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Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Japan, Korea, and the West

Deep Tech

Smartphones

Mate 70 users will get an early look at HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s new Android-free operating system.

Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS | KrASIA

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Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

Battery

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

CATL targets heavy-duty transport with its new Tianxing batteries, boasting breakthroughs in range, charging speed, and durability.

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles | KrASIA

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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36Kr English

Creative

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Offline gaming on the Switch will remain unaffected, though Nintendo’s focus seems to be shifting toward its next-generation console.

Nintendo to end online services for Chinese Switch users by 2026 | KrASIA

Nintendo to end online services for Chinese Switch users by 2026

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology.

KrASIA | Alibaba Archives

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

One step forward to commercialize SenseTime's tech in real-world applications.

China's AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan's MOL to prevent ship collisions | KrASIA

China&#8217;s AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan&#8217;s MOL to prevent ship collisions

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The Chinese internet giant claims it has gained USD 2.5 billion from strategic divestments since its IPO.

Five companies Alibaba invested in and exited, hailing them as financial success | KrASIA

Five companies Alibaba invested in and exited, hailing them as financial success

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Agriculture blockchain is one of the 40 blockchain technologies Ant Financial has developed.

Alibaba uses blockchain to sell pears while Tencent applies it on diamonds | KrASIA

Alibaba uses blockchain to sell pears while Tencent applies it on diamonds

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

The platform has 20 million daily active users now.

Alibaba's Idle Fish lures second-hand luxury product sellers with an assured sale | KrASIA

Alibaba&#8217;s Idle Fish lures second-hand luxury product sellers with an assured sale

It has already been ungrading the country's pig-raising industry with its AI capability.

Alibaba's AI beekeeping system to improve honey production by 20% | KrASIA

Alibaba&#8217;s AI beekeeping system to improve honey production by 20%

Tencent will launch a diamond-themed WeChat mini program supported by Everledger's blockchain technology.

Tencent eyes diamond e-commerce after leading UK-based blockchain firm Everledger’s USD 20 million Series A | KrASIA

Tencent eyes diamond e-commerce after leading UK-based blockchain firm Everledger’s USD 20 million Series A

It's the first chip of its kind developed by an internet company.

Alibaba launches its first AI chip, the Hanguang 800 | KrASIA

Alibaba launches its first AI chip, the Hanguang 800

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

WeWork is an American company that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in New York City.

WeWork

Real Ruwo is now available to only a small group of people.

Alibaba unveils new app for college students, picking up social dream shattered by WeChat | KrASIA

Alibaba unveils new app for college students, picking up social dream shattered by WeChat

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

This figure includes users from its international e-wallet partners.

Alibaba

China’s AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan’s MOL to prevent ship collisions

Five companies Alibaba invested in and exited, hailing them as financial success

Alibaba uses blockchain to sell pears while Tencent applies it on diamonds

Alibaba’s Idle Fish lures second-hand luxury product sellers with an assured sale

Alibaba’s AI beekeeping system to improve honey production by 20%