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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

China

Once dismissed, companies like MiniMax and AIsphere are proving that video generation models can scale with sustainable revenue.

China’s video AI startups are doing what LLM firms haven’t: Making money

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

Enterprise Services

The 22-year-old founder isn’t looking to make marketers more efficient. She wants Head AI to make them obsolete.

With Head AI, this Gen Z dropout aims to replace marketing teams entirely

AI Now! is a global AI community of Chinese developers, professionals, and founders.

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AI Now!

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The Leion Hey2 pushes smart glasses closer to making seamless multilingual conversations a reality.

Break the language barrier: Leion Hey2 brings live translation to eyewear

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

News | KrASIA

Canva will use the latest capital injection to double down on its education and enterprise products as it expands further in the US and other key markets.

Canva doubles valuation to USD 6 billion after raising USD 60 million

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Tech in Asia

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

POS system provider Cuscapi, lifestyle app Presto, and food delivery app Hungry have developed a new F&B management tool.

Three Malaysian tech companies propose joint initiative for local F&B businesses

Three Malaysian tech companies propose joint initiative for local F&#038;B businesses

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Khamila Mulia

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

Ant Group

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

Zomato had announced it has raised USD 150 million in January from Ant Financial, Info Edge, Sequoia Capital, and Temasek Holdings.

Zomato awaits investment from Ant Financial amidst regulatory uncertainty

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Venture Capital

The fund is called Dana Ventura Sembrani Nusantara and aims to provide IDR 300 billion.

Indonesia’s BRI Ventures launches new fund for growth-stage startups

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Cindy Silviana

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

ZTO Express in talks with banks while Yum China seeks USD 2 billion.

More Chinese companies seek Hong Kong dual listings as US pressure rises

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

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

Edtech

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

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

Grocery Delivery

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Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) invested USD 5 million in Shorooq Partners’ Bedaya Fund.

Zoom opens in Saudi Arabia, Amazon.sa rebrands, and a lot of fundraising across the region | The Middle East Weekly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

A third of the stocks listed on the Shanghai Star Market lost more than 20% since listing.

KEY STAT | China's NASDAQ-like Star Market marks anniversary with 110 total IPOs

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s NASDAQ-like Star Market marks anniversary with 110 total IPOs

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Julianna Wu

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

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

Payments

Gojek will be shutting down its vertical businesses GoLife and GoFood Festivals.

Gojek lays off 430 people to refocus on payments, transport, and food delivery

That’s one awkward picture. Image from Huawei via Weibo and South China Morning Post.

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

Huawei

The Golden Snap feature removes unwanted intruders from photos, but there are limitations.