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

Hardware

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Malaysia

With tech giants investing billions, Johor is emerging as a data center hub—but resource challenges could threaten its transformation.

Will a data center boom make Johor the “Shenzhen of Southeast Asia?” | KrASIA

Will a data center boom make Johor the “Shenzhen of Southeast Asia?”

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

Energy

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

With 90% market share of key supply chains, China's dominance is hard to shake.

Solar powerhouse: China holds the key to Asia's green energy goals | KrASIA

Solar powerhouse: China holds the key to Asia&#8217;s green energy goals

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

Gaming

Gaming merchandise saw strong sales during Singles’ Day, reflecting the economic clout of female gamers and the rise of IP-driven commerce.

Singles’ Day highlights gaming IP boom as female players lead the charge | KrASIA

Singles’ Day highlights gaming IP boom as female players lead the charge

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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

Deep divides between hardware builders and software developers reveal a fragmented robotics field, even as integration emerges as key to future success.

Robotics startups face pecking order struggles as hardware and AI camps clash | KrASIA

Robotics startups face pecking order struggles as hardware and AI camps clash

Cotti Coffee, founded by Luckin Coffee's original team, is a coffee chain known for its aggressive expansion, affordable pricing, and global ambitions.

Cotti Coffee

Coffee

Speaking at the 36Kr WISE2024 summit, Cotti’s chief strategist detailed how pricing and supply chain efficiency are driving the brand’s rapid expansion.

Cotti Coffee maps out plan to make coffee a daily staple in China | KrASIA

Cotti Coffee maps out plan to make coffee a daily staple in China

Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, 01.AI specializes in AI solutions, delivering tools for enterprise automation, predictive analytics, and smart decision-making.

01.AI

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

East Asia

The AI veteran discusses the industry’s evolution, highlighting opportunities in cost-efficient models and the race to turn innovation into impact.

Kai-Fu Lee on AI’s next frontier: From scaling law to application-first strategies | KrASIA

Kai-Fu Lee on AI’s next frontier: From scaling law to application-first strategies

Pony.ai develops self-driving technologies for cars and trucks, collaborating with automakers to bring safer, fully autonomous mobility to public roads and fleet services worldwide.

Pony.ai

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

Autonomous Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

Once China’s most valuable autonomous driving startup, Pony.ai’s trajectory from sky-high valuations to post-IPO scrutiny underscores the shifting tides of tech investment.

Pony.ai’s IPO: A reflection on tech dreams and harsh market realities | KrASIA

Pony.ai’s IPO: A reflection on tech dreams and harsh market realities

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

Xiaomi

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

By embracing CarPlay and enhancing its HyperOS system, Xiaomi aims to attract Apple users and strengthen its position in the EV market.

Xiaomi's EV strategy drives forward with Apple integration in focus | KrASIA

Xiaomi&#8217;s EV strategy drives forward with Apple integration in focus

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

Huawei

Huawei and JAC are banking on the Maextro S800’s blend of tradition and innovation to justify its lofty price tag.