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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Its new search interface is part chatbot, part creative tool, and part concierge, but whether users will embrace it at scale remains an open question.

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

Biotechnology

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-listed firm is advancing its pipeline using an mRNA system it says can compete with the industry’s best.

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

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T. K. Lin

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

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

Latin America

BYD is leading a wave of early EV exports into Brazil ahead of July tax hikes, but long-term success will likely hinge on more.

Chinese automakers rush to beat Brazil’s EV tariffs, but the real race is just starting

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

Alibaba | KrASIA

Voices

May the love for our home and country, the dream of becoming a 'xia' and the stillness to face any challenges ahead, be in Alibaba's blood for decades. And may this be your legacy for 102 years.

Jack Ma pays tribute to his idol, who inspired him to start Alibaba

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DeFang Tang

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

Q&amp;A

November 11 is often the most important day for e-commerce companies like Lazada.

Lazada Singapore CEO Alexis Lanternier on 11/11 deals and working with Alibaba

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Elaine Huang

Entrepreneurs must be clear about the role of money

Voices | Jack Ma: With big money comes great responsibility

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Amazon in Indonesia

cloud computing

data centres in Indonesia

Amazon plans to invest a total of US$1 billion in Indonesia over the span of the next 10 years. This was conveyed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo last

Amazon to spend $1b in Indonesia for its cloud business

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Nadine Freischlad

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

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

Venture Capital

Visual Stories

A hound believes in his own judgment, even when everyone is in doubt.

The Hound: Investors behind Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance

Jack Ma said that within the next 10-15 years, the pain of traditional manufacturing will be beyond imagination. He said, "If enterprises cannot transform

Voices | Jack Ma: Manufacturing sector will be facing tremendous difficulties in a decade

Delivery

Ele.me

Wang Lei

Ele.me garners support and prepares for an escalating battle with the soon-to-be-listed Meituan.

Ele.me CEO: Competition with Meituan contributes to faster growth in food delivery

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Robin Moh

Its average user opens the app 2-3 times a day!

Alibaba-backed apparel-sharing company YCloset brings sharing economy to a new level

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

Astra

lending

WeLab

Wolaidai

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund-backed WeLab and Astra are launching an online lending platform in Indonesia.