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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

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

Autonomous 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

Xia Zhongpu exits Li Auto amid reported disagreements over its assisted driving strategy, as the company pivots to a model that “drives like a human.”

Li Auto’s E2E architect departs as company shifts focus to VLA

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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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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

With traditional data sources exhausted, the Digital China-backed firm sees enterprise ops as the next rich substrate for AI training and deployment.

With IT data drying up, Shenqi Digital backs “AI for process” to sharpen enterprise decisions

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

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

Indonesia

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: CrediLinq secures Series A funding, Vertex Ventures backs Quantified Energy, Ringkas raises 5.1 million, and more

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Sudo Lim

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.

How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

With the lowest rainfall recorded this year, Thailand is facing the worst drought in 40 years, with an estimated loss of USD 1.5 billion.

Thai agritech startup Ricult raises USD 2 million in pre-Series A round

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Stephanie Li

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Online Education

As student enrollment is recovering, Rise is exploring the online-merge-offline education model.

Rise Education’s shares jump after Morgan Stanley upgrade

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Gozde Celik

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

Amazon

Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

Reliance

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

Medtech

Reliance Retail has acquired a majority stake in Netmeds for USD 83 million.

Reliance and Amazon to rejig power balance in India's online pharma sector

Reliance and Amazon to rejig power balance in India&#8217;s online pharma sector

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

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

Game developers in China and around the world are caught between the legal altercation involving Epic, Apple, and Google.

Epic-Apple dispute hurts games powered by Unreal Engine, including PUBG Mobile

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

The startup provides a self-driving system priced at about RMB 250,000 (USD 36,151), one of the cheapest of its kind in China.

DeepRoute links up with Cao Cao Mobility to roll out robotaxi fleet in Hangzhou

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Song Jingli

Chinese gaming leader diversifies portfolio toward 'hyper casual' mobile games.

Tencent acquires stake in French game developer Voodoo

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Nikkei Asia

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

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

Sea Group

Sea Group's Shopee booked over USD 8 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) during the second quarter, up 110% compared to 2019.

Sea Group's growth booms on back of core e-commerce and gaming businesses

Sea Group&#8217;s growth booms on back of core e-commerce and gaming businesses

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AJ Cortese

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

Edtech

500 Startups

coding

doyobi

Funding

pre-seed

round

startup

xoogler angels

Doyobi aims to "help kids grow into original thinkers and develop a sense of purpose" by making coding fun and interactive. 

Singapore-based edtech Doyobi bags USD 1 million in round led by 500 Startups and Xoogler Angels

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Yin Lin Tan

Fawry currently offers over 250 electronic payment services through its network of over 105,000 service points across 300 cities in Egypt. Courtesy of Fawry via MENAbytes.

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

The company offers over 250 electronic payment services, and is the only tech company traded publicly in Egypt.

Egypt’s Fawry is now a billion-dollar company

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