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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

China

The luxury NEV maker has now been profitable for two consecutive years, signaling more stable footing in a competitive market.

Seres delivers strong 2025 results, eyes path to become China’s answer to Mercedes-Benz and BMW

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Hong Kong

The Canban owner is seeking a listing after reporting strong retail sales in China.

Xiaokuo files for Hong Kong IPO as it expands beyond oral care

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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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.

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

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

Qwen’s new ride-hailing feature highlights how difficult it is to build AI that can execute reliably in the real world.

Why ride-hailing is harder for AI than generating text or images

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

Baidu

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

WM Motor now operates in a crowded sector packed with recognizable names like Baidu, Xiaomi, and Didi.

EV maker WM Motor pulls out of Star Market IPO, report says

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Suning's estimated net profit, Q1, 2021: usd 69-84 billion

Suning, a retail and e-commerce provider, sells electronics, home appliances, and everyday goods through online and offline channels.

Suning

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

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

The retail cloud business is growing rapidly, adding 3,201 new stores last year and achieving profitability. Chinese retailer Suning, which runs both online and brick and mortar shops, expects to earn a profit between RMB 450 million and 550 million (USD 68.6 million to 83.9 million) in the first quarter of this year, after a loss of USD 83.9 million in the same quarter in 2020, according to company filings on Thursday.

KEY STAT | Retailer Suning expects to turn a profit in Q1

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China Venture Roundup

China Venture Roundup Volume 30 covers China’s investment activity from April 5 -11, 2021.

Beyond Meat makes a move on China | China Venture Roundup Volume 31

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KrASIA Venture Roundup

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

Tencent outspent its Chinese peers on strategic investments last year, now with over 1,200 portfolios under its wings.

Inside Tencent's USD 17 billion foreign investment gamble

Inside Tencent&#8217;s USD 17 billion foreign investment gamble

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

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

Entertainment

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

Gaming

Southeast Asia

The company launched its first game through Douyin just 2 years ago and is aiming to expand its reach in the market.

ByteDance acquires C4-Games, challenging Tencent overseas

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

Live Streaming

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Chinese internet companies were ordered to correct malpractices and pledge in written statements that they will operate legally.

After fining Alibaba, China turns scrutiny to 33 more big tech companies

ByteDance to file IPO with a valuation of USD 400 billion

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

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

Kuaishou

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Short Video

The company's subsidiaries may seek their own listings in New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. With a valuation of nearly USD 400 billion, app factory ByteDance—known chiefly as the company behind TikTok, Douyin, and Toutiao—has submitted a letter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange indicating the company is seeking underwriters for a listing in Hong Kong, local news media China Securities reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source.

KEY STAT | ByteDance initiates process for mammoth listing in Hong Kong

Jia Yueting, founder of formerly highflying technology conglomerate LeEco Holdings, has been fined USD 36.81 million by Chinese regulators over false and inadequate financial disclosures in the 2010 IPO of its video streaming unit in Shenzhen and other fundraisings.The fine comes as Faraday Future, a California-based electric vehicle maker that was backed by Jia and LeEco, is in the midst of a USD 1 billion deal to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Property Solutions Acquisition Corp.

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud

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700 people working for DJI's car-related business unit

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

DJI is set to release a new auto-related product during the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition next week, local news media Yicai reported on Tuesday. In the launch poster, a silhouette of an automobile appears below the brand name DJI Chezai, which can roughly be translated as "DJI vehicle-mounted," keeping the mystery alive.