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

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Bryan Johnson: The man trying to engineer longevity into the human condition

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With chip access in flux and scrutiny mounting, Manus has left China for Singapore, betting that neutrality offers a safer path forward.

Has China become too risky a home for AI startups? Manus thinks so

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T. K. Lin

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

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

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

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

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

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

A single Saturday saw Taobao Shangou, Meituan, and JD.com log a combined 200 million orders, testing subsidy strength, logistics, and supply chains in real time.

Meituan scrambles on “Super Saturday” as Taobao Shangou tops 80 million daily orders

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

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

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

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

India

The new rules prohibit e-tailers from hosting flash sales and mandates they appoint a grievance officer to address consumer complaints.

Flipkart and Amazon to face new regulatory challenges in India

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Avanish Tiwary

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

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

Indonesia

Kredivo, an Indonesian BNPL startup, said on it received a second USD 100 million debt facility from US firm Victory Park Capital.

Indonesian BNPL startup Kredivo gets additional USD 100 million debt facility from US firm

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Tech in Asia

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

Investment

Sea reached a USD 148 billion market capitalization as of last week's close, June 18, exceeding that of Japan's SoftBank Group at USD 122 billion.

Sea tops SoftBank in market cap amid Latin America expansion

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

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

Sportswear startup Quanliang Quansu raises USD 100 million to become the next Shein. The company was formed by Joyce Zhang, former co-founder of Chehaoduo.

Sportswear startup Quanliang Quansu raises USD 100 million to become the next Shein

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Over 6.5 million Indonesians bought or sold crypto in first 5 months of 2021, the Ministry of Trade said, with USD 25 billion in transactions.

Over 6.5 million Indonesians bought or sold crypto in first 5 months of 2021, Ministry of Trade says

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Ursula Florene

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

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

TikTok creator ByteDance edges up to USD 425 billion valuation on the gray market, according to a post by China-based outlet 36Kr.

TikTok creator ByteDance edges up to USD 425 billion valuation on gray market

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Brady Ng

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

Proton Robotics nets fresh funds for warehouse automation solutions like like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), handing arms, and smart forklifts.

Proton Robotics nets fresh funds for warehouse automation solutions

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

Another ride provider in China, Shouqi, is castigated for its poor passenger protection after a woman jumped out of a moving vehicle run by the service.

Another ride provider in China is castigated for poor passenger protection

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

Middle East

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

Enterprise Services

WalkMe, an Israeli-founded software firm and digital adoption platform, filed for an IPO in the Nasdaq at a USD 2.5 billion valuation.

Israeli-founded software firm WalkMe files for IPO at USD 2.5 billion valuation

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