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

Grab

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

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

Consumer Services

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

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Strong performances across mobility, deliveries, and financial services drove Grab’s better-than-expected first-quarter results.

Grab raises EBITDA outlook as Q1 revenue and user growth beat expectations | KrASIA

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Grab raises EBITDA outlook as Q1 revenue and user growth beat expectations

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Sudo Lim

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

The two companies unveiled processors designed to boost real-time performance, enhance safety, and power more centralized automotive systems.

Axera and Black Sesame roll out chips built for smarter, safer vehicles | KrASIA

Axera and Black Sesame roll out chips built for smarter, safer vehicles

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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

Hardware

Once reliant on the US, Chinese brands are pivoting to new markets to blunt the impact of trade tensions.

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps | KrASIA

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps

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

Gaming

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Creative

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

ByteDance

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

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Faker’s latest championship sparked a surge on Douyin, underscoring the platform’s rapid rise as a hub for esports content.

China’s esports streaming heats up as Douyin draws top IP and talent | KrASIA

China’s esports streaming heats up as Douyin draws top IP and talent

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

Tencent

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Fintech

Game titles like Honor of Kings and Valorant remain key drivers of Tencent’s growth.

Tencent’s operating profit climbs 19%, fueled by gaming and fintech gains | KrASIA

Tencent’s operating profit climbs 19%, fueled by gaming and fintech gains

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

Bilibili has turned profitable, driven by rising user engagement and effective monetization strategies.

Bilibili posts first-ever profit as ad and gaming revenues surge | KrASIA

Bilibili posts first-ever profit as ad and gaming revenues surge

Reliance on vintage characters raises doubts about the sustainability of Japanese companies' leading role.

Japan aims to score from global rise of anime-style gaming | KrASIA

Japan aims to score from global rise of anime-style gaming

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

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Nikkei Asia

Infinity Nikki’s open world fuses fashion and exploration, offering a fresh take on the dress-up game genre.

Infinity Nikki’s beta teases AAA potential in female-focused gaming | KrASIA

Infinity Nikki’s beta teases AAA potential in female-focused gaming

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

NetEase Games’ corruption probe targets senior marketing executives amid tightening payment controls.

NetEase Games investigates top marketing execs in corruption probe | KrASIA

NetEase Games investigates top marketing execs in corruption probe

Over 1,600 business meetings connected more than 400 key players in the gaming industry, fostering partnerships and business opportunities.

IGDX Business 2024 boosts growth of Indonesia's game industry and global partnerships | KrASIA

IGDX Business 2024 boosts growth of Indonesia&#8217;s game industry and global partnerships

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Sara Mandagie

The lawsuit hasn’t slowed Pocketpair’s push into Japan, with the studio’s bold strategy inspiring similar titles like Auroria and Miraibo Go along the way.

Palworld expands to Japan on PS5 despite legal battle with Nintendo, Pokemon | KrASIA

Palworld expands to Japan on PS5 despite legal battle with Nintendo, Pokemon

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KrASIA Writers

Otome games are thriving, but can developers navigate the fine line between fan devotion and the chaos of a growing, passion-driven market?