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

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Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

China

Lumos wants to move data collection out of labs and into factories, homes, and offices to scale embodied intelligence.

This company has built a backpack-style system for robotics data collection

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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

Photo of an electric BYD bus operating in Helsinki, Finland.

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

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

East Asia

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

Europe

European transport groups point to their low prices and more advanced EV tech.

EU companies adopt BYD, Yutong buses despite China security fears

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

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.

Artificial Intelligence

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

iFlytek’s audio transcription tool reaches 100 million users

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

Insights | KrASIA

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

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

There have been past success stories, such as Agoda, a hotel and flight booking site acquired by the Priceline Group, and current success from companies like Ookbee, Omise, and Pomelo.

Startup Country Guide: Thailand

Startup Universal is a content website covering emerging startup ecosystems across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. We work directly with top local investors &amp; founders in emerging ecosystems to develop global startup insights in the form of country guides, database of local resources, and curated news articles. You can think of Startup Universal as the Wikipedia of global startup ecosystems--a centralized and foundational information source.

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Startup Universal

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Delays to 7-nanometer production could spur US titan to embrace outsourcing.

Intel falls behind Asian rival TSMC in chip race

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

India

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Short Video

Chingari claims that its app has been downloaded 25 million times.

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Fintech

As China's convenience stores charge ahead with high-tech implementation, Southeast Asian players are still finding their own balance.

Southeast Asia’s convenience stores play catch-up with China on digitization

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Lin Lingyi and Ursula Florene

Industrial drones will help humans to perform dangerous tasks.

Autonomous industrial drones to reach where humans can't: Inside China’s Startups

Autonomous industrial drones to reach where humans can&#8217;t: Inside China’s Startups

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Song Jingli

PriyoShop is working with SMEs to bring digital gadgets to Bangladesh's hinterlands.

How this e-commerce startup helps retailers in rural Bangladesh go online

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Tech in Asia

"There are no more B2C opportunities left."

Venture Matters: The Great Migration—How B2B conquered China (Part 1 of 2)

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Venture Matters

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Building local servers expand the market pool for cloud providers.

In Indonesia's cloud war, Google and Alibaba are one step ahead of competitors

In Indonesia&#8217;s cloud war, Google and Alibaba are one step ahead of competitors

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Ursula Florene

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

Edtech

Covid-19

Taobao

taobao education

Alibaba throws its weight behind the online education industry. 

We are prepared to fight a big battle, says Taobao Education director Huang Lei

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