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

Artificial Intelligence

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

China

Real-world data remains essential, but it may not be enough to support deployment at scale.

Robotics companies like MagicLab turn to synthetic data in the embodied intelligence race

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

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The credit agency aims to assess the risk of different currency-pegged crypto offerings.

Moody's readies stablecoin ratings as Asian market takes shape

Moody&#8217;s readies stablecoin ratings as Asian market takes shape

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Chinese investment in the US is unlikely to rebound significantly despite a potential bilateral push.

Chinese firms suspend US expansion as business climate worsens

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

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Kuaishou's blockbuster Hong Kong debut showed the huge investor appetite in the short video market.

ByteDance's Douyin eyes New York listing: Report

ByteDance&#8217;s Douyin eyes New York listing: Report

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

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

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

Retail

JD.com is taking its third subsidiary public.JD.com Inc plans to list its shipping business in Hong Kong, raising potentially billions of dollars to capitalize on China’s post-Covid e-commerce boom.

JD.com plans to list shipping unit to ride e-commerce boom

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

BigBasket delivers groceries online, supplying fresh produce, household essentials, and personal care items to Indian customers.

BigBasket

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

The acquisition will give a full exit to Alibaba and private equity firm Abraaj Group.

Indian conglomerate Tata Group buys e-grocer BigBasket for USD 1.2 billion: Report

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Creative

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Indonesian government threatens ban on popular Clubhouse app

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Ursula Florene

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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

The additional registration fee will be lowered to zero from January 2022.

Singapore sets aside USD 22 million for EV-related initiatives, raises petrol duty

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Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

If the talks go through, it would be one of the largest consolidation deals in the Indian edtech space.

Byju's looks to gobble smaller rival Toppr for USD 150 million

Byju&#8217;s looks to gobble smaller rival Toppr for USD 150 million

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

In January, six Israeli startups closed mega rounds, each pulling in more than USD 100 million in one go and bumping up their valuations.

Israeli companies raised record USD 1.44 billion in January, report says

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NoCamels

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Myanmar

The bill requires all online service providers to store personal information of users locally, granting free access to the government on request.

Myanmar’s cybersecurity bill will take us back to the stone age, expert warns

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KrASIA Writers

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

With this round, KreditBee's parent company Finnov has cut down the shareholding of its existing Chinese backers from 40% to 10%.

News

ByteDance’s Douyin eyes New York listing: Report

JD.com plans to list shipping unit to ride e-commerce boom

Indian conglomerate Tata Group buys e-grocer BigBasket for USD 1.2 billion: Report

Indonesian government threatens ban on popular Clubhouse app

Singapore sets aside USD 22 million for EV-related initiatives, raises petrol duty

Byju’s looks to gobble smaller rival Toppr for USD 150 million

Israeli companies raised record USD 1.44 billion in January, report says

Myanmar’s cybersecurity bill will take us back to the stone age, expert warns

Indian lending startup KreditBee bags USD 75 million from PremjiInvest, Mirae Asset Venture

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