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14 overseas companies have been picked to receive advisory support for Japan IPOs.

Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings | KrASIA

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Tokyo Stock Exchange seeks Asian unicorns to revive foreign listings

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

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Nikkei Asia

Deep Tech

Robotics

Beatbot is charging a premium for its pool-cleaning robots, and the hefty price tag isn't deterring buyers.

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it | KrASIA

Can a USD 2,199 pool cleaning robot succeed in the US market? Beatbot is betting on it

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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Energy

In the wake of Typhoon Yagi’s impact on southern China’s power grid, attention is turning to the critical role of mobile energy storage solutions.

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum | KrASIA

From disaster relief to household power: EcoFlow’s mobile energy storage gains momentum

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

China Tech

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Meituan's delivery riders enjoy added protections while the platform relaxes its brutally efficient order dispatching and route navigation algorithms.

Meituan improves conditions for delivery riders as Q2 revenue impresses | KrASIA

Meituan improves conditions for delivery riders as Q2 revenue impresses

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AJ Cortese

Li Auto

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

The company delivered a quarterly record of 17,575 vehicles in Q2 despite pressure on its production caused by the global chip shortage.

Li Auto shows resilience as Q2 deliveries power through global chip shortage | KrASIA

Li Auto shows resilience as Q2 deliveries power through global chip shortage

Investment

Foreign investors rethink approach as Beijing cracks down on high tech.

China venture capital deals shrink amid regulatory concerns | KrASIA

China venture capital deals shrink amid regulatory concerns

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Security

Chinese game developer EskyFun leaves 1 million gamers’ data open to exploits. An unsecured server used by EskyFun contains excessive personal information.

Chinese game developer EskyFun leaves 1 million gamers’ data open to exploits, report says | KrASIA

Chinese game developer EskyFun leaves 1 million gamers’ data open to exploits, report says

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Mengyuan Ge

Creative

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

The government says fan culture must be cleaned up and tougher regulations are already on the way causing problems for entertainment companies in China.

iQiyi suspends production of idol competitions as China cracks down on obsessive fan culture | KrASIA

iQiyi suspends production of idol competitions as China cracks down on obsessive fan culture

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Jiaxing Li

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

India Tech

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

E-Commerce

India

By 2025, India is expected to become a USD 100 billion addressable market for D2C brands.

Indian D2C brands thrive as VCs invest half a billion dollars since last year | KrASIA

Indian D2C brands thrive as VCs invest half a billion dollars since last year

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Social Impact

Chinese authorities label ‘996’ work arrangements as illegal. Regulators say excessive work harms “social stability” and widens the wealth gap.

Chinese authorities label ‘996’ work arrangements as illegal | KrASIA

Chinese authorities label ‘996’ work arrangements as illegal

CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

Battery

Chinese company looks to industrialize alternative to lithium-ion cells in 2023.

CATL goes all in on next-gen sodium-ion EV batteries | KrASIA

CATL goes all in on next-gen sodium-ion EV batteries

Xpeng

Xpeng Motors completed an IPO in Hong Kong in July to raise funds for R&D advances and sales expansions with hopes to break into the premium EV sector.