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

China Tech

Cotti Coffee

Luckin Coffee

MENA

Coffee

Middle East

Nowwa follows Cotti in expanding to the Middle East, targeting growth in an untapped market for Chinese coffee brands.

Chinese coffee brands set sights on Middle East as next big market | KrASIA

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Chinese coffee brands set sights on Middle East as next big market

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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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

Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

Indonesia

Philippines

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Insider raises USD 500 million, UOB FinLab funds ASEAN green tech pilots, six China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Insider raises USD 500 million, UOB FinLab funds ASEAN green tech pilots, six China deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

MiniMax’s Talkie app defies AI market skeptics with USD 70 million in projected revenue, but can it replicate its success?

Talkie’s global traction puts MiniMax in AI’s top tier, but risks loom | KrASIA

Talkie’s global traction puts MiniMax in AI’s top tier, but risks loom

KrASIA | News Archives

NetEase Youdao's 2020 revenue increase: 143%

NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Lebunto. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China.

NetEase

Edtech

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Operating expenses rose as Youdao was caught in intense competition in China's online education sector. Benefitting from strong sales of its learning services and products, NetEase subsidiary Youdao (NYSE: DAO) saw its total revenue in 2020 increase by 142.7% to USD 485.4 million.

KEY STAT | Edtech Youdao doubles its revenue in 2020 in robust online market | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Edtech Youdao doubles its revenue in 2020 in robust online market

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Julianna Wu

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

E-Commerce

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Vietnam

Currently, the firm runs a fleet of more than 70,000 drivers and 200,000 merchants, serving 2 million customers across five major cities in Vietnam.

Vietnamese startup Loship pushes expansion plans with fresh Series C funding | KrASIA

Vietnamese startup Loship pushes expansion plans with fresh Series C funding

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Stephanie Li

Top-tier AI chip companies are sought after, while mediocre startups will find difficulty in financing

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

The company, which was founded only recently, is already a unicorn.

Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads raises billions of yuan to take on Nvidia | KrASIA

Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads raises billions of yuan to take on Nvidia

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Song Jingli

Li Auto

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Li Auto's footprint in China's EV market continues to expand amidst fierce competition with domestic rivals Nio and Xpeng Motors.

EV-maker Li Auto generates strong profits as deliveries surge | KrASIA

EV-maker Li Auto generates strong profits as deliveries surge

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AJ Cortese

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Prop Tech

Social Impact

smart cities

Smart City Fund II

Up to 40% of the fund will be allocated to startups in SEA and China.

Eurazeo completes first close of Smart City Fund II | KrASIA

Eurazeo completes first close of Smart City Fund II

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Lin Lingyi

ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

Semiconductors

TSMC and UMC activate water-supply plans as reservoirs face depletion in 60 days.

Taiwan's chip industry under threat as drought turns critical | KrASIA

Taiwan&#8217;s chip industry under threat as drought turns critical

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

The fund plans to invest up to SGD 2 million into 20 early-stage startups that tackle the challenges of the sector.

Singapore's Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech

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Khamila Mulia

Officers will send warnings via direct message.

Indonesia creates virtual police department to guard social media | KrASIA

Indonesia creates virtual police department to guard social media

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Ursula Florene

Thailand

By pioneering payments in virtual money, Beijing aims to internationalize the yuan.