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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

Beyond tech hubs like Beijing and Shanghai, China’s smaller cities reveal a different dimension of AI's business impact.

In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom | KrASIA

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In China, cities like Yiwu reveal a less known side of the AI boom

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

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

China 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

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

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

KrASIA | Insights Archives

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

India Tech

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

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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Moulishree Srivastava

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Taobao

Tmall

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

E-Commerce

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

Retail

As e-commerce platforms reshape Singles' Day, shoppers exhibit new behaviors in the world's largest online shopping market.

5 key trends in China's e-commerce sector in 2020 | KrASIA

5 key trends in China&#8217;s e-commerce sector in 2020

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Julianna Wu

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Prop Tech

MHub is now listing close to 700 projects with a total of 170,000 units.

When one single app is not enough in Malaysia's property industry | KrASIA

When one single app is not enough in Malaysia&#8217;s property industry

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Vulcan Post

ConveGenius helps rural students keep up with schoolwork

Edtech

India

ConveGenius uses publicly available resources to gather study materials that are in line with government-approved curricula.

ConveGenius uses WhatsApp to help students in rural India keep up with schoolwork | Startup Stories | KrASIA

ConveGenius uses WhatsApp to help students in rural India keep up with schoolwork | Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

Creative

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

Local companies only control less than 1% of Indonesia's gaming market, while the rest is dominated by foreign games.

Can Indonesian gaming firms compete with global players? | KrASIA

Can Indonesian gaming firms compete with global players?

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Khamila Mulia

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 Singapore-based company is expanding into Indonesia and Thailand.

How LingoAce makes learning Chinese fun and effective for children: Startup Stories | KrASIA

How LingoAce makes learning Chinese fun and effective for children: Startup Stories

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Ursula Florene

Xunxi factory, or Rhino Smart Manufacturing, was officially unveiled in September after three years of trial runs.

A look inside Alibaba's smart factory that gives micro merchants fast-fashion speed | KrASIA

A look inside Alibaba&#8217;s smart factory that gives micro merchants fast-fashion speed

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Song Jingli

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

Since 2018, India has been seeing a rise in usage of social commerce platforms such as Meesho, Shop101, GlowRoad, and Bulbul.

Indian social commerce startups ride out the pandemic | KrASIA

Indian social commerce startups ride out the pandemic

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Periscope

How does China's Autonomous Vehicle companies fare on the global stage and which are the companies making strides forward? Read on to learn about China's AV industry current standing.

[Report] Autonomous Vehicles developments accelerate globally; China poised to lead the market in the near future | Periscope Volume 4 | KrASIA

[Report] Autonomous Vehicles developments accelerate globally; China poised to lead the market in the near future | Periscope Volume 4

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Insights

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

5 key trends in China’s e-commerce sector in 2020

When one single app is not enough in Malaysia’s property industry