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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

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

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Carro and Dat Bike raise funding, Terra Oleo debuts with seed round, six new China deals, and more

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

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

East Asia

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

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

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

Used in everything from humanoid robots to pool cleaners, RobStride’s modules are becoming the unseen foundation of China’s embodied intelligence wave.

RobStride builds the joints that keep China’s robots moving, and a thriving industry around them

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

With Chinese exports booming, Botree is turning to localized partnerships to capture overseas recycling demand.

As Europe tightens recycling rules, China’s Botree finds foothold with service-led model

Embodied Intelligence

After its showcase at the World Humanoid Robot Games, Unix AI has been fielding calls from customers eager to adopt its Wanda robots.

Hotels may be the first stop for humanoid robots, says Unix AI founder

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.

Creative

Zhihu founder Zhou Yuan credits the string of profits to a long-term bet on trust as the platform’s foundation.

After three profitable quarters, Zhihu says its trust-first model is paying off

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

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

Huawei has taken a different approach to VLA, betting it offers a sturdier path to autonomous driving.

“Nothing is free”: Huawei’s Richard Jin on assisted driving and the path to Level 4 autonomy

The robotic Apex Hand comes unusually close to matching its human counterpart.

Swipe, type, take a pulse: Dexcel’s Apex Hand mimics human dexterity to the fingertips

After inking an USD 8.4 billion deal with BMS, the founder says Biokin’s next chapter is about efficiency, innovation, and going global.

The “richest man on the STAR Market” wants more than wealth: Biokin’s chairman sets sights on MNC status

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

CEO William Li says the EV maker is emerging from a crisis deeper than in 2019, but now has the maturity to weather it.

Features

After years of “sleep,” Bloomage faces biotech’s hard realities with a bet on science

RobStride builds the joints that keep China’s robots moving, and a thriving industry around them

As Europe tightens recycling rules, China’s Botree finds foothold with service-led model

Hotels may be the first stop for humanoid robots, says Unix AI founder

After three profitable quarters, Zhihu says its trust-first model is paying off

“Nothing is free”: Huawei’s Richard Jin on assisted driving and the path to Level 4 autonomy

Swipe, type, take a pulse: Dexcel’s Apex Hand mimics human dexterity to the fingertips

The “richest man on the STAR Market” wants more than wealth: Biokin’s chairman sets sights on MNC status

After hard lessons, Nio’s latest quarter puts it on track to first profit

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