand, but delivery riders bear the brunt

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Stephanie Li

Foodpanda riders in Chiang Mai strike against pay cuts. The protesters don’t want to reach out to Foodpanda because they are typically ignored, one said.

Foodpanda riders in Chiang Mai strike against pay cuts | KrASIA

Foodpanda riders in Chiang Mai strike against pay cuts

Vietnam

Gojek's GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam's healthcare workers. The service is available to frontline healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City for now.

Gojek's GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam's healthcare workers | KrASIA

Gojek&#8217;s GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam&#8217;s healthcare workers

Risshabh Singhi, the co-founder and former COO of RedDoorz, now operates a ghost kitchen startup called DishServe in Indonesia.