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Japan

Producers struggle to crank out content for a hungry overseas market.

Bandai, Kadokawa snatch up anime studios in scramble for talent | KrASIA

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Bandai, Kadokawa snatch up anime studios in scramble for talent

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Electric Vehicles

Mobility

The US EV industry is running into roadblocks, and a mix of political resistance and outdated strategies could be the root cause.

Why the US struggles with EVs, and it may be their own doing | KrASIA

Why the US struggles with EVs, and it may be their own doing

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Banu, a rising Chinese hotpot chain, thrives on its founder’s “three-flip rule,” the secret to its profitability.

This hotpot mogul’s business is booming, and he isn’t following Haidilao’s playbook | KrASIA

This hotpot mogul’s business is booming, and he isn’t following Haidilao’s playbook

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Food Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Grab tightens ASEAN food delivery grip despite slowing growth. Singapore-based superapp provider ousts Malaysia, Vietnam rivals from top spots.

Grab tightens ASEAN food delivery grip despite slowing growth | KrASIA

Grab tightens ASEAN food delivery grip despite slowing growth

China trounces US in AI research output and quality. Tencent, Alibaba and Huawei among the top 10 companies.

China trounces US in AI research output and quality | KrASIA

China trounces US in AI research output and quality

Cryptocurrencies

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

U.S. exchange plans new sweeping cutbacks as effects of FTX bankruptcy spread.

Coinbase weighs Japan exit amid crypto headwinds | KrASIA

Coinbase weighs Japan exit amid crypto headwinds

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Analysts say founder's imprint on the company may linger despite new structure.

What awaits Ant Group now that Jack Ma has relinquished control? | KrASIA

What awaits Ant Group now that Jack Ma has relinquished control?

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Tencent ramps up bet on short video platform in ByteDance challenge. Chinese tech giant leans on Channels to boost slowing growth in other divisions.

Tencent ramps up bet on short video platform in ByteDance challenge | KrASIA

Tencent ramps up bet on short video platform in ByteDance challenge

krasia ai artificial intelligence machine learning

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Updated security strategy calls for stronger response to disinformation campaigns.

Japan taps AI to defend against fake news in latest frontier of war | KrASIA

Japan taps AI to defend against fake news in latest frontier of war

Grab adds pay feature from Vietnam tech unicorn VNG. ZaloPay used for rides, delivery in deal linking country's most popular apps.

Grab adds pay feature from Vietnam tech unicorn VNG | KrASIA

Grab adds pay feature from Vietnam tech unicorn VNG

Investment

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

Regulators approve funding proposal, paving way for parent to resuscitate IPO plan.

Ant Group readies USD 1.5 billion capital boost for consumer lending unit | KrASIA

Ant Group readies USD 1.5 billion capital boost for consumer lending unit

Chip glut to last most of 2023 while automotive crunch persists. Inventory of memory, other semiconductors have swelled amid tech slump.