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KrASIA Writers

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

Foundation and Large Models

China

It’s price and performance, not geography, that now dictates AI adoption.

Coding tools Cursor and Windsurf found using Chinese AI in latest releases

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 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

Philippines

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

BYD, Vinfast are among those that benefit from ties with local groups.

Philippine conglomerates offer inroads for China, Vietnam EV brands

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

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

News | KrASIA

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

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

Food Delivery

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

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Cindy Silviana

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.

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

Hardware

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

Huawei P40 anti-photobombing feature highlighted in Father’s Day ad

Ahmed Wadi, founder of MoneyFellows. Courtesy of MoneyFellows via MENAbytes.

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

The company digitized money circles, which offer are a convenient, conventional way for people to save money in Arab countries.

Egypt’s MoneyFellows raises USD 4 million Series A to expand its digital money circles platform to Africa

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MENAbytes

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

Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics arm, streamlines supply chains with data-driven solutions, offering efficient e-commerce delivery and cross-border shipping services.

Cainiao

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East 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

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

Logistics

The company's app, Cainiao Guoguo, has over 200 million users.

Alibaba's logistics unit Cainiao to expand overseas reach and speed up delivery times

Alibaba&#8217;s logistics unit Cainiao to expand overseas reach and speed up delivery times

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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Wency Chen

In its five year journey, Milkbasket has raised a total of USD 38 million from an array of investors.

Grocery delivery startup Milkbasket raises USD 5.5 million from Inflection Point Ventures

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Tencent and NetEase together account for 60% of the total gaming market revenue in China, according to a report by intelligence firm Analyses.

Tencent lands another mobile game hit as Brawl Stars rakes in USD 17.5 million in first week

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South China Morning Post

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

JD.com

Opinion

This deal comes as Tuniu is being hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com sells its shares in online travel agency Tuniu

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Song Jingli

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

Apple

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

Entertainment

Last year, China contributed USD 246 billion to Apple's App Store sales.