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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

China

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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

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

Transportation

Japan

The Chinese automaker is eyeing growth overseas from minicars amid struggles at home.

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Nikkei Asia

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

A USD 285 million charge weighed on earnings as Lenovo repositions for AI-driven growth.

Lenovo profit slips in latest quarter as restructuring offsets gains

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Sudo Lim

Hong Kong

Trust and prudence are central to Distinct Healthcare’s path to the public market.

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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

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

Southeast Asia

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

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

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

Venture Capital

Equator Pure Nature's products are derived from a pineapple fermentation process rather than petrochemicals.

This Thai natural household cleaning products firm eyes fivefold sales increase in China

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Song Jingli

Gobi Partners invests in early-stage startups across Asia, supporting founders in e-commerce, media, and SaaS industries.

Gobi Partners

Leaving the company you built is hard, but there are new opportunities to be discovered.

Gobi Partners' Shannon Kalayanamitr on reinventing herself after exiting Orami

Gobi Partners&#8217; Shannon Kalayanamitr on reinventing herself after exiting Orami

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Ursula Florene

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

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

Google

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

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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

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

Entertainment

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

Fintech

So far, the group's business has not been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

Shopee parent company Sea Group widens net losses to USD 1.46 billion in the year 2019

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Thu Huong Le

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

Gaming

Based in Vancouver, Phoenix Labs is the company and studio behind the game Dauntless.

Singaporean gaming company Garena acquires North American games studio Phoenix Labs

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Can the region continue to entice investors for years to come?

Gobi Partners Chairman Thomas Tsao on Southeast Asia's innovation and the next big wave

Gobi Partners Chairman Thomas Tsao on Southeast Asia&#8217;s innovation and the next big wave

SuperAtom has a presence in Indonesia through P2P lending platform UangMe.

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Go-Viet has to compete with the likes of GrabFood and Now.vn in Vietnam.

Go-Viet claims it's a leader in Vietnam's online food delivery market

Go-Viet claims it&#8217;s a leader in Vietnam&#8217;s online food delivery market

With e-commerce taking off, taxation inevitably becomes a matter of interest.

Taxing Southeast Asia's e-commerce sector

Taxing Southeast Asia&#8217;s e-commerce sector

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Southeast Asia

This Thai natural household cleaning products firm eyes fivefold sales increase in China

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