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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

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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

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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

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JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

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

E-Commerce

Retail

Tencent slashes its stake in JD.com by distributing most of its holdings to shareholders as dividends.

Tencent reduces its stake in JD.com by distributing most of its holdings to shareholders as dividends | KrASIA

Tencent reduces its stake in JD.com by distributing most of its holdings to shareholders as dividends

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Mengyuan Ge

Japan, Korea, and the West

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

Japan

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars. Authorities eye rural areas, plan to submit bill to Diet session next spring.

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars | KrASIA

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars

GoTo

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Traveloka

Investment

Indonesia

The Indonesia Stock Exchange to relax regulations and entice tech companies for IPOs. Companies like GoTo are reportedly planning to go public in Jakarta.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange relaxes regulations to entice tech companies for IPOs | KrASIA

The Indonesia Stock Exchange relaxes regulations to entice tech companies for IPOs

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Khamila Mulia

Aleph Partners. Photo courtesy of Aleph Partners via NoCamels.

MENA

Israeli venture capital firm Aleph raises USD 300 million for 4th fund. Aleph is a VC focused on partnering with Israeli early-stage startups.

Israeli venture capital firm Aleph raises USD 300 million for 4th fund | KrASIA

Israeli venture capital firm Aleph raises USD 300 million for 4th fund

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Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Semiconductors

China's Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn. Chinese assembler is making aggressive bid to expand in Apple supply chain.

China's Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn | KrASIA

China&#8217;s Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn

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

Food Tech

Israel's Future Meat raises USD 347 million in largest funding ever for a clean meat firm. Firm plans to build a US production facility next year.

Israel's Future Meat raises USD 347 million in largest funding ever for a clean meat firm | KrASIA

Israel&#8217;s Future Meat raises USD 347 million in largest funding ever for a clean meat firm

Taobao

Live Streaming

After USD 210 million mega fine for China’s livestream queen Viya, Taobao bears brunt in crackdown on internet celebrities.

After mega fine for China’s livestream queen, Taobao bears brunt in crackdown on internet celebrities | KrASIA

After mega fine for China’s livestream queen, Taobao bears brunt in crackdown on internet celebrities

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

Alibaba

Chinese companies vanish from world's top 10 by market cap. Tencent and Alibaba bleed value under pressure from both Beijing and Washington.

Chinese companies vanish from world's top 10 by market cap | KrASIA

Chinese companies vanish from world&#8217;s top 10 by market cap

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Israeli tech exits soar 520% in 2021, reach record USD 82.4 billion. Israel saw 72 local companies going public in 2021.

News

Tencent reduces its stake in JD.com by distributing most of its holdings to shareholders as dividends

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars

The Indonesia Stock Exchange relaxes regulations to entice tech companies for IPOs

Israeli venture capital firm Aleph raises USD 300 million for 4th fund

China’s Luxshare builds iPhone mega-plant to challenge Foxconn

Israel’s Future Meat raises USD 347 million in largest funding ever for a clean meat firm

After mega fine for China’s livestream queen, Taobao bears brunt in crackdown on internet celebrities

Chinese companies vanish from world’s top 10 by market cap

Israeli tech exits soar 520% in 2021, reach record USD 82.4 billion

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