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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

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

East Asia

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

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

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

The Chinese startup has filed for a listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market.

Unitree targets IPO after revenue quadruples on robotics demand

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T. K. Lin

WeRide refines autonomous vehicle software, deploying AI-driven solutions that improve road safety, efficiency, and future-ready mobility.

WeRide

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous 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

Lower costs and higher utilization are improving unit economics, but not enough to bring the company out of the red.

WeRide revenue surges on robotaxi growth, but losses remain high

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

Artificial Intelligence

The open-source tool promises hands-free automation, but users may find it costly, complex, and less practical than expected.

What is OpenClaw? 8 things to know as the AI agent draws hype, confusion, and caution

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

Logistics

The B2B logistics startup wants to partner with a million kirana stores across India.

Prosus Ventures backs Indian logistics startup ElasticRun

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Priya Pradeep

Established in 2002, the NOC program today has expanded to include other technology hubs including Shanghai, Beijing, Stockholm, and Israel.

This top Asian university helped groom some of Singapore’s biggest startup founders

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SCMP

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

Automotive Aftermarket

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

Venture Capital

The e-commerce penetration rate in the auto maintenance market was only 5% in 2018.

Chinese auto parts e-commerce platform Casstime raises USD 80 million in Series C1, led by Sequoia and Source Code

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Song Jingli

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

JD.com

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

Fintech

Is its business as perfect as it describes?

JD Digits-backed Meili Auto files for US IPO

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

Apple

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

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

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

Telecommunications

The company expects to sell 240 million smartphones in 2019.

Huawei shipment grows 66% in third quarter despite slowing home market: report

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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Peak transmission rates of 5G networks in 24 provincial regions are the fastest worldwide.

China starts to commercialize 5G in 50 cities, offering 5G data packages as low as USD 18 per month

These companies will address global climate change by using different technologies.

French energy giant Schneider Electric commits USD 11.8 million to build four Singapore companies

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Zhixin Tan

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

Food Delivery

Indian online food ordering market is set to reach USD 17.02 billion by 2023.

Indian food startups lap-up double investment compared to last year

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

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

On-demand Services

It is estimated that by 2020, India will have over 650 million internet users, more than the combined population of the G7 countries.

Tencent makes its first bet in India's video-streaming segment

Tencent makes its first bet in India&#8217;s video-streaming segment

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

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