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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

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

Singapore-based reporter covering tech and business across China and APAC, with a focus on globally relevant stories. Writes under an alias.

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T. K. Lin

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

Deep Tech

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

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

Robotics

Hong Kong

A small float helped amplify the stock’s swing, turning its IPO into a test of investor sentiment.

Seer Robotics rides 24-hour market swing in Hong Kong debut

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 shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

The drug developer has no approved products or revenue yet, but the IPO could extend its cash runway by nearly six years.

HJ Science stumbles in Hong Kong debut after gray market surge

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

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China's national social security fund to earn USD 4.5 billion from Ant Group's IPO

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

Venture Capital

China's National Social Security Fund is the biggest external institutional shareholder of Ant Group.

KEY STAT | 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to benefit from Ant Group IPO

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Julianna Wu

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

ByteDance said that it is considering to spin off some businesses for standalone listings, but that has yet to be finalized.

ByteDance considers listing Douyin business in Hong Kong

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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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

The company will use new funds to build e-sports facilities and roll out short video e-sports content, among other initiatives.

Tencent and Kuaishou invest in e-sports startup VSPN

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Song Jingli

Foundation Ventures closes debut fund for Egyptian startups

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

Middle East

Over a year old, Foundation Ventures is operated by three former investment bankers who are claiming their stake in a maturing investment ecosystem.

Foundation Ventures closes its debut fund to invest in early-stage Egyptian startups

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MENAbytes

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

Fintech

The Aqumon app, which has been downloaded 100,000 times, offers access to low-cost ETF portfolios.

Magnum Research closes pre-Series B round backed by Lenovo Capital, Alibaba, others

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Ursula Florene

Lufax New York IPO to raise USD 2.4 billion

Lufax's initial public offering would become one of the biggest by a Chinese company in the US this year.

KEY STAT | Chinese fintech unicorn Lufax to collect USD 2.36 billion in New York IPO

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Southeast Asia

Since its launch in September 2019, the customer base has jumped to 25,000 employees, processing salaries of up to USD 1 million per month.

Myanmar HR tech startup Better HR plans expansion in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos

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Stephanie Li

PhonePe, a digital wallet in India, enables UPI payments, money transfers, and merchant transactions through a user-friendly app.

PhonePe

The move would also help improve the acceptance of digital payments across the country.

India bars payment firms from issuing new proprietary QR codes to improve interoperability

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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.

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

The move comes months after Alibaba announced a USD 1.5 billion investment plan to strengthen the AI and Internet-of-Things (AIoT) ecosystem around its smart speaker Tmall Genie.