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Anta, a Chinese sportswear brand, specializes in performance-driven design, equipping athletes and consumers with innovative sports apparel and footwear.

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

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

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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Anta's deal with Puma strengthens its global multi-brand strategy.

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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

Artificial Intelligence

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

The move gives the unit more independence while preserving support from its parent company.

ByteDance spins out drug discovery unit to test AI4S commercialization

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 shows the Aito M9 on display at Huawei’s flagship store in Taikoo Li Qiantan, Shanghai, in late 2023.

Aito

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

Seres

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

Li Auto, Nio, and Aito are pushing into the RMB 500,000 segment, each with a different answer to what high-end now means.

China’s electric SUV makers chase high-end buyers

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

Insights | KrASIA

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

The country's startups are prepared to develop new technologies for major international corporations.

Global Industry 4.0 leaders turn to Israel for smart factory solutions

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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

's super app moves into real estate to help restaurateurs lower costs.

Cloud kitchens: Grab scrambles to keep up with the delivery economy

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has a growing rental culture. How is Storage Bloc future-proofing its business?

This Malaysian startup's profitability is dependent on our hoarding tendencies, and it's working

This Malaysian startup&#8217;s profitability is dependent on our hoarding tendencies, and it&#8217;s working

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Vulcan Post

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

Gaming

Apne11 is a multiplayer, mobile-based fantasy game that is based on real-life international cricket matches.

Apne11 is the new entrant in India's fantasy gaming space: Startup Stories

Apne11 is the new entrant in India&#8217;s fantasy gaming space: Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Venture Capital

The firm will invest in seven to ten companies this year.

Indonesia's Indogen Capital to raise USD 50 million venture fund, says managing partner

Indonesia&#8217;s Indogen Capital to raise USD 50 million venture fund, says managing partner

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Khamila Mulia

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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

E-commerce

Brands must keep up with the expectations of consumers whose habits are changing.

How WeChat, TikTok, and Chinese consumers are disrupting and personalizing luxury

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Jeffrey Towson

Photovoltaics in a desert solar power farm in the Negev desert, Israel. Source: Shutterstock.

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

Food Tech

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Whether it's developments in food, agriculture, or renewable energy, Israeli researchers are finding new ways to adapt to changing global conditions.

Jeff Bezos' USD 10 billion Earth Fund should look to Israel for innovative climate change solutions

Jeff Bezos&#8217; USD 10 billion Earth Fund should look to Israel for innovative climate change solutions

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Some believe online marketing tactics might shake up the real estate industry beyond the outbreak.

China's property developers bet on online sales to offset coronavirus losses

China&#8217;s property developers bet on online sales to offset coronavirus losses

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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Hotpot and hiking with Huawei chairman Guo Ping. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Towson.

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

As the company's fifth employee in the 1980s, Guo has seen Huawei go from tiny venture to international juggernaut.

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