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

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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As startups slash prices to undercut competitors, the humanoid robotics market faces challenges in balancing costs, functionality, and investor demands.

Humanoid robots are getting cheaper—can affordability drive adoption?

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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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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

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

The DJI spinoff is bringing advanced smart driving features to mid-tier vehicles, reducing compute demands and cost for broader accessibility.

Zhuoyu Technology targets affordable smart driving with end-to-end solution

Chinese businesses rely on country managers to lead international growth, but aligning headquarters’ ambitions with local market realities remains a steep challenge.

At the frontline: How country managers drive Chinese firms’ global expansion

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

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

Fine Motion plans to secure RMB 1.4 billion to invest in R&D and expand its advanced manufacturing capacity.

Valued at RMB 3 billion, this Zhejiang advanced manufacturer is headed for an IPO

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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.

Southeast Asia

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

Investment

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

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

Venture Capital

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India

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Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Grab acquires Cambodia’s Nham24, Alibaba to sell majority stake in Sun Art and form JV with Shinsegae, 14 new China deals, and more

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

Huawei

In fighting a US clampdown, Huawei has helped make China's players stronger.

Inside Huawei's mission to boost China's tech prowess

Inside Huawei&#8217;s mission to boost China&#8217;s tech prowess

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Nikkei Asia

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

Artificial Intelligence

36Kr investigates how natural language processing is evolving in China, driven by tech innovation, policy support, and industry needs.

The lowdown on NLP developments in China: Insights from 2024

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The Chinese firm has secured RMB 5 billion to target logistics assets, seizing opportunities in the real estate sector.

Insurers back CDH Investments to capitalize on China’s logistics boom

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Starbucks offers coffee, espresso beverages, and pastries, emphasizing premium quality and creating a welcoming "third place" experience for customers.

Starbucks

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

Consumer Economy

Coffee

Coffee chains built on razor-thin margins face mounting pressure from volatile markets and record-high bean costs.

RMB 9.9 coffee era risks collapse as bean prices soar

A new model of state capital is taking root in China—one that’s redefining how venture capital works, from funding mechanics to policy alignment.

Beneath the bureaucracy: How state capital made (and remade) China’s venture ecosystem

Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact leads Arysun’s pre-seed round, Nuevocor raises USD 45 million, latest funding deals in China, and more

Indonesia

Thailand

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The guidelines aim to reduce the likelihood of scandals and help firms prepare for exits.

Southeast Asian VCs move to set startup governance standards

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories—alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.