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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

Lynk &amp; Co, a mobility brand, offers connected cars and flexible ownership options, blending digital innovation with urban commuting needs.

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr crafts premium electric vehicles with smart connectivity, performance enhancements, and sleek luxury appeal for modern drivers.

Zeekr

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

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

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

Energy

By merging its battery units, Geely is betting on fewer variants, higher volumes, and stronger margins.

Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale | KrASIA

Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale

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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36Kr English

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

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

Semiconductors

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Intel is offering automakers a more flexible path for in-car computing, but it’s still early days.

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit? | KrASIA

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit?

KrASIA | News Archives

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

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

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million to make education accessible for ‘100 million’ Pakistani students.

Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million to make education accessible for ‘100 million’ Pakistani students | KrASIA

Maqsad raises USD 2.1 million to make education accessible for ‘100 million’ Pakistani students

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MENAbytes

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

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

E-commerce

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

Indonesia

Indonesian e-commerce firms choose groceries as their next competitive front. BliBli and GoTo have acquired stakes in local grocery retailers.

Indonesian e-commerce firms choose groceries as their next competitive front | KrASIA

Indonesian e-commerce firms choose groceries as their next competitive front

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Khamila Mulia

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

Byju's

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

India

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Byju's has set aside USD 1 billion to invest in the American edtech market over the next three years.

Indian edtech decacorn Byju's buys US-based coding startup Tynker to strengthen presence overseas | KrASIA

Indian edtech decacorn Byju&#8217;s buys US-based coding startup Tynker to strengthen presence overseas

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

ByteDance

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

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

Food Delivery

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

Live Streaming

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams. ByteDance is attempting to eat into Meituan and Ele.me’s business.

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams | KrASIA

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams

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Mengyuan Ge

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

Entertainment

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners. Changes in TME’s business offer an opening for ByteDance to step into music streaming.

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners | KrASIA

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners

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Jiaxing Li

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

Fintech

As 'buy now, pay later' gains tractions in Indonesia, banks are after a piece of the action. Banks have resources to develop BNPL products.

As 'buy now, pay later' gains traction in Indonesia, banks are after a piece of the action | KrASIA

As &#8216;buy now, pay later&#8217; gains traction in Indonesia, banks are after a piece of the action

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

Investment

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Company founded by Ant Group veterans raises USD 138 million to expand reach.

Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status | KrASIA

Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status

Israeli fintech startup Melio raises USD 250 million, tripling valuation to USD 4 billion. Its integrated solution allows small businesses to transfer funds

Israeli fintech startup Melio raises USD 250 million, tripling valuation to USD 4 billion | KrASIA

Israeli fintech startup Melio raises USD 250 million, tripling valuation to USD 4 billion

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NoCamels

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

SoftBank

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

Enterprise Services

Saudi Arabia

Saudi customer engagement platform Unifonic raises USD 125 million from SoftBank, others. Unifonic offers SMS, voice, and WhatsApp communication services.