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AI Infrastructure

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

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Hong Kong

The company was added to the Hong Kong Stock Connect program the same day it released the forecast.

China’s “Palantir equivalent” Xunce forecasts strong revenue growth amid AI data surge

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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IPO Zaozhidao

Photo of He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xpeng, speaking at the launch of the company’s second-generation vision-language-action system.

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

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

Autonomous 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

CEO He Xiaopeng said a leap from Level 2 to Level 4 autonomy is feasible.

Xpeng reframes autonomous driving as AI deployment in the physical world

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

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

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

Consumer Economy

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

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

Retail

Heavy investment in emerging segments weighs on the group’s profitability.

JD.com beats Q4 revenue estimates, but new businesses deepen losses

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T. K. Lin

On-demand Services | KrASIA

With a total of over USD 100 million fund infusion till now, it will have to compete with Ola as well.

Zoomcar raises fresh funds to compete with existing and new players in India

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Priya Pradeep

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

Gojek

Gojek and AIA Financial will provide life and health insurance services for users, drivers, and merchant throughout Indonesia.

Gojek adds AIA Financial to its growing list of Series F investors

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Khamila Mulia

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

Education

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

Fintech

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

From financial services for the unbanked to new IoT solutions for the poultry industry, these Indonesian startups provide new technologies to solve some of the nation's problems.

Solutions for social issues in an emerging economy: Early Stage

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Cindy Silviana

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

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

Food Delivery

The new recruiting platform is tasked with solving merchants’ staffing issues.

Exclusive | Meituan builds blue-collar jobs recruitment platform

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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Wency Chen

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

Y Combinator accelerates early-stage startups, mentoring founders and providing seed funding for transformative tech ideas.

Y Combinator

India's online car rental space is heating up due to multiple factors that include a change in car ownership.

Ola enters Indian online car rental space as local youths stop buying cars

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Avanish Tiwary

The program, designed in collaboration with startup hub Digitaraya, aims to find the best Indonesian startups with positive impact on society.

Gojek kicks off own accelerator, Gojek Xcelerate

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

Swiggy

Swiggy and other food delivery companies got into trouble last month as 25,000 restaurants logged out of their platforms.

Meituan-backed Indian food delivery unicorn Swiggy launches on-demand delivery service

The company pins hopes on the new tea business amid widened losses.

Luckin Coffee has bigger ambition for selling tea as it spins off Luckin Tea brand

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Song Jingli

Opinion

Luckin is taking a page from the likes of Starbucks to sell coffee mugs as an extra revenue source.