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

Deep Tech

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

Robotics

Beijing is prioritizing the sector as a major growth engine.

Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots? | KrASIA

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Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots?

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

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

Consumer Services

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

With trade tensions rising, companies are turning to offshore structures to stay nimble—and stay in business.

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups | KrASIA

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

A crop of Chinese handbag brands are skipping the logos and rewriting the luxury playbook, hoping design and storytelling can go where status once ruled.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them? | KrASIA

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles | KrASIA Archives

Mobility

Transportation

This huge fleet will help solve logistics challenges in hot and dry climates.

Middle Eastern e-commerce company Noon buys 5,000 self-driving vans from Chinese startup Neolix to deliver grocery | KrASIA

Middle Eastern e-commerce company Noon buys 5,000 self-driving vans from Chinese startup Neolix to deliver grocery

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Song Jingli

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

Telecommunications

Currently, most autonomous cars tested on the road in the US and China still require the presence of a safety driver

Remote control technology could be the key to moving autonomous driving forward, WeRide CEO says | KrASIA

Remote control technology could be the key to moving autonomous driving forward, WeRide CEO says

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

Artificial Intelligence

Baidu's robotaxi fleet starts to pick up real passengers in Central China's streets | KrASIA

Baidu&#8217;s robotaxi fleet starts to pick up real passengers in Central China&#8217;s streets

City of Wuhan also picks two other operators for network using Huawei 5G.

Baidu wins China's first commercial license for self-driving buses | KrASIA

Baidu wins China&#8217;s first commercial license for self-driving buses

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

Chinese automaker SAIC Motor is the main backer.

Chinese autonomous driving sensor developer CalmCar raises USD 14 million | KrASIA

Chinese autonomous driving sensor developer CalmCar raises USD 14 million

The startup is the world's first autonomous trucking unicorn with a global clientele.

Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple raises USD 215 million in Series D | KrASIA

Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple raises USD 215 million in Series D

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

Didi

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Wei Junqing, a veteran from Aptive, will be the CTO of Didi’s new self-driving spinoff.

Didi to become the latest to pilot real world self-driving test in China | KrASIA

Didi to become the latest to pilot real world self-driving test in China

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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Self-driving startup AutoX raises USD 100 million from investors including Alibaba | KrASIA

Self-driving startup AutoX raises USD 100 million from investors including Alibaba

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

ByteDance

The list aims to showcase the performance of top local startups and appeal to the country’s best talent.