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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

China

Middle East

The agreement advances Aito’s expansion into the Middle East.

Aito partners with Abu Dhabi Motors to enter the UAE

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Game revenue declined quarter-on-quarter following a summer boost, while a higher share of proprietary titles lifted gross margin.

NetEase Q4 growth capped by seasonal lull, but margins improve

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Sudo Lim

CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

Battery

CATL subsidiary Era Electric is emerging as the next key player after Nio.

After batteries, CATL targets next growth phase in swap stations with partners

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

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How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Southeast Asia

Thailand

As interest in cryptocurrencies surges across the region, Thailand is set to start testing a retail digital baht, with the help of German payment giant Giesecke & Devrient. The Bank of Thailand appointed the company to design a central bank digital currency (CBDC) prototype in a project that will cost THB 10 million (USD 320,000), according to a release on May 27.

Thailand ushers in new digital currency era as BoT is set to kick off CBDC tests

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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

License comes after months of pressure against Jack Ma's fintech company. Ant will shift consumer lending operations to the new consumer finance unit and is expected to provide half the new company's total capital of USD 1.25 billion.

Ant Group receives Chinese approval for consumer finance spinoff

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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.

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

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

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

Entertainment

As many Chinese internet giant companies mature, some tech CEOs realize that they are less equipped and less intent on managing everyday operations.

Operations over aspirations: The tech CEO's evolving role in China

Operations over aspirations: The tech CEO&#8217;s evolving role in China

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AJ Cortese

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Indonesia

Regulators are making changes to Indonesia's finance systems to keep up with the times.

In a fast-changing financial landscape, Indonesia ponders creation of a digital rupiah

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Khamila Mulia

Several trial runs for the e-CNY have taken place over the past few months, each providing data about how consumers use the world’s first digital currency.

China runs USD 6 million e-currency experiment in Beijing

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Brady Ng

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

Line Bank is entering Indonesia to offer digital banking services. Line Bank by Hana Bank is built upon a 2018 acquisition—a 20% stake in Bank KEB Hana Indonesia that was acquired by Line subsidiary Line Financial Asia.

Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

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

Payments

India

Paytm, India's most valued startup at USD 16 billion, has become the latest high-profile company looking to go public.

Digital payments firm Paytm eyes a USD 3 billion IPO this year

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Moulishree Srivastava

Pintu founder Jeth Soetoyo previously launched the stablecoin Rupiah Token.

Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu bags funding from Pantera Capital and Coinbase

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DailySocial

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

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

Investment

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Malaysia

Fintech startup Finology won the Seedstars World Competition, earning USD 500,000 in funding.

Malaysian startup wins Seedstars World Competition, a first for the country

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