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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

Deep Tech

Smartphones

Samsung and LG see their sales share sink as Beijing pushes for supply chain localization.

China's foldable phones herald conquest of OLED screen market | KrASIA

Home

China&#8217;s foldable phones herald conquest of OLED screen market

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

KrASIA

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Nikkei Asia

Climate

Energy

MENA

China’s solar industry shake-up presents an ideal opportunity for Masdar to acquire, partner, and expand its renewable energy initiatives.

Masdar targets Chinese solar assets amid UAE’s renewable energy push | KrASIA

Masdar targets Chinese solar assets amid UAE’s renewable energy push

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Al Shasia

Shein

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

E-Commerce

Fashion

Retail

Europe

Will Shein’s labor, safety, and environmental concerns shake investor confidence ahead of its tentative London Stock Exchange debut?

Shein presses for London IPO, unfazed by rising controversies | KrASIA

Shein presses for London IPO, unfazed by rising controversies

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Baidu

KrASIA | Baidu Archives

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

Ditch the driver: U.S. and China race to make self-driving taxis a reality. As Baidu takes to Beijing streets, Waymo and Cruise fear falling behind.

Ditch the driver: US and China race to make self-driving taxis a reality | KrASIA

Ditch the driver: US and China race to make self-driving taxis a reality

Baidu lays off up to 15% of core technical staff. The search engine and AI giant is the latest tech company to downsize in a chilled business environment.

Baidu lays off up to 15% of core technical staff | KrASIA

Baidu lays off up to 15% of core technical staff

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Julianna Wu

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads. Robotaxi fares may be double that of existing taxi services.

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads | KrASIA

Baidu and Pony.ai gain approval for commercial robotaxis on Beijing’s open roads

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Mengyuan Ge

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.

Baidu reports widening losses in Q3 despite revenue beating estimates. The company is planning a deeper march into AI.

Baidu reports widening losses in Q3 despite revenue beating estimates | KrASIA

Baidu reports widening losses in Q3 despite revenue beating estimates

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Jiaxing Li

Metaverse

Baidu launches Xirang metaverse environment. Meta is far from the only company building virtual playgrounds and workspaces.

Baidu launches Xirang metaverse environment | KrASIA

Baidu launches Xirang metaverse environment

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

Creative

Baidu registers copyright for blockchain entertainment app Du Universe. The app was launched three years ago to host a blockchain entertainment ecosystem.

Baidu registers copyright for blockchain entertainment app Du Universe | KrASIA

Baidu registers copyright for blockchain entertainment app Du Universe

Baidu’s Q2 results meet expectations as robotaxis scale but outlook dims amid COVID-19 resurgence. China’s search giant is scaling its robotaxi operations.

Baidu’s Q2 results meet expectations but outlook dims amid COVID-19 resurgence | KrASIA

Baidu’s Q2 results meet expectations but outlook dims amid COVID-19 resurgence

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AJ Cortese

Baidu Apollo leads in geographical coverage for autonomous vehicles. The company has plans to operate passenger services in 30 cities by 2024.

Baidu Apollo's autonomous vehicles cruise in four cities while regulators constrict data collection for cars | KrASIA

Baidu Apollo&#8217;s autonomous vehicles cruise in four cities while regulators constrict data collection for cars

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Brady Ng

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.

WeRide

Xpeng

Battery

Electric Vehicles

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

With futuristic cockpits and automated driving becoming reality, will manual driving become a thing of the past?

Here’s everything you’ll find in your fully autonomous vehicular future | KrASIA

Here’s everything you’ll find in your fully autonomous vehicular future

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