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

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

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The company builds on its background in computer vision technology.

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Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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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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The yard robotics company marks a mass production milestone.

Willand reaches one million units, expands production in China and Malaysia

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The AI boom is lifting stocks to record highs, while the Strait of Hormuz closure is pushing up oil prices.

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Asia&#8217;s great disconnect: Markets boom as Iran war fuels cost of living crisis

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

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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.

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

Edtech

Ruangguru expanded to Vietnam in 2019 and into Thailand last year, and has so far served more than 22 million students.

Indonesia's edtech sector remains red-hot as Ruangguru snags another USD 55 million

Indonesia&#8217;s edtech sector remains red-hot as Ruangguru snags another USD 55 million

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Khamila Mulia

Tencent's total investment deals, Q1 2021: 103

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

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

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Tencent's investment arm has been the most active VC in China in the first quarter. Tencent Investment was the most active Chinese venture capital firm in the first quarter with 103 deals internationally, spending more than RMB 60 billion (USD 9.2 billion), according to the Qichacha data aggregator. Around 30% of its targets were game developers, suggesting that Tencent invested into a game company every three days in Q1.

KEY STAT | Tencent is investing in a video game company every three days

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Julianna Wu

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

Amazon

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

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

E-commerce

The newly launched venture fund will back Indian startups and entrepreneurs focusing on digitizing SMBs.

Amazon sets up USD 250 million fund to back Indian startups

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

The Zeekr offers attractive autonomous driving features from Mobileye technologies, a 712-kilometer range, and body length of 5 meters.

Baidu partner Geely launches its own EV

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Song Jingli

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

As Indonesia's tech unicorns race toward their IPOs, state-owned firms are looking to cash in.

Indonesia's state investors in Bukalapak show increased confidence in local startups

Indonesia&#8217;s state investors in Bukalapak show increased confidence in local startups

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Ursula Florene

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Last year online travel booking companies were reeling under an increase in ticket cancellations for both national and international travels.

Flipkart acquires online travel company Cleartrip in a distress sale

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Avanish Tiwary

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

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

On-demand Services

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Retail

The company plans to use the money to facilitate its proposed offshore restructuring and fulfill its obligations under the USD 180 million settlement with the US SEC.

Scandal-hit Luckin Coffee raises USD 250 million, regains trust from investors

Dana, an Indonesian mobile wallet, streamlines bill payments, QR transactions, and peer-to-peer transfers.

Dana

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Ovo, an Indonesian e-wallet, enables digital payments, money transfers, and loyalty rewards for everyday transactions.

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

Fintech

Grab reportedly bought a 4% stake in Indonesia’s conglomerate Emtek, which has strategic interests in e-commerce and payments.

Grab aims to solidify position in market with stake in Emtek, eyes potential partnerships with Bukalapak and Dana

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

Autonomous Vehicles

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

The company currently operates in the US cities of San Diego and Tucson. Chinese startup TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP) kicked off its public listing on Thursday, raising USD 1.1 billion at a market capitalization of USD 8.5 billion. The offering price of USD 40 was higher than the indicated range of USD 35 to 39. It ended the day unchanged.

News

Indonesia’s edtech sector remains red-hot as Ruangguru snags another USD 55 million

KEY STAT | Tencent is investing in a video game company every three days

Amazon sets up USD 250 million fund to back Indian startups

Baidu partner Geely launches its own EV

Indonesia’s state investors in Bukalapak show increased confidence in local startups

Flipkart acquires online travel company Cleartrip in a distress sale

Scandal-hit Luckin Coffee raises USD 250 million, regains trust from investors

Grab aims to solidify position in market with stake in Emtek, eyes potential partnerships with Bukalapak and Dana

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