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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

As open-source models and high costs squeeze the market, leading Chinese AI firms consider dropping pre-trained models for a clearer path to profitability.

Two of China’s "AI tigers" abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth | KrASIA

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Two of China’s &#8220;AI tigers&#8221; abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth

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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36Kr English

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Efforts with Saudi Arabia, Thailand and more pave way for cheaper transfers.

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial | KrASIA

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial

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

GITEX Global 2024 wraps up with over 200,000 participants in Dubai and gears up for its Asia debut in Singapore in 2025.

GITEX Global 2024: AI at the center of global innovation | KrASIA

GITEX Global 2024: AI at the center of global innovation

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KrASIA Writers

KrASIA | Insights Archives

Bukalapak

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

Tokopedia

Southeast Asia's No.1 digital economy attracts payment deals and cloud services.

Indonesia's unicorns lure US tech giants from Google to Facebook | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s unicorns lure US tech giants from Google to Facebook

Edtech

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

The edtech startup's user base has grown fifty-fold in 2020.

Pahamify combines animation and gamification to engage online students: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Pahamify combines animation and gamification to engage online students: Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer. 

Automotive Aftermarket

Mobility

Serv plans to acquire 2,000 merchants in Malaysia by 2021.

A Malaysian startup aims to become Southeast Asia's vehicle super app | KrASIA

A Malaysian startup aims to become Southeast Asia&#8217;s vehicle super app

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Vulcan Post

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Periscope

For e-commerce companies, the value of a well-functioning logistics system is now evident.

Periscope Volume 6 | Logistics industry sees transformation as e-commerce companies compete for market share | KrASIA

Periscope Volume 6 | Logistics industry sees transformation as e-commerce companies compete for market share

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KrASIA Periscope

The firm is set to raise a Series A round in the first quarter of 2021.

Karzo is digitizing Myanmar’s fragmented logistics sector: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Karzo is digitizing Myanmar’s fragmented logistics sector: Startup Stories

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Stephanie Li

Angel List

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

Sequoia Capital

India

The Indian startup ecosystem has bounced back on the back of increasing tech adoption in the world's second-most-populous country.

How Indian startup ecosystem changed in 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review | KrASIA

How Indian startup ecosystem changed in 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. 

Space Tech

"With the country’s strong foundation in aerospace and maritime engineering, Singapore could become a dominant force in space technology."

Southeast Asia’s first commercial rocket could soon be launched by a Singaporean company: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Southeast Asia’s first commercial rocket could soon be launched by a Singaporean company: Startup Stories

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Stella Soon

Creative

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

ByteDance's TikTok has dislodged Instagram as the go-to platform for Indonesian influencers, but Kuaishou's Snack Video is giving TikTok a run for its money.

Chinese social apps tussle in Indonesia's influencer economy | KrASIA

Chinese social apps tussle in Indonesia&#8217;s influencer economy

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Singaporean entrepreneur Min-Liang Tan shares why he left Singapore back in the day, why he decided to return, and what lies ahead for him and Razer.

Insights

Indonesia’s unicorns lure US tech giants from Google to Facebook

Pahamify combines animation and gamification to engage online students: Startup Stories

A Malaysian startup aims to become Southeast Asia’s vehicle super app

Periscope Volume 6 | Logistics industry sees transformation as e-commerce companies compete for market share

Karzo is digitizing Myanmar’s fragmented logistics sector: Startup Stories

How Indian startup ecosystem changed in 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review

Southeast Asia’s first commercial rocket could soon be launched by a Singaporean company: Startup Stories

Chinese social apps tussle in Indonesia’s influencer economy

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan wants to nurture entrepreneurship in Singapore

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