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

Artificial Intelligence

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Deep Tech

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

Entertainment

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

China

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AI is "completely changing" the competition landscape, according to ReelShort's CEO.

Asian streaming services go big on microdramas and AI content

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

It topped global and China rankings in the first quarter, while new products strengthened its category lead during the 618 shopping festival.

RayNeo extends AR glasses lead as smart eyewear demand shifts

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

Huawei's booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2026.

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

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

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

Telecommunications

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

Singapore-based reporter covering tech and business across China and APAC, with a focus on globally relevant stories. Writes under an alias.

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

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Beijing-based question-and-answer platform Zhihu on Friday filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, less than two years after the company closed a USD 434 million Series F round led by Baidu and Kuaishou in August 2019. Details on the IPO have not been disclosed.

Chinese Q&A app Zhihu files for US IPO

Chinese Q&#038;A app Zhihu files for US IPO

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Song Jingli

BeautyCam owner Meitu's investment in crypto: USD 40m

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Meitu (HKEX: 1357), the company behind selfie app BeautyCam, said on Sunday that it purchased ether and bitcoin worth USD 22.1 million and USD 17.9 million, respectively, in the open market last week, making it the first major Chinese tech company to invest in cryptocurrencies.

KEY STAT | Beauty app Meitu becomes first Chinese tech firm to invest in crypto

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Julianna Wu

China Venture Roundup

This is a snippet of China Venture Roundup Volume 24, covering China’s investment activity from February 22 – 26 2021.

A Tencent-backed Canadian coffee chain? | China Venture Roundup Volume 25

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KrASIA Venture Roundup

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

Chinese electric vehicle company Nio and its contract manufacturer JAC will create a joint venture to build intelligent EVs, among other products, according to a letter of intent JAC filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday.

Nio forms JV with automaker JAC in attempt to take production in-house

GSX Techedu's revenue increase in 2020: 237%

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

GSX Techedu (NYSE: GSX), an online tutoring platform, reported a 236.9% year-on-year increase in its 2020 revenues that hit USD 1.1 billion, the Beijing-based company announced on Friday.

KEY STAT | Edtech firm GSX reports revenue increase as expenses widen

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

Events

KrASIA’s fortnightly China market presentation helps you understand the burgeoning logistics market and probes into JD Logistics's impending IPO.

Inside China's USD 45 trillion logistics market | Morning Briefing Ep 3

Inside China&#8217;s USD 45 trillion logistics market | Morning Briefing Ep 3

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KrASIA Morning Briefing and Decoded

Chinese online travel agency Trip.com (Nasdaq: TCOM)  reported RMB 5 billion (USD 761 million) in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020, down 40% year-on-year (YoY), mainly due to the negative impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the company's earnings release on Thursday.

Trip.com's revenue decline slows in Q4, as it expects a strong travel rebound

Trip.com&#8217;s revenue decline slows in Q4, as it expects a strong travel rebound

13,000 new hires for ByteDance's education unit

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

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

Douyin

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

TikTok

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok and Douyin, is hiring thousands of new talents for its education product Dali over the next four months, the company said in one of its WeChat accounts last Friday. The new positions cover teaching, product design, visual design, and community management, among others.

KEY STAT | ByteDance to boost education business with 13,000 new hires

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Hong Kong-based biotechnology company Insilico Medicine is expected to start clinical trials before the end of the year for a drug that was discovered by its AI system.