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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

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Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Earth VC backs UK-based Sparxell, Grab’s acquisition of Trans-cab falls through, five China deals, and more | KrASIA

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

China Tech

Li Auto

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Tang Jing, manager of Li Auto’s flagship product line, asserts that the Chinese automaker stays competitive by prioritizing user value.

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat? | KrASIA

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat?

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

Young entrepreneurs are using arcade games to grab low-rent opportunities.

Hong Kong's rise of the claw machines reflects property fall | KrASIA

Hong Kong&#8217;s rise of the claw machines reflects property fall

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Deep Tech

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Semiconductors

Top-notch hardware is just a pile of meaningless silicon without software of commensurate quality.

Why software may be a bigger hurdle (than hardware) for semiconductor companies | KrASIA

Why software may be a bigger hurdle (than hardware) for semiconductor companies

Climate

Tying ESG metrics to executive compensation isn't a perfect approach, but it offers companies a pathway toward implementation.

How should companies integrate ESG considerations into their business? | KrASIA

How should companies integrate ESG considerations into their business?

Drones

Lawmakers are taking aim at devices used by many first responders.

DJI to the rescue? US police want China drones despite Washington clampdown | KrASIA

DJI to the rescue? US police want China drones despite Washington clampdown

Biotech

New opportunities on the horizon offer Chinese companies the chance to make headway in the global peptide industry.

Riding GLP-1 wave, China set to lead the charge in peptide industry growth | KrASIA

Riding GLP-1 wave, China set to lead the charge in peptide industry growth

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

Alibaba

Taobao

Tmall

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

E-Commerce

E-commerce

To retain the favor of Chinese e-commerce consumers, low prices alone are not enough.

Back to basics: Taobao and Tmall heed Jack Ma’s call, refocusing on consumer experience | KrASIA

Back to basics: Taobao and Tmall heed Jack Ma’s call, refocusing on consumer experience

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

Retail

For enterprises, the appeal of the 618 festival extends far beyond just price.

Why has China’s 618 shopping festival gained popularity among enterprises? | KrASIA

Why has China’s 618 shopping festival gained popularity among enterprises?

Energy

MENA

Chinese home energy storage companies are pivoting to Africa, only to find a market not yet ripe for opportunities.

After Europe, Africa also sees cooling demand for home energy storage | KrASIA

After Europe, Africa also sees cooling demand for home energy storage

CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

Battery

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

battery

Electric vehicle

Ultra-fast charging batteries hold promise, but significant infrastructure challenges remain to be addressed.

CATL and BYD lead the charge in developing 6C batteries for EVs | KrASIA

CATL and BYD lead the charge in developing 6C batteries for EVs

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

The Red Sea shipping turmoil is driving up costs, straining supply chains and impacting cross-border e-commerce worldwide.