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Chinese firms are forging a path to lead in robotics and embodied AI.

China Recap | Doubling down on embodied intelligence

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Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

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

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

China

Ahead of its English-language site launch on June 30, Autohome introduced a slate of new AI tools to support global automotive supply chains.

Through AI, Autohome seeks to rewrite the global car buying playbook

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

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

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Semiconductors

Loaded with three Turing chips, Xpeng says the G7 packs nearly nine times the computing power of a standard dual Orin X configuration.

Is Xpeng’s G7 the new benchmark for assisted driving thanks to Turing silicon?

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

News | KrASIA

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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While TikTok has been caught in the middle of straining US-China relations, Bigo has not been targeted by US authorities.

TikTok competitor Bigo shifts servers to Singapore amidst US crackdown

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Yin Lin Tan

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

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

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Ctrip

JD.com

Trip.com

China's largest travel agency and an e-commerce giant join forces to take advantage of travel rebound.

JD Group and Trip.com partner to catch travel industry rebound

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Gozde Celik

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

Venture Capital

Supported startups will provide value-added digital services to SOEs, and help them to adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape in Indonesia.

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia's state-owned enterprises

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia&#8217;s state-owned enterprises

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Ursula Florene

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

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

India

Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

Lightspeed India Partners made partial exits of nearly USD 900 million last year from its two star portfolio firms, Oyo and Byju's.

Lightspeed India Partners raised USD 275 million for its third India fund

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

The company shipped 10 million parcels in Thailand in the second quarter, up 95.3% compared with the first quarter of this year, while delivering 5.75 million in Vietnam, up 54.3% quarter on quarter.

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba-backed courier Best shows promising expansion in Southeast Asia

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Song Jingli

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

Amazon

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

Investment powerhouse changes tack after being burned by unicorns.

SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon

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

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Honour of Kings World Champion Cup 2020 only released 2,000 tickets for a stadium with a capacity of 19,000.

Honor of Kings Champion Cup gets first e-sports live audience in China since the start of COVID-19

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com continues to benefit from the change in shopping habits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JD.com's growth accelerates in Q2 as Chinese shoppers continue to rely on e-commerce

JD.com&#8217;s growth accelerates in Q2 as Chinese shoppers continue to rely on e-commerce

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AJ Cortese

Teo Hock Seng, executive chairman of Hyundai distributor Komoco Motors told The Straits Times that 30,000 electric cars will be produced in Singapore.

Hyundai to set up electric car manufacturing plant in Singapore, will create "hundreds of jobs"

Hyundai to set up electric car manufacturing plant in Singapore, will create &#8220;hundreds of jobs&#8221;

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