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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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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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Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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

Hardware

Samsung, LG Display face threat if BOE were to win orders from Apple

China’s display maker BOE could take on South Korean peers in flexible OLED space | KrASIA

China’s display maker BOE could take on South Korean peers in flexible OLED space

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Sun Henan

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

The levels of Vietnamese spoken in hacker forums and on the dark web appears to have risen significantly in recent times.

Vietnam suffers the most Southeast Asia offline cyber attacks Q2 2019 | KrASIA

Vietnam suffers the most Southeast Asia offline cyber attacks Q2 2019

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Tech Collective

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

One of the biggest trends in 2019 is the rise of the ‘copy-from-China’ approach by western firms.

Should we stop calling Didi Chuxing ‘China’s Uber’? | KrASIA

Should we stop calling Didi Chuxing ‘China’s Uber’?

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South China Morning Post

New funds are a life-or-death matter for China's EV makers.

Sequoia-backed Chinese EV maker Leapmotor raises USD 51.2 million to speed mass production | KrASIA

Sequoia-backed Chinese EV maker Leapmotor raises USD 51.2 million to speed mass production

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Song Jingli

Super apps exist for selfish reasons, not for a better user experience.

Super apps: nothing much super about them | KrASIA

Super apps: nothing much super about them

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Contributor

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

E-commerce

In doing so, the retailer is calling in a loan worth more than half a billion dollars.

After buying loss-making Carrefour, Suning.com sells off majority control of its convenience store operation | KrASIA

After buying loss-making Carrefour, Suning.com sells off majority control of its convenience store operation

Europe might be the next key battlefield for battery makers. It only accounts for a minor stake in global production now.

CATL, the world's largest battery maker, significantly upgrades plans for Germany plant | KrASIA

CATL, the world&#8217;s largest battery maker, significantly upgrades plans for Germany plant

The Chinese retailer has been on a buying spree this year.

After being in China for 24 years, Carrefour sells its China business to Suning.com | KrASIA

After being in China for 24 years, Carrefour sells its China business to Suning.com

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

Alibaba

Differing regulations across borders, problems with payments, language issues—these may all be solved for small businesses.

How Alibaba.com is turning SMEs into multinationals (Part 2 of 2) | KrASIA

How Alibaba.com is turning SMEs into multinationals (Part 2 of 2)

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