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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

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

Alibaba

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

Tencent

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

The ascent of e-commerce behemoths in China tells us consumers don’t care whether the platforms they use are backed by foreign capital.

Chinese capital and know-how are boons for e-commerce in Southeast Asia | KrASIA

Chinese capital and know-how are boons for e-commerce in Southeast Asia

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Luna Lin

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

Entertainment

Visual Stories

More than 80% of the movie tickets were purchased online, while online streaming platforms and bullet chats form the new movie-watching experience in China.

From audience to users: China's new "movie-going" trends shaped by internet | KrASIA

From audience to users: China&#8217;s new &#8220;movie-going&#8221; trends shaped by internet

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Julianna Wu

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

The number of Chinese users paying for knowledge will hit 387 million this year.

How Bilibili, Kuaishou, Douyin are fostering Chinese youngsters' education | KrASIA

How Bilibili, Kuaishou, Douyin are fostering Chinese youngsters&#8217; education

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

India doesn’t have large tech acquirers to keep buying startups; IPO is the only certain path to a sustainable venture capital market.

Why are Indian companies shying away from going public? | KrASIA

Why are Indian companies shying away from going public?

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Blume Ventures

A move in line with Alibaba's Double H strategy.

Alibaba's affiliates invest USD 1 billion in China's major physical examination platform Meinian Healthcare | KrASIA

Alibaba&#8217;s affiliates invest USD 1 billion in China&#8217;s major physical examination platform Meinian Healthcare

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Song Jingli

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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

Payments

On average, a Hongkonger uses a digital wallet two or three times a week, but only one-third in city are classified as heavy users at four to six times a week.

Hong Kong needs a mindset change for digital payments to become more accepted, experts say | KrASIA

Hong Kong needs a mindset change for digital payments to become more accepted, experts say

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SCMP

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

On-demand Services

Luckin is taking a page from the likes of Starbucks to sell coffee mugs as an extra revenue source.

Other than coffee, Luckin now wants to sell merchandised cups in China | KrASIA

Other than coffee, Luckin now wants to sell merchandised cups in China

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

Logistics

Its revenue was up by 17.7% year-on-year.

China's largest private courier SF Holding sees H1 net profits rise by 40.4% | KrASIA

China&#8217;s largest private courier SF Holding sees H1 net profits rise by 40.4%

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

Hardware

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Digitalization is seeping into Chinese homes in the form of smart lamps, fridges and ACs.

China's traditional home appliance makers turn 'smart' | KrASIA

China&#8217;s traditional home appliance makers turn &#8216;smart&#8217;

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Opinion

Chinese capital and know-how are boons for e-commerce in Southeast Asia

From audience to users: China’s new “movie-going” trends shaped by internet

How Bilibili, Kuaishou, Douyin are fostering Chinese youngsters’ education

Why are Indian companies shying away from going public?

Alibaba’s affiliates invest USD 1 billion in China’s major physical examination platform Meinian Healthcare

Hong Kong needs a mindset change for digital payments to become more accepted, experts say

Other than coffee, Luckin now wants to sell merchandised cups in China

China’s largest private courier SF Holding sees H1 net profits rise by 40.4%

China’s traditional home appliance makers turn ‘smart’

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