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Agibot

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

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

Robotics

Attention is turning to intelligence, a robotics area constrained by data bottlenecks and other limitations.

After mass production, Agibot shifts focus to architecture and ecosystem

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

Photo shows visitors examining the Nio ET9 at the Beijing Auto Show on April 26.

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

Foreign brands are tapping China’s low-cost manufacturing and in-car technology for exports.

From VW to Nissan, automakers bet on "in China, for global" strategies

From VW to Nissan, automakers bet on &#8220;in China, for global&#8221; strategies

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

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

Investment

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

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

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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Southeast Asia

Bringing you the latest updates on funding and investment activity across the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Cube and PvX Partners raise Series A funding; Singapore’s MPA backs six firms; eight China investments; and more

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Sudo Lim

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

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

BigBasket delivers groceries online, supplying fresh produce, household essentials, and personal care items to Indian customers.

BigBasket

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

SoftBank

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Over 35% of the e-grocer’s total sales are from early-stage consumer brands.

Indian online grocer BigBasket to pick up equity in young consumer brands

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Priya Pradeep

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

Price-cutting and apps-download links will be banned from the platform.

WeChat's upcoming tightened links policy may harm Pinduoduo and other platforms

WeChat&#8217;s upcoming tightened links policy may harm Pinduoduo and other platforms

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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.

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

More than 200,000 brands will be taking part in the shopping extravaganza and over 1 million new products will be on sale.

Alibaba sets sight on attracting 500 million global customers to shop online on 2019 Singles’ Day this November 11

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The license would allow Moov to operate in public areas for two years.

Singapore bike-sharing firm Moov gets license to operate 10,000 bikes

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Tech in Asia

Delishop.Asia will utilize the funds to improve its web portal, develop its mobile apps and broaden its delivery fleet.

Cambodia's OBOR Capital invests in online supermarket platform Delishop.Asia (update)

Cambodia&#8217;s OBOR Capital invests in online supermarket platform Delishop.Asia (update)

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Khamila Mulia

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

Fintech

The largest fundraising in the digital corporate cost management sector during the year.

China’s online cost management platform Ekuaibao bags USD 50 million in Series C, C+

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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The company says it has sufficient cash and assets to protect its rights.

51 Credit Card under police investigation for violent loan collection practices, denies data theft

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

On-demand Services

The new function offers online doctor consultation, medicine deliveries, and health-related content.

Grab steps into Indonesia's healthcare market with its latest feature 'Grab Health'

Grab steps into Indonesia&#8217;s healthcare market with its latest feature &#8216;Grab Health&#8217;

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

Ant Group

Innovation and capital are flooding forth on either side of the Pacific Ocean.

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Indian online grocer BigBasket to pick up equity in young consumer brands

WeChat’s upcoming tightened links policy may harm Pinduoduo and other platforms

Alibaba sets sight on attracting 500 million global customers to shop online on 2019 Singles’ Day this November 11

Singapore bike-sharing firm Moov gets license to operate 10,000 bikes

Cambodia’s OBOR Capital invests in online supermarket platform Delishop.Asia (update)

China’s online cost management platform Ekuaibao bags USD 50 million in Series C, C+

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Grab steps into Indonesia’s healthcare market with its latest feature ‘Grab Health’

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