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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

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

Food Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Tech companies are using biometric identification to shore up security and counter scammers who deploy social engineering, but there are still cracks to exploit.

Is biometric identification enough to stop fraud in Indonesia? | KrASIA

Is biometric identification enough to stop fraud in Indonesia?

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Ursula Florene

Supahands co-founder and COO Susian Yeap on how to fight gender bias in AI.

In the glamorous new AI world, it pays to do the tedious work: Startup Stories | KrASIA

In the glamorous new AI world, it pays to do the tedious work: Startup Stories

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Shannen Tan

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry. 

AR/VR

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

VSPN's lofty ambitions are riding on the popularity of e-sports among young people worldwide.

This Tencent-backed firm wants to dominate global e-sports events: Inside China’s Startups | KrASIA

This Tencent-backed firm wants to dominate global e-sports events: Inside China’s Startups

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Song Jingli

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Periscope

Periscope #11 spotlights China's trending fresh food sector — highlighting why this unassuming space has seen extensive growth and what can we continue to expect from up and coming brands.

[Report] China's fresh food e-commerce recharged: a trillion dollar market | Periscope Volume 5 | KrASIA

[Report] China&#8217;s fresh food e-commerce recharged: a trillion dollar market | Periscope Volume 5

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KrASIA Periscope

Investors

Investment

Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The PE firm says its USD 88 million Myanmar-focused fund is the largest in the country.

COVID-19 brings new investment opportunities in Myanmar, says founder of Ascent Capital | KrASIA

COVID-19 brings new investment opportunities in Myanmar, says founder of Ascent Capital

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Stephanie Li

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

OPPO

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Smartphones

Xiaomi, Huawei, and Oppo currently take nearly 66% of the country’s mobile market share.

How China's smartphone titans grew to dominate Myanmar's fledging market | KrASIA

How China&#8217;s smartphone titans grew to dominate Myanmar&#8217;s fledging market

E-commerce

omnichannel

three squirrels

China's first online snack brand scampered to success on the rise of e-commerce operations. However, the firm is now targeting offline operations.

Three Squirrels' continued growth is a hard nut to crack | KrASIA

Three Squirrels&#8217; continued growth is a hard nut to crack

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Lin Lingyi

Singtel has big ambitions in the gaming and e-sports space thanks to its gaming startup Storms, 5G cloud gaming technology, and e-sports arena PVP Esports.

Can Singtel make waves in Southeast Asia's gaming market? | KrASIA

Can Singtel make waves in Southeast Asia&#8217;s gaming market?

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Khamila Mulia

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

India Tech

From the two-month-long COVID-19 lockdown to the economic slump to the Chinese funding crunch and app ban, 2020 has been a roller coaster year for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Top takeaways from VCs in India from 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review | KrASIA

Top takeaways from VCs in India from 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review

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

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Insights

Is biometric identification enough to stop fraud in Indonesia?

In the glamorous new AI world, it pays to do the tedious work: Startup Stories

This Tencent-backed firm wants to dominate global e-sports events: Inside China’s Startups

[Report] China’s fresh food e-commerce recharged: a trillion dollar market | Periscope Volume 5

COVID-19 brings new investment opportunities in Myanmar, says founder of Ascent Capital

How China’s smartphone titans grew to dominate Myanmar’s fledging market

Three Squirrels’ continued growth is a hard nut to crack

Can Singtel make waves in Southeast Asia’s gaming market?

Top takeaways from VCs in India from 2020 | KrASIA Year in Review

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