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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

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

Food Tech

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foodtech

Alchemy Foodtech harnesses technology to make sure that you can have your cake and eat it too.

Ricing to the occasion: Alchemy Foodtech is remaking your carbs | KrASIA

Ricing to the occasion: Alchemy Foodtech is remaking your carbs

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Lin Lingyi

Health Tech

A chatbot should closely resemble a human in conversations. When good healthcare is the goal, empathy is a key trait.

Healthtech companies race to develop 'empathetic' chatbots | KrASIA

Healthtech companies race to develop &#8217;empathetic&#8217; chatbots

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Ursula Florene

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

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

India Tech

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Retail

Global tech-giant scrutiny casts shadow on Ambani's growth tactics in India.

Reliance copies Facebook's playbook, including antitrust fears | KrASIA

Reliance copies Facebook&#8217;s playbook, including antitrust fears

Part 2 of our Top 10 Predictions for China's capital markets in 2021 covers prediction 6 - 10 for the year ahead.

Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China's capital markets in 2021 (part 2 of 2) | KrASIA

Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China&#8217;s capital markets in 2021 (part 2 of 2)

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KrASIA Periscope

Investment

Helicap wants to fill a USD 500 billion credit gap that prevents SMEs from taking their operations to the next level.

More than a lender, Helicap crunches credit data: Startup Stories | KrASIA

More than a lender, Helicap crunches credit data: Startup Stories

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

India

Apart from evaluating deals remotely, a number of other factors would shape up investors' community in the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem in 2021.

Key factors that will define India's investor ecosystem in 2021 | KrASIA Year In Review | KrASIA

Key factors that will define India&#8217;s investor ecosystem in 2021 | KrASIA Year In Review

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Indonesia now has a legal digital currency exchange for crypto traders.

With Singapore as a reference, Indonesia holds promise for cryptocurrencies | KrASIA

With Singapore as a reference, Indonesia holds promise for cryptocurrencies

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Khamila Mulia

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

Alibaba

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

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

E-Commerce

Alibaba and its affiliate Ant Group are now in the crosshairs of China's antitrust initiative targeting tech giants. But media are reading the trustbusting, faithfully, wrong.

What (almost) every media misread about the Alibaba antitrust probe | KrASIA

What (almost) every media misread about the Alibaba antitrust probe

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Kevin Xu

Agriculture

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the demand of organically grown produce.

Hydroponics startups are slowly growing on Indian consumers | KrASIA

Hydroponics startups are slowly growing on Indian consumers

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Insights

Ricing to the occasion: Alchemy Foodtech is remaking your carbs

Healthtech companies race to develop ’empathetic’ chatbots

Reliance copies Facebook’s playbook, including antitrust fears

Periscope Volume 8 | Top 10 Predictions for China’s capital markets in 2021 (part 2 of 2)

More than a lender, Helicap crunches credit data: Startup Stories

Key factors that will define India’s investor ecosystem in 2021 | KrASIA Year In Review

With Singapore as a reference, Indonesia holds promise for cryptocurrencies

What (almost) every media misread about the Alibaba antitrust probe

Hydroponics startups are slowly growing on Indian consumers

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