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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

Dreame

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

East Asia

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

Dreame’s playbook carries echoes of Xiaomi’s rise.

Making sense of Dreame’s rocket-boosted car and automotive ambitions

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

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

Hardware

Sonnoc is betting that triple-color laser technology, led by its Xiaolong series, can help it gain ground.

Triple-color laser opens a new window for Sonnoc’s projector ambitions

From left to right: Genping Liu, Dennis Sze, Lemuel Low, Edmund Tan, and Chan Yip Pang. Sze, Low, and Tan are co-founders of ReN3, while Liu and Chan serve as general partner and executive director of investments, respectively, at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

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

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Thailand

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

Deals in brief: Vertex Ventures backs ReN3 and Formas.ai; Featherless and SiamDL raise Series A funding; latest 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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Didi

Ride-hailing

UCAR

The company said that this acquisition will enhance its ability to control the upstream of automobile industry.

Chinese ride-hailer Ucar acquires automaker at $610m

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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

Fliggy

Travel

"Window shopping" may soon be an antiquated term.

Fliggy, the online travel platform owned by Alibaba, launches its own shopping portal

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Lao Bei

Foxconn

Foxconn Ventures offloads stake in Alibaba in open market sale

FastGo

Vietnam

Vietnamese ride-hailing company FastGo coasts into Singapore

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Robin Moh

Little Red Book

Chinese e-commerce platform Little Red Book upgrades its brand partner platform

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

Fintech

UP Fintech Holding Limited, which is known as Tiger Brokers in Asia, saw its share price rise by 36.5% to US$10.92 on Wednesday, its first trading day on the Nasdaq, after raising US$104 million during the company's initial public offering.

Chinese online broker UP Fintech surges in Nasdaq debut

Meitu

selfie apps

Best known for its selfie-apps, the firm struggles with the high costs of its smartphone and e-commerce businesses

Struggling Meitu lays off 30% of its employees

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Luna Lin

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

Logistics

Indonesia

Kargo Technologies

Uber

Yodi Aditya who had founded Kargo.co.id, a local startup with a similar concept in 2016, is the new firm's CTO.

Founded by Uber alumni and backed by Travis Kalanick, Kargo launches to tackle logistics in Indonesia

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Zhixin Tan

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

Telecommunications

Samsung

Smartphones

Samsung Electronics executive DJ Koh told shareholders Wednesday that its new Galaxy flagship smartphones are selling well in China, which he believes