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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Dreame

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

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

Deep Tech

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

Robotics

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

Transportation

The company’s weeklong Silicon Valley launch highlighted both ambition and risk appetite.

Dreame’s next act stretches from robot vacuums to rocket-boosted cars

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DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

Artificial Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

DeepSeek V4 has clear advantages, but it also shows why no AI model can serve every use case yet.

How do industry professionals in China view DeepSeek V4’s strengths and limits?

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

CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

As the EV race speeds up, can BYD’s battery business close the gap on CATL? Both companies are vying to supply the next generation of EV projects.

As the EV race speeds up, can BYD’s battery business close the gap on CATL?

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AJ Cortese

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

AI medtech startup InferVision raises USD 139 million in Series D for predictive medicine. AI solutions are becoming increasinly commercialized.

AI medtech startup InferVision raises USD 139 million in Series D for predictive medicine

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Amazon

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Amazon Web Services maps out new strategy for China. AWS is already the frontrunner in cloud computing. Its annual revenue could reach USD 54 billion

Amazon Web Services maps out new strategy for China

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Newsletters

The Uptake Daily Digest | China’s "attention factory" branches out.

Daily Digest | China’s ‘attention factory’ branches out

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China Venture Roundup

ByteDance searches for new monetization channels | China Venture Roundup Volume 45. This issue covers investment activity from July 12 to July 18, 2021.

ByteDance searches for new monetization channels | China Venture Roundup Volume 45

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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Contentious EV startup Faraday Future is now a Nasdaq-listed company. Never mind the fact that the company still can’t mass-produce its cars.

Contentious EV startup Faraday Future is now a Nasdaq-listed company

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Brady Ng

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity provider XDR Sec gains new financing from Sequoia Capital. It serves enterprises by integrating solutions with existing IT architecture.

Cybersecurity provider XDR Sec gains new financing from Sequoia Capital China

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lNCE Capital closes USD 600 million fund for early-stage consumer tech. It has previously invested in well-known firms like Nice Tuan, Ponhu, and KK Group.

lNCE Capital closes USD 600 million fund for early-stage consumer tech

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

E-commerce

Group discount dining platform Bangbangqiang raises 7-figure funds. The company uses Pinduoduo’s “social commerce” model in small-scale F&B contexts.