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

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The startup is building bots that prioritize emotional presence over technical perfection, hoping that’s what wins over families.

Joyin races to rewire homes with emotionally aware robots

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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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How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The Chinese firm hopes its “cold core” architecture will reshape expectations for the 4680 form factor.

Can cylindrical EV batteries make a comeback? Talent New Energy thinks so

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

The Shandong-born chain is expanding beyond its home turf, betting that supply chain depth and value pricing can win over diners nationwide.

Call it China’s Saizeriya: Chaoyixing scales fast food with low costs and margins

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

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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.

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do firms boost efficiency? Assess cloud platforms, consulting solutions, and business intelligence tools powering corporate operations.

Cloud Solutions

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The tech giant’s “unified global cloud network” aims to support Chinese firms in expanding abroad and tapping into advanced tech, particularly AI.

Alibaba Cloud sees itself as global backbone for China’s tech expansion

Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics arm, streamlines supply chains with data-driven solutions, offering efficient e-commerce delivery and cross-border shipping services.

Cainiao

Lazada, an e-commerce marketplace in Southeast Asia, links shoppers to a wide range of products, deals, and cross-border brands.

Lazada

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

Tmall, Alibaba’s B2C platform, hosts premium brands and official stores, offering authenticated products to Chinese consumers seeking quality goods.

Tmall

Steady performance in commerce and strong growth in AI-driven cloud services lifted Alibaba’s profit, though an EPS shortfall tempered investor sentiment.

Cloud and AI gains boost Alibaba’s profit, but EPS misses

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Southeast Asia

Highlighting events from China and the rest of Asia—organized by KrASIA and our partners—bringing regional insights to a global audience.

From learning tools to ad engines, teams prototyped AI applications aimed at solving practical challenges across industries.

AI in action: Inside the innovations from Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore hackathon

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

Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

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

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

Semiconductors

The Chinese internet giants aimed to snap up one million H20 chips before the latest US curbs.

ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent stockpile billions worth of Nvidia chips

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

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Chen Hang returns as CEO of DingTalk following a stint at the startup HHO.

Alibaba brings back DingTalk founder Chen Hang to lead platform’s next chapter

Built for edge devices, Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Omni-7B model brings real-time multimodal intelligence closer to the user.

Alibaba's new open-source AI can think, talk, and run on a phone

Alibaba&#8217;s new open-source AI can think, talk, and run on a phone

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Compete in a two-day hackathon at Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore headquarters, leveraging its AI models and tools. Register by April 3.

AI builders wanted: Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore hackathon is now open for entries

Wei Jing is the senior ecosystem and operations manager at KrASIA, helping to connect the ecosystem in Southeast Asia with other markets.

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Malaysia

Nine of Malaysia’s leading startups showcased their innovative solutions at the event, with fintech firm Paix Tech emerging as the winner.

Paix Tech wins top prize at Alibaba Cloud’s Malaysia demo day

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KrASIA Writers

China steps up in AI as Alibaba Cloud and DeepSeek push forward with competitive large models.