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Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

Shopee

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

Southeast Asia

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

Fintech

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

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

Payments

China

The underlying economics of Shopee, Monee, and Garena may be behind the selloff.

Sea fails to impress investors despite strong Q4 results

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T. K. Lin

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

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

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

Telecommunications

The company aims to address U6GHz’s propagation challenges and unlock a new class of mobile networking performance.

Huawei unveils U6GHz portfolio at MWC Barcelona 2026

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

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

Investment

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Hong Kong

The territory's stock market has become a source of overseas M&A funding for mainland miners.

China eyes Hong Kong as gold trading hub in bid for market dominance

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Nikkei Asia

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

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The Beijing-based search engine operator has seen a slide in its market value since the start of this year.

Baidu urges staff to be frugal, criticizes first-class travel, five-star hotel stays and excessive tissue use

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SCMP

The round was joined by VentureTECH, Gobi Partners, 500 Startups, and Axiata Digital Innovation Fund.

Malaysia-headquartered drone tech Aerodyne raises USD 30 million in Series B led by InterVest/Kejora

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Zhixin Tan

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

The top player in China's online literature business steps up to win overseas readers.

Chinese Star Wars fans stay tuned: China Literature to release e-books under tie-up with Disney

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

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

Hardware

The startup offers technologies that enhance security and convenience for residents in gated premises.

Indian security startup MyGate bags USD 56 million from Tencent, Tiger Global, others

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Tech in Asia

Shanghai-based Xiaopangxiong, an e-commerce platform hosting home decoration materials, raises USD 18.3 million in Series B

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Song Jingli

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

The target is to maintain 10 million daily active users by the year's end.

Qutoutiao's free novel platform Midu raises USD 100 million in Series B amid suspension

Qutoutiao&#8217;s free novel platform Midu raises USD 100 million in Series B amid suspension

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

Venture Capital

India’s Startup Investment Climate blows hot and cold due to complex factors.

Indian VC investments gravitating towards late stage rounds: Venture Intelligence Report

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Priya Pradeep

This will accelerate Insignia's focus on early-stage technology in Southeast Asia.

Singapore's Insignia Ventures Partners closes second fund with USD 200 million

Singapore&#8217;s Insignia Ventures Partners closes second fund with USD 200 million

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Thu Huong Le

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Shuttl claims daily ridership of 100,000 rides across six Indian metros.