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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

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

Didi

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

East Asia

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

Profits from its domestic mobility operations are funding international expansion and autonomous driving investment.

Didi’s core business remains strong as global expansion pressures earnings

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T. K. Lin

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

Logistics

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Southeast Asia

Thailand

Vietnam

Petrochemical, tech, and shipping companies are all grappling with the Strait of Hormuz blockage.

Asian executives flag rising supply chain risks from Iran war

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Nikkei Asia

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

AI Infrastructure

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

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Venture Capital

A Chinese charging infrastructure company led the latest investment.

Huawei veterans raise funding for startup powering AI data centers

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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Noon Academy's founders. Courtesy of Noon Academy via MENAbytes.

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

Edtech

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

The company currently employs about 120 people spread across its offices in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, and Pakistan.

Saudi education tech firm Noon Academy raises USD 13 million led by STV to accelerate its global expansion

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MENAbytes

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

Hardware

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

Telecommunications

The clarification from Shenzhen-based ZTE came at a time when China is doubling down on efforts to build up its chipmaking capability.

Chinese telecoms giant ZTE clarifies that it only designs chips, does not make them, after share price spikes

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South China Morning Post

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Food Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

The Chinese capital has reported 236 new cases of coronavirus since June 11.

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand platforms to test staff amid Beijing's second wave of COVID-19

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand platforms to test staff amid Beijing&#8217;s second wave of COVID-19

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

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

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

Fintech

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

Payments

Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era.

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic

Nippon Sheet Glass readies lightweight device priced below competing exam kits.

Food poisoning kit transforms into 10-minute coronavirus test

People wearing masks on a subway in Shanghai. Source: Shutterstock.

A study singled out more than 125,000 malicious sites globally out of more than 600,000 domains that have been tracked and analyzed.

COVID-19 scams have become more targeted, sophisticated as pandemic rages on, report says

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

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

Rasyid co-founded Bukalapak in 2011 and developed it into a unicorn and one of the biggest online marketplaces in Indonesia.

Bukalapak co-founder Fajrin Rasyid steps down, will serve as director at state telco

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Cindy Silviana

Coffee Box will shut down almost all of its brick-and-mortar stores and focus on online channels.

After shutting its own stores, Coffee Box teams up with Sinopec to serve coffee in gas stations

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Song Jingli

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Mr Tharman said the government and its partners have been working to equalize opportunities for Singaporeans by investing in early childhood education and schools.

All secondary students in Singapore to get a laptop or tablet for learning by 2021

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