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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

Dreame

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

East Asia

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.

Borrowing from the playbook of autonomous vehicles, Dreame uses LiDAR tech to achieve what traditional garden toolmakers couldn’t.

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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 does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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

Lending

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

Indonesia's financial authority has moved to regulate unlicensed financial advisers to protect novice investors.

Indonesia's "finfluencers" under scrutiny as P2P lending bubble bursts

Indonesia&#8217;s &#8220;finfluencers&#8221; under scrutiny as P2P lending bubble bursts

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Economy

The company is leaning on its R&D investment as innovation across the home appliance market slows.

Strong vacuum sales drive Dreame’s push into a broader smart home lineup

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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A look at Jerusalem Venture Partners' precautions shows us what precautions will be needed in the coming months.

JVP sets standard for safe return to work with 3D-printed face shields, robot assistant

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NoCamels

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Electric Vehicles

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Neolix develops autonomous transportation solutions for a variety of uses, from parcel delivery to mobile vending machines, and expects to break even in 2020.

Meet the company behind China's self-driving vending machines: Inside China's Startups

Meet the company behind China&#8217;s self-driving vending machines: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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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.

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

An Alibaba insider shares the company’s efforts to transform remote working.

Alibaba wants to make remote work the new normal: Will it succeed?

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What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Livestreaming hits new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Livestreaming agencies think their next star is a thief

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Online Education

The internet maternity market valuation is predicted to cross USD 423 billion this year, but insufficient regulation causes concerns.

Anxious new parents fuel boom of Chinese online childcare education industry

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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Aarogya Setu app, available in 11 local languages, became the world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads within two weeks of its launch.

How India is using its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu to prevent COVID-19's spread

How India is using its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu to prevent COVID-19&#8217;s spread

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Chinese dating apps serve a diverse market of 622 million users across a whole spectrum of categories.

The nine most popular Chinese dating apps in 2020 aren't what you would expect [Update]

The nine most popular Chinese dating apps in 2020 aren&#8217;t what you would expect [Update]

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

E-commerce

Darryn Tan and Javad Namazie started Two Of A Kind, which is believed to be the first homegrown brand of contact lenses in the market.

How Singapore's first contact lens subscription startup is growing into a million-dollar biz

How Singapore&#8217;s first contact lens subscription startup is growing into a million-dollar biz

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Vulcan Post

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

Gaming

TechStorm is gearing up to be the largest media network in Asia that focuses on video games and the e-sports scene.

This media startup is dedicated to Asia's e-sports scene 24/7: Startup Stories

This media startup is dedicated to Asia&#8217;s e-sports scene 24/7: Startup Stories

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Insights

JVP sets standard for safe return to work with 3D-printed face shields, robot assistant

Meet the company behind China’s self-driving vending machines: Inside China’s Startups

Alibaba wants to make remote work the new normal: Will it succeed?

Livestreaming agencies think their next star is a thief

Anxious new parents fuel boom of Chinese online childcare education industry

How India is using its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu to prevent COVID-19’s spread

The nine most popular Chinese dating apps in 2020 aren’t what you would expect [Update]

How Singapore’s first contact lens subscription startup is growing into a million-dollar biz

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