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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Malaysia

Penang's state chief wants to foster an "ecosystem for innovation" as supply chains shift.

Malaysia's investment "sweet spot," Penang, to open new tech park | KrASIA

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Malaysia&#8217;s investment &#8220;sweet spot,&#8221; Penang, to open new tech park

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

KrASIA

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

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Firefly, Nio’s third automotive brand, is set to unveil its first model at Nio Day on December 21, with a China debut leading its rollout.

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm | KrASIA

Nio’s Firefly prepares for takeoff with a SAIC veteran at its helm

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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36Kr English

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

ByteDance

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Investment

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

Hong Kong

Artificial intelligence

The ByteDance co-founder’s Hong Kong-based firm will target early-stage tech investments, with artificial intelligence expected to be a core focus.

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture | KrASIA

Zhang Yiming enters private equity with AI-focused Cool River Venture

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Opinion

KrASIA | Opinion Archives

There are some important considerations to build a successful channel sales model in Asia.

Building a successful channel sales model in Asia | KrASIA

Building a successful channel sales model in Asia

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Ciaran O’Keeffe

Top-tier AI chip companies are sought after, while mediocre startups will find difficulty in financing

As China's designated national semiconductor champion, SMIC still lags behind the world's leading foundries such as TSMC.

Chinese chipmaker SMIC shares sink following stricter US export controls | KrASIA

Chinese chipmaker SMIC shares sink following stricter US export controls

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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Wency Chen

In 2020, Singapore ranked #1 as the leading technology innovation hub over the next four years outside Silicon Valley/San Francisco

Winning fast-growth markets via Singapore | KrASIA

Winning fast-growth markets via Singapore

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Viktor Kyosev

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

Robotics

Cobots have been gaining popularity as full automation is not always desirable, and they have been transforming industries such as hospitality, medicine and law.

Cobots—are they your new friends at work? | KrASIA

Cobots—are they your new friends at work?

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Shih Han Wong

While fast-growth markets do not yet meet the criteria to be considered 'developed’, these economies will grow larger and have a significant impact on global trade and economics.

The game plan for winning fast-growth markets | KrASIA

The game plan for winning fast-growth markets

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

Hardware

Huawei unit enjoys boost from parent's stockpiling ahead of trade measures.

HiSilicon's rise as major chip supplier threatened by US sanctions | KrASIA

HiSilicon&#8217;s rise as major chip supplier threatened by US sanctions

His sudden and breathtaking change from humility to arrogance towards China is beyond shocking.

Op-ed: Never trust Mark Zuckerberg again | KrASIA

Op-ed: Never trust Mark Zuckerberg again

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Thomas Luo

CATL will use the new funds to build or enlarge its lithium-ion batteries manufacturing plants in the Fujian, Jiangsu, and Sichuan provinces.

CHINA BRIEF | Tesla supplier CATL raises USD 2.8 billion to enlarge production capacity | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tesla supplier CATL raises USD 2.8 billion to enlarge production capacity

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Song Jingli

SMIC is benefiting from the ongoing tech dispute between China and the US.