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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

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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

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

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

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

On-demand Services

Hollaback! Jakarta

Indonesia

sexual violence

The measures were announced after a Go-Massage therapist was allegedly raped by a client who booked her service using the platform.

Go-Jek launches initiatives to prevent sexual harassment in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

Mini-programmes could bolster the company's profits.

ByteDance makes mini-programmes easier to use, following Tencent's footstep

ByteDance makes mini-programmes easier to use, following Tencent&#8217;s footstep

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Luna Lin

Will Rock Thailand rock Thailand's startup landscape?

Thailand looks to Japan for assistance to grow its startups

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Zhixin Tan

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

India

The smartphone brand displaced Samsung in the country, but the race is still on.

Xiaomi allocates another $500 million into Indian business

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Lao Bei

E-commerce

FMCG

Yijiupi

Fast-moving consumer goods platform Yijiupi has announced a US$100 million Series D+ round of financing from Warburg Pincus, according to private equity

Meituan and Tencent-backed Chinese consumer goods platform Yijiupi raises $100m series D+

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

Blockchain

blockchain in China

Shenzhen

Shenzhen's metro, taxis, and airport trains are now integrated with an electronic invoicing blockchain built by Tencent and available within the WeChat

Shenzhen's public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

Shenzhen&#8217;s public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

Amazon

cloud services

Google

microsoft

Cloud services are booming across APAC, especially in China.

In APAC's cloud wars, Amazon maintains lead, and Tencent leapfrogs Google

In APAC&#8217;s cloud wars, Amazon maintains lead, and Tencent leapfrogs Google

Apple

wearables

wearables in China

Xiaomi's shipment accounted for 23.2% of the entire smart wearable market in China.

Xiaomi remains No. 1 vendor in China's smart wearable market but Huawei catches up

Xiaomi remains No. 1 vendor in China&#8217;s smart wearable market but Huawei catches up

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Song Jingli

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

Payments

China trends

No sign of slowdown: Chinese consumers made 60.5 billion mobile payment transactions in 2018

News

Go-Jek launches initiatives to prevent sexual harassment in Indonesia

ByteDance makes mini-programmes easier to use, following Tencent’s footstep

Thailand looks to Japan for assistance to grow its startups

Xiaomi allocates another $500 million into Indian business

Meituan and Tencent-backed Chinese consumer goods platform Yijiupi raises $100m series D+

Shenzhen’s public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

In APAC’s cloud wars, Amazon maintains lead, and Tencent leapfrogs Google

Xiaomi remains No. 1 vendor in China’s smart wearable market but Huawei catches up

Chinese mobile payments hit new record with 61% growth in 2018

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