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

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 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

Discounts of up to 34% add to pressure that could squeeze out weaker players.

BYD price bombshell raises specter of wider China EV consolidation

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

Deep Tech

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

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

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

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

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China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

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

Education

Internet traffic giants venture into online education sector for business expansion

Deals | China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

Deals | China&#8217;s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

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China’s most valuable independent startup Toutiao was courted by Alibaba amid growing Tencent-Toutiao feud

The company was on a shopping spree last year, acquiring Musical.ly, News Republic and Flipgram.

China’s Toutiao to Further Beef up Global Presence in 2018

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Surviving on Regulatory Shocks: Vloggers Seeking New Ways to Maintain Profits

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Rises and falls of on-live platforms, as well as the fan economy behind Chinese vloggers.

Chauncey Jung works with a unicorn Internet firm based out of Beijing. His professional experience pays him off an insider perspective over China’s internet industry. Completed his bachelor and master education in Canada, Chauncey is obsessed with trending technologies and economic developments across Asia. He can be reached at chaunceyzhang@foxmail.com.

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China’s video streaming scene is dominated by three major platforms namely Alibaba-acquired Youku, Tencent’s Tencent Video and Baidu-backed iQiyi.

Toutiao Reportedly to Produce Drama and Variety Show, Adding Youku and iQiyi to Competitors List

Faceu is China’s #3 beauty camera app by market penetration rate.

Deals | Toutiao Acquired AR-Based Selfie App Faceu to Keep Diversifying

Through the licensing deal, Toutiao is to introduce BuzzFeed content to its hundreds of millions of users.

Toutiao Strikes Licensing Deal with BuzzFeed, Paving Its Way for Global Expansion

Emerging technologies, powered by big data, algorithms, and AI, are increasingly taking over human editors and reshaping the media industry in a way unseen before. In this article, we tell stories happened in the new era of media we all live in.

Collapse or Reborn? The Media Industry in the Age of AI (Part 4)

Plus, Bitcoin started the year by tumbling. Salarium teamed up with Unionbank of the Philippines to develop the blockchain wallet.

Kr-Asia Daily: Jinri Toutiao Shut Down Social News Channel

Believe it or not, the thing in your pocket has just turned into a “dancing machine”. To deliver a better dancing experience, Douyin incorporates the “body keypoints detection” technology developed by Toutiao AI Lab.