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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

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

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

Creative

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

Gaming

The Chinese tech giant is reportedly allowing studios to tap its expertise while retaining creative independence.

Tencent harnesses M&A, AI to fast-track video game development

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

JD.com

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

Backed by a robust ecosystem and amid accelerating overseas expansion, JD Property’s valuation case may be due for a reset.

Can JD Property’s overseas push reshape its IPO valuation story?

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

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

Baidu

AI Infrastructure

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

See it as an AI company, not a search engine, Baidu urged investors.

Baidu Q4 results show legacy declines offset by AI growth

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Co-founder Wang Huiwen is back to drive Meituan’s exploration of AI applications.

Meituan co-founder returns to lead company’s AI ambitions

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 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

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

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

Retail

Companies are using star athletes to capture market share amid a fitness boom.

Chinese sportswear brands flood into Southeast Asia in search for growth

Infinity Nikki’s open world fuses fashion and exploration, offering a fresh take on the dress-up game genre.

Infinity Nikki’s beta teases AAA potential in female-focused gaming

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

NetEase Games’ corruption probe targets senior marketing executives amid tightening payment controls.

NetEase Games investigates top marketing execs in corruption probe

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

Entertainment

Blurring the lines between TV, tablet, and smart speaker, “companion machines” hint at the future of digital displays, blending form and function in intriguing ways.

Starting at RMB 4,000, “companion machines” open new revenue streams for TV giants

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

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

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

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Can Apple fend off advances from Chinese brands like Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi?

Chinese smartphone giants unite to challenge Apple’s grip on the high-end market

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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Southeast Asia

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more

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Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Autonomous Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

Li Auto, Xpeng, and Huawei lead a Chinese push to scale up AI compute, aiming to close Tesla’s lead in autonomous driving.

China’s automakers pour billions into AI compute race, chasing Tesla’s lead

Cotti Coffee, founded by Luckin Coffee's original team, is a coffee chain known for its aggressive expansion, affordable pricing, and global ambitions.

Cotti Coffee

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

Coffee

Nowwa follows Cotti in expanding to the Middle East, targeting growth in an untapped market for Chinese coffee brands.