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

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Sudo Lim

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

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

eVTOL Aircraft

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

The funding will support the Xpeng subsidiary in scaling production of its modular eVTOL vehicle.

Xpeng-backed Aridge raises funding to advance modular flying car production

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T. K. Lin

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

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

After a viral OpenClaw installation event, Tencent is expanding more aggressively into a suite of AI agent tools.

Tencent gets bolder with agentic AI as OpenClaw sparks hype and competition

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

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

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

Byju's

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

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

Edtech

RedSeer and Omidyar Network predict the edtech user base for the K-12 segment would grow to 110 million by 2022, from 25 million last year.

Indian edtech market to become a USD 3.5 billion opportunity by 2022: Report

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Payments

Mobilexpress claims to be one of the largest online payment platforms in Turkey processing nearly 10 million transactions per month.

Turkey’s Mobilexpress raises USD 2 million Series A for its online payments platform

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MENAbytes

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

The company becomes China's most valuable EV maker.

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China's most valuable electric car company

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China&#8217;s most valuable electric car company

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Gozde Celik

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

COVID-19 has made new car buyers re-consider, while the young-car market has spiked, TiinTiin.id founder Rolf Monteiro says.

Indonesia's used cars marketplace TiinTiin.id secures USD 2.5 million seed round

Indonesia&#8217;s used cars marketplace TiinTiin.id secures USD 2.5 million seed round

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Cindy Silviana

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

Founded in late 2019, BukuWarung offers a mobile app that helps small merchants keep track of all transactions, including credit, expenses, and sales.

Indonesian accounting app BukuWarung notches pre-Series A funding

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Ursula Florene

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

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

Video

Sparkle, initially an internal tool of Bilibili, is now open to content creators, advertisers, multi-channel networks, and brands.

CHINA BRIEF | Bilibili unveils marketing platform for content creators and advertisers

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

SoftBank

Sentiment brightens on buybacks and IPO for insurance startup Lemonade.

SoftBank shares reach highest level since 2000 on recovery hopes

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The novel community Kuaidian has attracted 5 million daily active users since its founding in 2017.

CHINA BRIEF | Kuaidian closes nearly USD 100 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital China

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Song Jingli

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

Ant Group

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

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

Medtech

This plan is still in the "preparation phase" awaiting its first 300,000 members.