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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.

China

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

Discounts of up to 34% add to pressure that could squeeze out weaker players.

BYD price bombshell raises specter of wider China EV consolidation

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

Deep Tech

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

The startup is building bots that prioritize emotional presence over technical perfection, hoping that’s what wins over families.

Joyin races to rewire homes with emotionally aware robots

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The Chinese firm hopes its “cold core” architecture will reshape expectations for the 4680 form factor.

Can cylindrical EV batteries make a comeback? Talent New Energy thinks so

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

News | KrASIA

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Venture Capital

India

Southeast Asia

InnoVen Capital completes first close of USD 50 million new China fund. InnoVen Capital has launched other two funds in India and Southeast Asia this year.

Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital completes first close of USD 50 million new China fund

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Khamila Mulia

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Gaming

Game over? China hits developers with regulatory triple threat. License freeze, child gaming limits, and compliant app stores cloud industry.

Game over? China hits developers with regulatory triple threat

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

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

SoftBank has reportedly invested about USD 3 billion in India so far this year.

SoftBank may invest up to USD 10 billion in Indian startups in 2022

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

SMIC is a Chinese semiconductor foundry fabricating chips that power smartphones, data centers, and emerging IoT applications.

SMIC

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

China’s largest chipmaker SMIC reports record-high revenue in Q3, top executive quits. A chip shortage and appetite for chips pushed SMIC to new heights.

China’s largest chipmaker SMIC reports record-high revenue in Q3, top executive quits

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Jiaxing Li

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

Metaverse hype renews suspicion of market manipulation in China. Companies of all sizes said they are building new metaverses. Few can back up those claims.

Metaverse hype renews suspicion of market manipulation in China

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Mengyuan Ge

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

Middle East

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

20-minute grocery delivery firm Rabbit raises USD 11 million in region’s largest pre-seed. It joins Breadfast, Talabat in express grocery delivery sector.

Egyptian 20-minute grocery delivery startup Rabbit raises USD 11 million in region’s largest pre-seed

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MENAbytes

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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

4 takeaways from Chainalysis’ latest report on competition between crypto exchanges. Innovation and scale are key to standing out in the fray.

4 takeaways from Chainalysis’ latest report on competition between crypto exchanges

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Stephanie Li

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

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

Food Tech

Zomato plans to deploy USD 1 billion over the next one to two years to build a hyperlocal e-commerce ecosystem.

Zomato posts widened losses for Q3 2021, announces investments in Curefit, Shiprocket

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

China’s most valuable company Tencent sees slower growth in profits. Regulatory changes are weighing down revenues for all major tech firms in China.