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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

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

The release could shorten development cycles for 3D environments.

Tencent’s HY-World 2.0 moves AI beyond video into editable 3D worlds

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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T. K. Lin

The meeting aimed to advance bilateral investment ties across key sectors.

UAE Ministry of Investment visits China Merchants Capital to deepen strategic investment cooperation

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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Cheng Zi

Image shows Sylvia Fu, global AI transformation leader at Edgewell.

Understanding how AI integrates into organizational workflows is critical, she said.

How Edgewell executive Sylvia Fu sees AI reshaping operations

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

News | KrASIA

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

Southeast Asia

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

Retail

Indonesia

Orami boasts more than 5 million monthly active users, as well as a large and loyal community and customer base.

E-commerce site Sirclo acquires parenting platform Orami to push social commerce

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Khamila Mulia

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

Smartphones

Despite its many innovations over the years, after years of losses, LG's mobile division is finally calling it quits

A look back at LG: The wins, the losses, and why it couldn’t survive in the smartphone market

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Vulcan Post

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

Batteries

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

Oyika is looking to revolutionize the nascent EV market in the region with its battery-swapping technology.

Battery swapping is potential key to overcoming slow EV adoption in Southeast Asia

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Ursula Florene

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Top memory chipmaker overcomes losses from Texas plant idled in winter storm.

Samsung 1Q profit jumps 44.2% on strong smartphone sales

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Nikkei Asia

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

Enterprise Services

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

Private Equity

On Tuesday, Cloud-based ERP software maker Jushuitan announced that it invested RMB 100 million (USD 15 million) in Hangzhou-based Ecool, whose SaaS products are used by 210,000 corporate clients mostly in the clothing sector.Ecool unveiled its Shangluhua app in 2012, allowing apparel wholesalers to manage key business information. It later rolled out other software products, such as Xiaopu Riji, which allows small retailers to automatically record operational data, as well as a franchise management software program

Clothing SaaS vendor Ecool gains USD 15 million in strategic investment from Jushuitan

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Song Jingli

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

Middle East

Boutiqaat, the leading Kuwaiti beauty e-commerce platform, has been acquitted of money laundering, the company said in an announcement. The case was dismissed after public prosecution found no evidence of money laundering or illicit activity. Boutiqaat had been under investigation since July last year. Its local bank accounts were frozen for about eight months on orders of the Kuwaiti public prosecutor while local authorities were investigating the company. The accounts were unfrozen in March this year. Boutiqaat denied wrongdoing and offered to assist the authorities in their investigation.

Kuwaiti beauty e-commerce platform Boutiqaat acquitted in money laundering case

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MENAbytes

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

Investment

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

Venture Capital

US investment company KKR on Tuesday said it raised USD 15 billion for its fourth Asia fund, making it the largest private equity fund in the Asia-Pacific region.The vehicle is more than 60% larger than its immediate USD 9.3 billion predecessor, which was raised in 2017, and brings KKR's total assets under management in Asia to over USD 30 billion

KKR raises USD 15 billion for largest Asia fund

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

India

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

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

Food Delivery

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Food delivery giant Swiggy has raised USD 800 million in a round led by Falcon Edge, Think Investments, Carmignac, Amansa Capital, and Goldman Sachs, as its arch rival Zomato prepares to go public this year.The latest funding has boosted the Bengaluru-based startup’s valuation to almost USD 5 billion from USD 3.7 billion in February last year when it raised a USD 158 million round, local media reports said citing sources.

Swiggy raises USD 800 million round ahead of Zomato's public listing

Swiggy raises USD 800 million round ahead of Zomato&#8217;s public listing

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

Tiger Global, a US-based venture firm, backs internet and software businesses scaling across multiple regions.

Tiger Global

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

Grocery Delivery

Chinese grocery delivery unicorn Dingdong Maicai has closed its USD 700 million Series D round, investor Cygnus Equity announced on Tuesday on its official WeChat account. Shareholders Tiger Global, General Atlantic, Capital Today, and Sequoia China also joined the round, valuating Dingdong at USD 3.5 billion, according to investment data aggregator ITjuzi.

KEY STAT | Grocery delivery app Dingdong bags USD 700 million, seeks to expand market

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