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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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

Singapore

Singapore's Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng on Friday announced that e-scooter and electric bicycle riders will soon have to take “mandatory theory tests.” The tests will help ensure all riders of such motorized devices are aware of the existing rules and codes of conduct.

E-scooter and e-bike riders in Singapore must take theory tests from mid-2021

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Vulcan Post

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

Investment

The city-state, one of Asia's bigger financial centers, is emerging as a trading hub for digital securities, or security tokens backed by financial assets. Exchanges to trade these innovative securities are being set up by both local and external players, which hope to attract issuers and investors to their platforms. Growth in Singapore is also spurring initiatives in other Asian countries such as Thailand and Japan, confirming its regional hub status.

Singapore emerges as Asia's digital securities trading hub

Singapore emerges as Asia&#8217;s digital securities trading hub

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Nikkei Asia

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Ryde said on Monday that it is preparing an IPO on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange for next year, aiming for a SGD 200 million (USD 148.9 million) valuation.

Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde plans local IPO in 2022

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Ursula Florene

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

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Indonesia

Indonesian fintech platform Payfazz announced on Thursday that it invested USD 30 million in Xfers, a Singapore-based payments infrastructure company. As part of the deal, both firms also formed a new entity named Fazz Financial Group (FFG).

Payfazz and Xfers form Fazz Financial Group to take on Gojek and Grab

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

Electric Vehicles

The government is setting aside USD 22.5 million over the next five years for EV-related initiatives. Singapore is placing a significant bet on EVs and leaning policy in that direction because it is the most promising technology.

How Singapore is turning into a poster child for EV adoption

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

AirAsia food aims to give better value by offering low-cost options.

AirAsia food is now available in Singapore, with free delivery until March 16

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

The company is launching an investment arm and artificial intelligence research lab on the back of a strong 2020 performance.

Sea Group posts robust growth in 2020 as gaming and e-commerce swell during the pandemic

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AJ Cortese

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

Deep Tech

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

Venture Capital

The fund plans to invest up to SGD 2 million into 20 early-stage startups that tackle the challenges of the sector.

Singapore's Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech

Singapore&#8217;s Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech

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Khamila Mulia

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Part of the fresh capital will be used to launch the plant-based chicken brand Tindle in Singapore.

Temasek-backed startup Next Gen raises USD 10 million for plant-based chicken

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

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

China

After building a cult following with niche scents and artistic flair, Documents is scaling into mass retail.

Not Chanel, not Dior: This Chinese perfume brand is charging top dollar and selling out

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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36Kr English

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

Hong Kong

These three cases show how overlooked consumer categories can quietly scale overseas, even while flying under the radar at home.

The next Pop Mart? These three Chinese brands with global traction are lining up for IPOs

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

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

Artificial Intelligence

The company has carved out a niche by targeting device markets in regions where cloud access isn’t a given.

RockAI gains global traction with offline-capable AI models

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