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36Kr (EN)

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

As open-source models and high costs squeeze the market, leading Chinese AI firms consider dropping pre-trained models for a clearer path to profitability.

Two of China’s "AI tigers" abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth | KrASIA

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Two of China’s &#8220;AI tigers&#8221; abandon pre-trained models to pursue app-driven growth

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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36Kr English

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Efforts with Saudi Arabia, Thailand and more pave way for cheaper transfers.

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial | KrASIA

China explores cross-border uses for digital yuan in new trial

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

GITEX Global 2024 wraps up with over 200,000 participants in Dubai and gears up for its Asia debut in Singapore in 2025.

GITEX Global 2024: AI at the center of global innovation | KrASIA

GITEX Global 2024: AI at the center of global innovation

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KrASIA Writers

KrASIA | Insights Archives

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Fashion

Retail

Chinese consumers are expected to account for 50% of the global luxury market by 2025. Second-hand luxury platforms have also sprung up in China to gain a slice of the market.

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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Song Jingli

Shein and Zaful's ultracheap styles drive sales in US, Europe and Middle East.

China's fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push | KrASIA

China&#8217;s fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

Swiggy

Zomato

Food Delivery

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

Naspers-backed food tech major Swiggy—one of the first Indian food delivery companies that was betting big on cloud kitchen—had to shut and relocate many of its non-profitable cloud kitchens in April.

Cloud kitchens to dominate India’s food-tech industry | KrASIA

Cloud kitchens to dominate India’s food-tech industry

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Monika Ghosh

Edtech

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

Partnered

Out of every 10 students in China, seven are users of Zuoyebang.

Zuoyebang scores USD 1.6 billion to keep expanding | KrASIA

Zuoyebang scores USD 1.6 billion to keep expanding

China sees vaccine boom after crushing the curve — how does China fare in the global vaccine rush?

Periscope Volume 9 | China's Vaccine Industry (Part 1 of 2) | KrASIA

Periscope Volume 9 | China&#8217;s Vaccine Industry (Part 1 of 2)

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KrASIA Periscope

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

A frenzy of SPAC mergers took place in 2020. In the coming year, blank check companies may give Southeast Asian tech companies a route to new investors.

SPAC attack: Southeast Asian unicorns ditch conventional IPOs | KrASIA

SPAC attack: Southeast Asian unicorns ditch conventional IPOs

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AJ Cortese

As Myanmar's education sector learns from the challenges presented by COVID-19, edtech can remove geographic and socioeconomic barriers to quality education.

Edtech startups want to reform education in Myanmar, but systemic challenges hinder mass adoption | KrASIA

Edtech startups want to reform education in Myanmar, but systemic challenges hinder mass adoption

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Stephanie Li

Agriculture

India

BharatAgri works with farmers who grow cash crops in India.

BharatAgri gives farmers tech-driven insights to increase their yield | Startup Stories | KrASIA

BharatAgri gives farmers tech-driven insights to increase their yield | Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

MENA

Some investors believe that the coronavirus pandemic will emerge as one of the driving forces behind a reinvigorated tech ecosystem in Israel. 

Unicorn sightings: 15 Israeli-founded firms join the billion dollar club in 2020 | KrASIA

Unicorn sightings: 15 Israeli-founded firms join the billion dollar club in 2020

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Insights

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China’s Startups

China’s fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push