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CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

CATL

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

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

CATL’s “Choco-Swap” system reimagines EV batteries as assets, shaping a new business paradigm that maximizes utility and profitability.

From power to profit: CATL turns EV batteries into financial assets with “Choco-Swap” | KrASIA

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From power to profit: CATL turns EV batteries into financial assets with “Choco-Swap”

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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

Fintech

Philippines

Thailand

The crypto giant wants to build up developer teams in Thailand and the Philippines.

Coinbase arm seeks Southeast Asia foothold with baht, peso stablecoins | KrASIA

Coinbase arm seeks Southeast Asia foothold with baht, peso stablecoins

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

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

Will the dual launch give Nio the momentum it needs to lead the EV market in 2025?

Nio shakes up the market with luxury ET9 sedan and Firefly compact car debut | KrASIA

Nio shakes up the market with luxury ET9 sedan and Firefly compact car debut

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

Consumer Services

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

Retail

With a renewed focus on profitability and expansion in lower-tier cities, GoodMe seeks to bolster investor confidence ahead of its anticipated listing.

GoodMe targets IPO reboot despite China’s tea market shakeout | KrASIA

GoodMe targets IPO reboot despite China’s tea market shakeout

Transsion, an electronics brand popular in Africa, produces smartphones and feature phones tailored to local consumer preferences.

Transsion

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Smartphones

Africa

Latin America

Smartphone sales climb for the first time in years as brands target fast-growing regions like LATAM and Africa while leveraging AI to stay ahead.

Emerging markets and AI fuel a global smartphone rebound | KrASIA

Emerging markets and AI fuel a global smartphone rebound

As Chinese automakers target ambitious sales, the NEV market braces for tougher competition, policy changes, and global uncertainties.

Can China’s NEV boom keep its charge in 2025? | KrASIA

Can China’s NEV boom keep its charge in 2025?

Once hailed as the future of last-mile transport, self-balancing scooters now struggle to find relevance amid regulatory hurdles and market shifts.

From boom to bust: The rise and fall of self-balancing scooters | KrASIA

From boom to bust: The rise and fall of self-balancing scooters

Pony.ai develops self-driving technologies for cars and trucks, collaborating with automakers to bring safer, fully autonomous mobility to public roads and fleet services worldwide.

Pony.ai

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Fresh from its public listing, Pony.ai shifts its focus back to China, gearing up to challenge Apollo Go and WeRide in the autonomous driving market.

Pony.ai’s Nasdaq debut raises the stakes in China’s robotaxi race | KrASIA

Pony.ai’s Nasdaq debut raises the stakes in China’s robotaxi race

Compact and AI-powered, these unmanned machines transform on-the-go shopping with personalization and efficiency.

Smart vending cabinets bring a fresh face to retail in China | KrASIA

Smart vending cabinets bring a fresh face to retail in China

Honda, a Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer, produces fuel-efficient cars, eco-friendly hybrid models, and advanced mobility solutions.

Honda

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

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

Northeast Asia

Sony and Honda's Afeela is set to compete on software, but tariff and subsidy concerns loom.

Sony and Honda prepare for tough US EV debut under Trump | KrASIA

Sony and Honda prepare for tough US EV debut under Trump

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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.

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Delays in Nvidia’s Thor chip production threaten its foothold as automakers double down on in-house alternatives.

Nvidia’s Thor chip setbacks test automaker confidence, opening doors for rivals | KrASIA

Nvidia’s Thor chip setbacks test automaker confidence, opening doors for rivals

Once hailed as Europe’s answer to CATL, Northvolt’s bankruptcy exposes the risks of poor leadership, flawed execution, and manufacturing failures—even with billions in backing.