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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

After going viral in China, Botare’s hanging tissue pack is making waves abroad—with TikTok as its launchpad.

How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global | KrASIA

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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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

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East 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

Starting at RMB 119,800 (USD 16,800), Nio’s compact EV will launch in China before making its way to Europe and other markets.

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push | KrASIA

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

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Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

China’s biggest smartphone brand has been making deals with partners ranging from India’s Indus OS to Russia’s Yandex.

Huawei tries to make up for Google’s absence by courting local app makers | KrASIA

Huawei tries to make up for Google’s absence by courting local app makers

Visual Stories

The phone maker and 5G facility provider is testing its own search engine to replace Google Mobile Services on its gadgets.

KEY STAT | Huawei app store reaches 400 million monthly active users worldwide | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Huawei app store reaches 400 million monthly active users worldwide

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Julianna Wu

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

The Huawei Search app offers "features such as instant searches, quick views widgets and newsfeeds."

CHINA BRIEF | Huawei is testing its own search app in latest move to go without Google services | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Huawei is testing its own search app in latest move to go without Google services

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Song Jingli

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

Hardware

Once up and running, the facility will produce EUR 1 billion worth of products annually and directly create 500 jobs.

Huawei’s European factory will improve supply chain efficiency, ease security concerns, says analyst | KrASIA

Huawei’s European factory will improve supply chain efficiency, ease security concerns, says analyst

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Intel Chip. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash

US chipmaker teams up with Ericsson to grab 40% market share.

Intel debuts 5G base station chips as alternative to Huawei | KrASIA

Intel debuts 5G base station chips as alternative to Huawei

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The USD 2,700 Mate Xs lacks Google support as US-China tensions linger.

Huawei challenges Samsung with latest foldable smartphone | KrASIA

Huawei challenges Samsung with latest foldable smartphone

Huawei’s AppGallery has more than 390 million active users worldwide, compared with two billion for Google Play.

Google warns of security risks in sideloading its apps on Huawei’s smartphones | KrASIA

Google warns of security risks in sideloading its apps on Huawei’s smartphones

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

China's smartphone makers are betting on large-scale adoption of 5G for a rebound.

Chinese cellphone shipments slump nearly 40% in January | KrASIA

Chinese cellphone shipments slump nearly 40% in January

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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Hotpot and hiking with Huawei chairman Guo Ping. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Towson.

As the company's fifth employee in the 1980s, Guo has seen Huawei go from tiny venture to international juggernaut.

Hotpot and hiking with Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping (Part 1 of 2) | KrASIA

Hotpot and hiking with Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping (Part 1 of 2)

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