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

China

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

East Asia

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

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

Consumer Economy

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Steady price hikes have moved Xiaomi from budget disruptor to high-end challenger, with its latest release positioned squarely against the iPhone 17.

Xiaomi closes the gap with Apple as 17 series enters same price band

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Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

The five-seat electric SUV is generating demand in showrooms, winning buyers who might otherwise choose Tesla’s Model Y or Xiaomi’s YU7.

Li Auto’s i6 draws younger buyers, shaking up China’s electric SUV market

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

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

Deep Tech

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

The rollout enables real-time satellite communications for 20 million users, while signaling a bigger step in China’s space ambitions.

China’s answer to Starlink? Geespace completes first satellite constellation

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

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

Payments

Airwallex's story started from a coffee shop in Melbourne. Eight years later, it's a global cross-border payments platform on the cusp of bringing Chinese companies onto the global stage.

Airwallex attains license to facilitate international expansion for Chinese companies

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

How do digital assets gain value? Investigate NFT marketplaces, creator economies, and verification methods strengthening digital ownership.

NFTs

In theory, account abstraction offers benefits like social recovery, role-based access control, batch transactions, and more. But how feasible is its implementation?

Is account abstraction the key to mass crypto adoption?

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The ASEAN-wide arrangement would ease reliance on the US dollar.

Vietnam, Philippines, and Brunei to join cross-border QR payment scheme

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

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

Ant Group

Announcements

The program integrates the Alipay merchant network with overseas mobile wallets, enabling seamless payments within mainland China.

Ant Group unveils A+China program, bridging Alipay+ with mobile wallets across Asia

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

Lending

The company offers BNPL services using a proprietary scoring algorithm to ensure customers can responsibly access funds to purchase essential goods.

Salmon is serving the financial needs of Filipinos amidst a changing economy

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The issuers must meet criteria on value stability, minimum capital, and others.

Singapore to label regulated stablecoins in transparency push

Japan

The fintech company attempts to keep an edge by legally shielding the technology it develops.

PayPay payment app files more patents than Japan's big 3 banks combined

PayPay payment app files more patents than Japan&#8217;s big 3 banks combined

Ethereum doesn't have the most active users anymore, so how has it retained its number one standing among L1 blockchains?

Can any Layer-1 blockchain overtake Ethereum?

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

Creative

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

Cybersecurity

What unlocks decentralized innovation? Explore blockchain-based platforms, data ownership models, and tools shaping the next internet era.

Web3

Southeast Asian startups are harnessing cutting-edge technological capabilities to revolutionize digital crime detection and prevention.

Digital detectives: Southeast Asian startups tackling Web3 crimes

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