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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

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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.

Short Video

Short Video | KrASIA Archives

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Content

Video

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

JD.com

618 Shopping Festival

Douyin

TikTok says it's launching its own shopping cart, while its mini-app platform will give access to JD.com and other e-commerce platforms.

JD.com (sort of, not really) partners with Douyin for 618 Shopping Festival | KrASIA

JD.com (sort of, not really) partners with Douyin for 618 Shopping Festival

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Lao Bei

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

ByteDance

Bytedance

music streaming

spotify

TikTok

It's not immediately clear if it's related to the company's ongoing negotiation with major music labels over royalties.

ByteDance reportedly has more than 100 people working on a Spotify-like music streaming app | KrASIA

ByteDance reportedly has more than 100 people working on a Spotify-like music streaming app

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Luna Lin

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

Kuaishou

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

Entertainment

But the move could curtail their future growth.

Chinese short video apps Douyin and Kwai introduce feature to cut users' screen time | KrASIA

Chinese short video apps Douyin and Kwai introduce feature to cut users&#8217; screen time

BIGO

live-streaming

Short video

Chinese apps dominate Middle East short video and live streaming market | KrASIA

Chinese apps dominate Middle East short video and live streaming market

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Song Jingli

Kuai

live video

Kwai Concept's goal is very transparent - to lure more users from first and second-tier cities.

Tencent-backed Kwai launches new app to go after Douyin's core users | KrASIA

Tencent-backed Kwai launches new app to go after Douyin&#8217;s core users

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Bigo Live

indonesia

live-video app

video streaming

Indonesia has tough anti-pornography laws

Live-video app Bigo already had to block 200,000 pieces of content in Indonesia | KrASIA

Live-video app Bigo already had to block 200,000 pieces of content in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

TikTok, a short-video app created by the world's most valuable startup ByteDance, is out seeking advertisers in the United States, Digiday reported on

Touting better user stickiness than Facebook, TikTok looks for advertisers in the US | KrASIA

Touting better user stickiness than Facebook, TikTok looks for advertisers in the US

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

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

E-commerce

Aibaba

Bilibili

Alibaba announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday that its subsidiary Taobao has bought nearly 24 million shares of

Alibaba buys into online video-sharing site Bilibili to tap young consumers | KrASIA

Alibaba buys into online video-sharing site Bilibili to tap young consumers

Tik Tok

Tik Tok in India

India contributed the rapidest growth as downloads in this country grew from 1.3 million in December 2017 to 32.3 million in December 2018.