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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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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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China high tech board

Transsion

Shenzhen-headquartered smartphone vendor Transsion Holdings has completed its pre-listing tutoring with Citic Securities, which takes it one step closer

Africa's top phone vendor Transsion to list on China's new high-tech board

Africa&#8217;s top phone vendor Transsion to list on China&#8217;s new high-tech board

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Song Jingli

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

Artificial Intelligence

Face++

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Megvii

Beijing-based face-recognition startup Megvii Technology Limited is reportedly headed for an IPO in Hong Kong. The firm plans to submit its prospectus to

Chinese AI unicorn Megvii plans Hong Kong IPO to raise $11.6b

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

Ride-hailing

Gojek

Philippines

Can Go-Jek ever enter the Philippine market?

Go-Jek still not getting green light to enter the Philippines

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Zhixin Tan

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

Fintech

e-wallets

Singtel

Via Alliance

YouTrip

Singtel takes another step forward in the mobile payments sector.

Cross-border e-wallet alliance Via links Singapore to new partner in Japan

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Robin Moh

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

A local market regulator in China has recently ordered Guangzhou-based social commerce portal Peanut Diary to pay RMB 74.5 million (about US$11 million)

Chinese social commerce app Peanut Diary fined for alleged pyramid scheme

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Luna Lin

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

chatbots

Tired of endless unsolicited sales calls?

Alibaba AI Labs to introduce AI cold call terminator

EV in China

Evergrande

Evergrande will try to become the largest and the most competitive new energy car company worldwide.

Realtor Evergrande Group to roll out first EV in June

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

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Gaming

The buyout may buoy the profits of the world's most valuable startup.

After releasing its own game, ByteDance acquires a full-fledged game publisher

Bukalapak

data breach

Indonesia

Gnosticplayer strikes again. The latest batch includes user account information from two Indonesian sites

Hacker sells 26 million user records on the dark web, including 13 million from Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak

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