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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

WeWork offers flexible coworking spaces worldwide, nurturing entrepreneurial communities and modern work environments.

WeWork

USD 100 billion investment vehicle turns net negative after WeWork and other woes.

SoftBank Vision Fund's gains wiped out with USD 16.7 billion loss

SoftBank Vision Fund&#8217;s gains wiped out with USD 16.7 billion loss

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

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

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Videos

Short-video apps have garnered over 821 million monthly active users as of June 2019.

Video | These are Chinese netizens' favorite short-video apps in 2020

Video | These are Chinese netizens&#8217; favorite short-video apps in 2020

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James Chan

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

Huawei

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Huawei's Ren Zhengfei and Tencent's Pony Ma took the second and third positions, respectively.

Alibaba's Jack Ma tops Fortune China's list of influential business leaders in 2020

Alibaba&#8217;s Jack Ma tops Fortune China&#8217;s list of influential business leaders in 2020

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Song Jingli

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

The new app goes head-to-head with Tencent-backed edtech startup Yuanfudao.

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Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

The Shenzhen-based internet giant has paid USD 262.6 million to take control of game livestreaming platform Huya.

Tencent bolsters lead in China’s video game livestreaming market, fending off rivals ByteDance, Alibaba

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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Douyin wants its users to connect to others via video calls.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance's Douyin tests new real-time video chat function

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance&#8217;s Douyin tests new real-time video chat function

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Video games and new TV episodes were also put on hold.

China's internet goes black and white on day of mourning for pandemic victims

China&#8217;s internet goes black and white on day of mourning for pandemic victims

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

Narwal Robotics unveiled its first autonomous robot cleaner, the Narwal T10, last year.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance co-leads USD 14 million investment in robot cleaner startup Narwal Robotics

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Sun Henan

Livestreamer uses Taobao to sell rocket launch service for USD 5.6 million.

ByteDance

SoftBank Vision Fund’s gains wiped out with USD 16.7 billion loss

Video | These are Chinese netizens’ favorite short-video apps in 2020

Alibaba’s Jack Ma tops Fortune China’s list of influential business leaders in 2020

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance releases AI-based English learning app for kids under eight

Tencent bolsters lead in China’s video game livestreaming market, fending off rivals ByteDance, Alibaba

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance’s Douyin tests new real-time video chat function

China’s internet goes black and white on day of mourning for pandemic victims

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance co-leads USD 14 million investment in robot cleaner startup Narwal Robotics

Your next Taobao shopping cart item: a USD 5.6 million rocket launch service

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