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

China

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

East Asia

iFlytek drives voice recognition and natural language processing AI, enhancing smart assistants, language learning, and enterprise solutions.

iFlytek

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

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

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Its singular focus on transcription is cited as a key differentiator from office software that treats it as a secondary feature.

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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

Nine years in, the company’s founder says the priority is shifting away from aggressive expansion.

Genki Forest calls 2025 a breakthrough year, tightens ops to focus on steady growth

Photo of Sagrada Madre’s store in MixC Shenzhen Bay.

Hong Kong

Once a niche favorite among Hong Kong shoppers, the Argentine incense brand is expanding into China’s high-end malls.

Sagrada Madre enters mainland China after building a following in Hong Kong

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

Insights | KrASIA

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The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

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

Food Tech

Bio Milk CEO says the company is developing a process that will allow the production of cultured human breast milk with all its natural nutritional complexities.

Israeli startup races to make first lab-cultured breast milk

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NoCamels

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

Southeast Asia

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

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

Fintech

The company is aiming at the global remittance market which is valued at USD 1 trillion.

Lightnet’s Tridbodi Arunanondchai wants to revolutionize money transfers: Profiles in Tech

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Alice Chia

Part 1 of our Top 10 Predictions for China's capital markets in 2021 covers prediction 1 - 5 for the year ahead.

Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China's capital markets in 2021 (part 1 of 2)

Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China&#8217;s capital markets in 2021 (part 1 of 2)

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KrASIA Periscope

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

Sectors like agritech, D2C, logistics, and SaaS companies that digitize SMEs are going to be the hot themes next year.

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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Services

Greenhouse was a co-working startup that was hammered by the pandemic. To survive, its founders had to cut deeply and quickly.

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He laid off 60% of his staff during the pandemic, and here&#8217;s what he wants you to know

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Lin Lingyi

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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COVID-19 accelerated a wave of digitalization in China's economy that is set to persist in areas like enterprise services, entertainment, education, and logistics.

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Chinese tech companies build upon COVID-19&#8217;s digital legacy | KrASIA Year in Review

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Song Jingli

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

Dream11, India’s fantasy sports platform, engages cricket and football fans who create virtual teams to compete for prizes.

Dream11

Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

Reliance

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

The investors who KrASIA spoke with said, in the hindsight, there has never been a better year for tech startups than 2020.

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How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

Igloo already counts Lazada, Shopee, and RedDoorz as partners.

This firm wants your insurance coverage to be a few taps away: Startup Stories

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Stephanie Li

Can internet companies overcome challenges in the hardware industry?

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Israeli startup races to make first lab-cultured breast milk

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Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China’s capital markets in 2021 (part 1 of 2)

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