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

Fintech

The brokerage is opening its platform to external AI assistants, joining a broader shift as operators seek new ways to differentiate.

Longbridge rolls out external AI integrations as brokerages rethink the trading experience

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Singapore-based reporter covering tech and business across China and APAC, with a focus on globally relevant stories. Writes under an alias.

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T. K. Lin

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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

China

The startup warns an effective robot ban will have “no winners.”

China's robot lawn mowers flock to Europe as US import curbs bite

China&#8217;s robot lawn mowers flock to Europe as US import curbs bite

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Nikkei Asia

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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

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Consumer Economy

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

The new trifold phone is the first commercial device to use Huawei’s Tau scaling approach through its LogicFolding chip architecture.

Huawei Mate XT 2 debuts Kirin 9050 Pro built on Tau scaling technology

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

Venture Capital

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Foundation and Large Models

Hong Kong

The financing is being viewed as a pre-IPO round, with Kling’s pre-money valuation equal to about two-thirds of Kuaishou’s market value.

Kuaishou’s Kling AI seeks fresh funding ahead of planned 2027 IPO

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

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

Investment

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

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

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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Singapore

Southeast Asia

Bringing you the latest updates on funding and investment activity across the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: SG Enviro completes Series A round, Return Helper raises USD 4 million, 14 new China investments, and more

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Sudo Lim

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Vietnam

Deals in brief: Secai Marche raises fresh funding, Singapore’s K25.ai secures at least USD 2 million, five China investments, and more

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

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Deals in brief: FusionAP raises pre-seed funding, SeaX Ventures backs US-based Melazyme, seven China investments, and more

Photo shows Kong Wan Sing, founder and CEO of JustCo.

Deals in brief: JustCo files for SGX listing; Thailand’s Konvy raises Series B funding; 12 China investments; and more

Image shows a robotic lawn mower from Airseekers’ Tron series.

The yard robotics company is leaning on product and channel differentiation to stand apart.

Airseekers unveils Tron Ultra lawn mowers after Series A+ round

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

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

eVTOL Aircraft

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

The company’s interim focus is Vector 5, its flagship eVTOL aircraft model.

eVTOL maker Vision Aero targets certification after three funding rounds

Photo of Jiang Daxin, co-founder and CEO of StepFun.

With restructuring complete and industrial investors joining its cap table, StepFun is moving closer to a public market debut.

StepFun nears USD 2.5 billion pre-IPO round as industrial investors join

From left to right: Genping Liu, Dennis Sze, Lemuel Low, Edmund Tan, and Chan Yip Pang. Sze, Low, and Tan are co-founders of ReN3, while Liu and Chan serve as general partner and executive director of investments, respectively, at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.