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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

China

This company is building a native multimodal foundation model while exploring new revenue models for physical AI.

Are smart driving companies heading for a “physical AI” reckoning?

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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

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

Hong Kong

AI and tech lead billions of US dollars in capital raised, with totals outpacing Nasdaq and NYSE combined.

Hong Kong's new listing pipeline remains undeterred by Iran war volatility

Hong Kong&#8217;s new listing pipeline remains undeterred by Iran war volatility

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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

Deep Tech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Local chip leaders, led by Eswin, are expanding capacity in a push for self-sufficiency

China targets 70% advanced domestic silicon wafer use by 2026

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

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

Southeast Asia

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

The QR pass system is utilized by essential workers to travel between townships in Yangon during the lockdown, but the portal left the personal data of many Burmese citizens unguarded.

Cyberattacks hobble Myanmar’s COVID-19 QR pass system, expose massive security flaws

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Stephanie Li

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Entertainment

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Think that's high? The rate goes up to 50% for app stores in China, the world's largest Android market.

Google to enforce 30% cut from app developers

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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Wency Chen

The two countries have been tightening collaborations in recent years, including in innovative technologies.

Israel, India to sign deal to collaborate on tech innovation

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NoCamels

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Google claims this policy is only applicable to less than 3% of developers with apps on Google Play.

Indian startups unhappy with Google charging 30% commission for in-app purchases

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

Baidu denied reports that it is spinning off the unit and declined to comment on a potential listing of Xiaodu.

Baidu's voice AI unit Xiaodu raises funds independently, valued at USD 2.9 billion

Baidu&#8217;s voice AI unit Xiaodu raises funds independently, valued at USD 2.9 billion

Livestreaming e-commerce viewers in China, H1 2020: 309 million

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

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

Creative

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Roughly a third of China's internet users watched livestreaming e-commerce in the first six months of 2020.

KEY STAT | Livestreaming e-commerce is the fastest growing internet sector in China

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Julianna Wu

Efforts to secure crucial machinery and parts began early this year.

China's SMIC stockpiles chip equipment to counter US restrictions

China&#8217;s SMIC stockpiles chip equipment to counter US restrictions

Sogou is the latest among several Chinese companies retreating from the US capital markets amid ongoing tensions between the countries and tighter rules and scrutiny from US regulators.

Sogou to delist from NYSE, to become fully-owned subsidiary of Tencent

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Song Jingli

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

The scooter-sharing firm is looking to expand into five more cities within the next 12 months.

E-scooter company Neuron Mobility notches USD 12 million from Australia’s Square Peg, GSR Ventures

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