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

Deep Tech

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

China

Chinese companies are moving fast to claim ground in the US lawn care market, where robotic mower adoption remains low.

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KrASIA

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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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

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

With massive demand and long lead times, Xiaomi is turning up the pressure on rivals in pricing, production, and positioning.

Xiaomi’s YU7 preorder frenzy signals a new phase in China’s EV race

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

With greater payload capacity, enhanced safety systems, and redesigned winches, the FC100 is built for jobs that demand more.

Meet the FlyCart 100: DJI’s new drone built for rugged missions

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

News | KrASIA

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

India

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

Atmanirbhar Digital Indian Foundation (ADIF) will work with government to design a legal and policy framework that would encourage the growth of digital economy.

India's prominent founders form a band to eliminate tech monopoly

India&#8217;s prominent founders form a band to eliminate tech monopoly

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Avanish Tiwary

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Chinese tech titan works to bolster supply chain and maintain design edge.

Huawei ramps up chip investment in fight for survival

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

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

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

The company licenses content to educational institutions, music platforms, and concert organizers.

Classical music licensor Kuke raises USD 50 million in US IPO

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Megvii specializes in AI and computer vision, developing facial recognition and surveillance tools used in security, finance, and logistics.

Megvii

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

Artificial Intelligence

Megvii's Hong Kong IPO application lapsed after it appeared on the US government’s Entity List.

After aborted Hong Kong IPO, AI unicorn Megvii shifts to Shanghai's Star Market

After aborted Hong Kong IPO, AI unicorn Megvii shifts to Shanghai&#8217;s Star Market

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Song Jingli

Food delivery GMV in SEA: USD 11.9 billion

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

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

Grab

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

Southeast Asia

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

Food Delivery

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

On-demand Services

Grab leads the market in Southeast Asia with a 49% share.

KEY STAT | Southeast Asia's food delivery market is growing, but nothing like China

KEY STAT | Southeast Asia&#8217;s food delivery market is growing, but nothing like China

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Julianna Wu

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Lenovo adds up to a list of tech firms leveraging on the Star Market to seek funds.

World's largest PC vendor Lenovo to list on Shanghai Star Market

World&#8217;s largest PC vendor Lenovo to list on Shanghai Star Market

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

The investment comes shortly after the Ant Group-backed firm saw a 254% year-on-year growth in transactions in 2020.

Philippine-based e-wallet GCash bags over USD 175 million on the back of booming transactions

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Stephanie Li

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

Middle East

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

Saudi Arabia

The experimental permit gives Sarwa access to a limited number of users in Saudi Arabia for now.

Sarwa receives experimental permit for investment advisory services in Saudi Arabia

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MENAbytes

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

X (Twitter)

India is WhatsApp's biggest market by user number.

News

India’s prominent founders form a band to eliminate tech monopoly

Huawei ramps up chip investment in fight for survival

Classical music licensor Kuke raises USD 50 million in US IPO

After aborted Hong Kong IPO, AI unicorn Megvii shifts to Shanghai’s Star Market

KEY STAT | Southeast Asia’s food delivery market is growing, but nothing like China

World’s largest PC vendor Lenovo to list on Shanghai Star Market

Philippine-based e-wallet GCash bags over USD 175 million on the back of booming transactions

Sarwa receives experimental permit for investment advisory services in Saudi Arabia

WhatsApp tries to placate users after facing backlash on privacy policy change

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