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

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How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

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The startup is developing a streamlined reactor design that could make fusion energy cheaper, faster to build, and easier to commercialize.

Meet Xeonova, an Ant-backed startup powering China’s nuclear fusion ambitions

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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

Miniso sells low-cost lifestyle goods, home essentials, and personal care items, making everyday products accessible to broader markets.

Miniso

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Hong Kong

With half its sales still tied to Miniso, the toy maker now faces the challenge of proving it can stand on its own.

Top Toy’s Hong Kong IPO puts its IP strategy to the test

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Investors are wary if the studio can deliver another hit after Ne Zha 2.

Enlight Media caps record year, but questions linger after Ne Zha 2 boom

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

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

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In 95% of ultrasound videos captured by PulseNmore's device, the fetus' heartbeat, movement, and amniotic fluid were detected in three minutes.

Israeli startup offers at-home pregnancy ultrasounds with handheld device

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Up to SGD 150 million (USD 110 million) has been set aside for these changes.

Singapore launches venture-building program, raises Startup SG Founder grant to SGD 50,000

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Yin Lin Tan

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

Amazon

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

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

PhonePe

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

E-commerce

PhonePe and Paytm already allow buying and selling of gold on their platforms.

Amazon India brings virtual gold on its payment platform

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Artificial Intelligence

Its clients include airports, public security systems, and 400 banks in China.

State-backed facial recognition firm CloudWalk teases future IPO in China

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Song Jingli

Share of SEA consumers shopping online by 2020-end: 70%

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

Southeast Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic boosts the development of e-commerce in the region.

KEY STAT | Facebook report says Southeast Asia e-commerce penetration surpassed India's

KEY STAT | Facebook report says Southeast Asia e-commerce penetration surpassed India&#8217;s

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Julianna Wu

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

India

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

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

NPCI kicked off its global expansion last year, starting with UAE and Singapore, where both UPI and RuPay have a presence.

Indian government-backed payment networks to go global

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

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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.

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

Ant Group

Alibaba founder confirms intent to slash half-ownership 'over time.'

Fate of Jack Ma stake hangs over Ant Group's mega IPO plan

Fate of Jack Ma stake hangs over Ant Group&#8217;s mega IPO plan

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

WeChat's comment section was taken down in 2018 after a request by authorities.

CHINA BRIEF | WeChat tests Q&amp;A section in public accounts to encourage interaction

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

JD.com

JD Health enables a family of up to eight people to get their health records preserved in its system, while providing all members with remote access to doctors.

JD.com’s health care subsidiary to drive telemedicine in China with new family-friendly service

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