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

Health Tech

Indonesia

Red tape is delaying the rollout of upscale medical tourism facilities.

Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home | KrASIA

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Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home

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

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.

Robotics

Rather than chasing consumer hype, UBTech is doubling down on industrial deployments, putting its robots to work in automotive factories.

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines | KrASIA

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. 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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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

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

Volkswagen, GM, and state-owned partners are struggling amid the rapid EV transition.

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players | KrASIA

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

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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

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

Entertainment

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Short video becomes a news channel and live-stream platform amid the coronavirus outbreak.

KEY STAT | TikTok surpasses WhatsApp to become the world's most downloaded app in January | KrASIA

KEY STAT | TikTok surpasses WhatsApp to become the world&#8217;s most downloaded app in January

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Julianna Wu

While ByteDance's Toutiao was the most downloaded news app during the same period.

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok the world's most downloaded app in January with 104.7 million installs | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok the world&#8217;s most downloaded app in January with 104.7 million installs

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

Education

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

Enterprise Services

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

Gaming

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Videos

As many cities are under some form of quarantine, daily life has changed considerably.

Video | Life in China during the coronavirus outbreak | KrASIA

Video | Life in China during the coronavirus outbreak

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James Chan

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

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

Tencent

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

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

Medtech

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

On-demand Services

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Mobile games, short-video apps, and online medical services are some sectors who saw growth.

Infographic | Coronavirus-impacted economy brings new opportunities to these tech sectors | KrASIA

Infographic | Coronavirus-impacted economy brings new opportunities to these tech sectors

From contactless food delivery to gaming overload, here's how tech is changing because of the viral epidemic.

Five ways the coronavirus is changing how China uses tech | KrASIA

Five ways the coronavirus is changing how China uses tech

Toutiao to build up a partial paywall for its top-ranked news app in China  

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

Kuaishou

Users and official sources are uploading thousands of videos from the quarantined city of Wuhan.

Short-video apps are becoming news sources amid outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus in China | KrASIA

Short-video apps are becoming news sources amid outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus in China

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

Weishi

The move comes after WeChat founder's Allen Zhang announced a string of new upcoming features two weeks ago.

WeChat tests short-form content as short-video apps gain popularity | KrASIA

WeChat tests short-form content as short-video apps gain popularity

That's more than five times the amount from one year prior.

TikTok rakes in USD 177 million in 2019 | KrASIA

TikTok rakes in USD 177 million in 2019

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Song Jingli

TikTok will have a dedicated channel on iflix.

Short Video

KEY STAT | TikTok surpasses WhatsApp to become the world’s most downloaded app in January

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok the world’s most downloaded app in January with 104.7 million installs