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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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The new model lets high-credit users drive before they buy.

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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

The new space curates early-stage hardware projects to reach audiences beyond the screen.

Kickstarter makes China debut with Inno100’s flagship store in Shenzhen

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Once valued at more than USD 1 billion, the GWM-backed startup has ground to a halt, leaving staff in limbo.

Haomo.ai halts operations as employees told not to report to work

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

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

India

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

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The latest round, which reportedly values GoMechanic at USD 315–320 million, takes the total funding raised by the five-year-old startup to date to USD 55 million.

Tiger Global leads USD 35 million Series C round in Indian automobile startup GoMechanic

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

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

Entertainment

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

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Company uses cloud-based AI technology to generate quick clips. Xinhua Zhiyun Technologies' ultimate controlling shareholder is none other than state media group Xinhua News Agency. Just behind it on Xinhua Zhiyun's share register, with just over one-third ownership, is Alibaba Group Holding, which also has its headquarters in Hangzhou.

Alibaba-Xinhua venture makes the news for video-hungry Chinese

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

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What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

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

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has awarded two digital banking licenses to the country’s first neobanks, Tonik and Unobank.

Philippines grants new digital banking licenses to Tonik, Unobank

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

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

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Drivers of Gojek's GoSend delivery arm plan to strike on Tuesday. The protests target the company's plan to cut incentives for deliveries by more than 50%.

Gojek's GoSend courier drivers plan strike to protest reduced incentives

Gojek&#8217;s GoSend courier drivers plan strike to protest reduced incentives

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Delhivery recently raised USD 277 million in a Series H round led by Fidelity Management that valued the company at USD 3 billion. Delhivery recently raised USD 277 million in a Series H round led by Fidelity Management that valued the company at USD 3 billion.

SoftBank-backed logistics unicorn Delhivery to raise USD 500 million from public market

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A series of loans issued through Traveloka PayLater without the knowledge of users has led to questions about data misuse and security.

Illegal, unauthorized loans were issued through Traveloka PayLater, raising concerns over data misuse

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

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AI camera startups in Vietnam are preparing for a soaring interest in video surveillance equipment. Electronics manufacturer Hanet, which was founded in 2005 and produces devices such as home karaoke systems, is targeting the market with new Series A funding from G-group, the firm behind social media network Gapo, lending platform Tima, and payment startup GPay.

Vietnam's fledgling AI camera startups gear up as demand for video surveillance grows

Vietnam&#8217;s fledgling AI camera startups gear up as demand for video surveillance grows

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

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Sony, a Japanese electronics pioneer, excels in gaming consoles, home entertainment systems, audio devices, and cinematic production.

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What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

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US-China trade war radically changes smartphone market structure. Although Sony has avoided a fall in the volume of shipments thanks to orders from other Chinese smartphone makers, the recovery of earnings appears likely to be delayed until fiscal 2022 through March 2023 because of weakened demand for sensors for high-end smartphones.

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Huawei&#8217;s fall hits growth of Sony&#8217;s chip business

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

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As interest in cryptocurrencies surges across the region, Thailand is set to start testing a retail digital baht, with the help of German payment giant Giesecke & Devrient. The Bank of Thailand appointed the company to design a central bank digital currency (CBDC) prototype in a project that will cost THB 10 million (USD 320,000), according to a release on May 27.

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Gojek’s GoSend courier drivers plan strike to protest reduced incentives

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