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

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

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

Robotics

Challenges persist, but demand for service robots has surged, unlocking new opportunities for China’s robotics industry.

Mowing lawns, delivering meals, cleaning homes: Chinese service robots are making waves globally | KrASIA

Mowing lawns, delivering meals, cleaning homes: Chinese service robots are making waves globally

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Founded by a Baidu veteran, Callisto is leveraging AI to build a proactive, evolving automotive security system.

AI and automotive safety: How Callisto is fighting cyber threats on the road | KrASIA

AI and automotive safety: How Callisto is fighting cyber threats on the road

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

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

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

Tencent

Tmall, Alibaba’s B2C platform, hosts premium brands and official stores, offering authenticated products to Chinese consumers seeking quality goods.

Tmall

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

WeChat

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

E-commerce

Taobao’s full integration of WeChat Pay opens the door to millions of new users, especially in lower-tier markets.

Taobao integrates WeChat Pay, signaling new era for Chinese e-commerce | KrASIA

Taobao integrates WeChat Pay, signaling new era for Chinese e-commerce

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

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

Venture Capital

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Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Charge+ secures Series A funding, Clime Capital invests in UGEP, eight China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Charge+ secures Series A funding, Clime Capital invests in UGEP, eight China deals, and more

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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

At the 2024 Inclusion Conference, tech pioneers from 10x1000 shared bold ideas for a more inclusive and sustainable world.

Innovation for all: 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion champions a fairer future | KrASIA

Innovation for all: 10&#215;1000 Tech for Inclusion champions a fairer future

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The Chinese AI unicorn’s latest visual model can understand both videos and web pages.

Zhipu AI brings GPT-4o-like model to China with “video call” integration | KrASIA

Zhipu AI brings GPT-4o-like model to China with “video call” integration

Hisense's aggressive overseas strategy, including a new factory in Egypt, is driving its global expansion.

Hisense's global push: How China’s TV giant is conquering overseas markets | KrASIA

Hisense&#8217;s global push: How China’s TV giant is conquering overseas markets

Photo of Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.

Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Deals in brief: Nvidia invests in Sakana AI and You.com, Zhipu AI secures new funding at RMB 20 billion valuation, six other China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Nvidia invests in Sakana AI and You.com, Zhipu AI secures new funding at RMB 20 billion valuation, six other China deals, and more

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

Consumer Services

After going viral in China, Botare’s hanging tissue pack is making waves abroad—with TikTok as its launchpad.

How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global | KrASIA

How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global

Indonesia

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more

Image of the first car model launched under Nio’s Firefly sub-brand.

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

East Asia

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Starting at RMB 119,800 (USD 16,800), Nio’s compact EV will launch in China before making its way to Europe and other markets.

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push | KrASIA

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push

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