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

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

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

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Haagen-Dazs must reinvent itself in China or weigh an exit as it contends with fierce competition, narrow margins, and cautious consumer spending.

Once a luxury indulgence, Haagen-Dazs faces an identity crisis in China

Recalls, probes, and product launches mark a volatile phase for China’s electronics firms.

China Recap | Device makers juggle innovation amid scrutiny

Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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

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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

A new policy mandating full market integration is reshaping China’s new energy industries, favoring those ready to compete.

Who stands to gain from China’s renewable energy pricing reforms?

Middle East

From setup costs to visas and tax policies, this guide covers key aspects of doing business in the UAE.

Expanding to the UAE? Here are 5 things businesses need to know

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

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

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

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

East Asia

Once notorious for relentless overtime, Chinese firms are now enforcing policies to curb late-night work. But is this a real shift, or just a cost-cutting move?

“996” no more? DJI and Midea are making employees leave work on time

Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

A cheaper Model Y is coming to China, but can it compete with local EV makers on more than just price?

Facing a tough test in China, Tesla’s next move is a budget Model Y

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Creative

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

Gaming

From generating assets to building entire virtual worlds, AI is set to accelerate and reshape game development.

AI-powered tools like Tripo could make game development faster, smarter, and more creative

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.

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

On-demand Services

Merchants are eager, service providers are scrambling, and competitors are watching. Will JD.com’s food delivery bet pay off?

JD.com steps into food delivery, but Meituan isn’t flinching—yet

SMIC is a Chinese semiconductor foundry fabricating chips that power smartphones, data centers, and emerging IoT applications.

SMIC

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

Semiconductors

The nation's rapid expansion in older semiconductors is driving down prices.

Global tech industry braces for "China shock" in mature chips

Global tech industry braces for &#8220;China shock&#8221; in mature chips

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Touted as China’s next breakthrough after DeepSeek, is Manus truly an AI game changer?

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone's debating

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone&#8217;s debating

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Old-school views kept doors closed while the world marked International Women's Day.