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CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

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

China Tech

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

Robotics

Humanoid robots take center stage in CATL’s push to expand its horizons and evolve past its identity as a battery powerhouse.

CATL bets big on robotics as it looks beyond batteries | KrASIA

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CATL bets big on robotics as it looks beyond batteries

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

KrASIA

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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Geely

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Brand consolidation becomes critical as Geely aims to boost efficiency and tackle intensifying competition in the EV market.

Geely integrates Lynk & Co into Zeekr to streamline EV strategy | KrASIA

Geely integrates Lynk &#038; Co into Zeekr to streamline EV strategy

Investment

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

LATAM

Emphasizing foresight and resilience, BAI Capital’s Annabelle Yu Long sees Mexico as a powerful frontier for cross-border growth.

China’s BAI Capital bets big on Mexico as US tensions reshape global investment | KrASIA

China’s BAI Capital bets big on Mexico as US tensions reshape global investment

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SoftBank to set up a blank check company

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

The Tokyo-headquartered behemoth reported a net profit of USD 11.8 billion for the April-June quarter.

SoftBank Vision Fund looks to set up a special purpose acquisition company | KrASIA

SoftBank Vision Fund looks to set up a special purpose acquisition company

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Long-awaited lineup to be unveiled in California on Oct. 13.

Apple ramps up production ahead of 5G iPhone debut | KrASIA

Apple ramps up production ahead of 5G iPhone debut

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Nikkei Asia

China counts over 21 million ride-hailing orders per day

China's daily average ride-hailing order volume: 21 million

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

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

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

So far, the government has issued 1.04 million license plates for ride-hailing vehicles and 2.5 million ride-hailing driver licenses.

KEY STAT | China counts over 21 million ride-hailing orders per day | KrASIA

KEY STAT | China counts over 21 million ride-hailing orders per day

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Julianna Wu

JD Health buys into insurtech firm Shanghai Kingstar Winning

JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Insurance

Shanghai Kingstar Winning is monitoring and protecting China's public medical insurance funds from frauds, misuse, and squander.

JD Health buys into insurtech firm Shanghai Kingstar Winning ahead of HK IPO | KrASIA

JD Health buys into insurtech firm Shanghai Kingstar Winning ahead of HK IPO

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Song Jingli

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

The app allows individuals and companies to hire people for short gigs—everything from food delivery to event support.

Malaysia's GoGet bags Series A investment from Monk’s Hill Ventures | KrASIA

Malaysia&#8217;s GoGet bags Series A investment from Monk’s Hill Ventures

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Ursula Florene

In Asia, advertisement spending in the classifieds segment is projected to reach USD 8.7 billion in 2020.

Malaysia-based Frontier Digital Ventures raises USD 67 million from institutions | KrASIA

Malaysia-based Frontier Digital Ventures raises USD 67 million from institutions

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Stephanie Li

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

Tencent will have 67.5% of the voting power in the combined livestreaming giant.

China’s two largest esports streaming platforms announce merger | KrASIA

China’s two largest esports streaming platforms announce merger

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

Egypt’s NowPay raises USD 2.1 million seed investment

NowPay's team. Courtesy of NowPay via MENAbytes.

MENA

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

The employees of companies that use NowPay can request salary advances through its mobile app.

Egypt’s NowPay raises USD 2.1 million seed for financial wellness platform | KrASIA

Egypt’s NowPay raises USD 2.1 million seed for financial wellness platform

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MENAbytes

Razorpay became the sixth unicorn company this year

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

Sequoia Capital

Tiger Global

Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator, started in March 2005. Y Combinator is consistently ranked at the top of U.S. accelerators.

Y Combinator

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Razorpay aims to power payments and banking for 50 million businesses by 2025 from the current five million.