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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

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

Increasingly positive views of China is casting a halo over the company as it takes on Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

BYD takes aim at Malaysia's luxury EV segment

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BYD takes aim at Malaysia&#8217;s luxury EV segment

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

Shein, a fast fashion online retailer, updates its catalog frequently, offering trendy apparel and accessories to global style-conscious shoppers.

Shein

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

Consumer Economy

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

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

Retail

Hong Kong

The fashion retailer’s LATR system has helped suppliers adjust more quickly to shifts in consumer trends and demand.

Shein’s IPO case rests on the technology behind its fashion business

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

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

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

Robotics

After building Cece into a profitable app, Cylingo is applying its tech to a home robot designed to read the mood of a household.

Why Cylingo is moving into home robotics after building a 60 million-user app

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

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Meituan Youxuan raises 2021 GMV target to USD 31 billion

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

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

E-commerce

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

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

Chinese startups Xingsheng Youxuan and Nice Tuan are raising funds to compete with the likes of Meituan, Pinduoduo, and Didi.

KEY STAT | China's neighborhood group-buying players double 2021 targets as competition intensifies

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s neighborhood group-buying players double 2021 targets as competition intensifies

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Julianna Wu

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

Middle East

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

As a leader in cybersecurity, Israel has received billions in funding for cybersecurity software and protection.

Global community eyes Israeli cybersecurity solutions for 2021 as attacks spike

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NoCamels

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

India

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

By the financial year 2025, e-pharmacy firms in India are likely to reach a gross merchandise value of USD 13.3 billion.

Indian e-pharmacy startup PharmEasy raises USD 350 million, becomes unicorn

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The initiative is led by vice president Yang Jun, chief product officer of the D1 customized EV project in cooperation with BYD.

Didi steers into EV race as Huawei prepares launch of electric sedan

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Song Jingli

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

Southeast Asia

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

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

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