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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

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.

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A new wave of short drama actors has risen from anonymity to mainstream fame, challenging the hierarchy of China’s entertainment industry.

How short dramas are turning everyday actors into China’s newest idols

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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.

What began as a mobile playmate for cats and dogs has grown into a global line of companion robots.

Inside Enabot’s quest to build companion robots first for pets, then for people

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Agibot

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

Embodied Intelligence

Agibot, Galbot, UBTech, and Dobot are leading the charge, with all-purpose models expected to lag behind.

China's humanoid robot makers ramp up production despite tech hurdles

China&#8217;s humanoid robot makers ramp up production despite tech hurdles

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How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

Natural synergies facilitate the transition from household appliances to photovoltaics, but long-term opportunities may be hindered by grid constraints and low entry barriers.

Chinese home appliance makers find new horizons in the household photovoltaic market

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.

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

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

Batteries

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

Beijing forms a national alliance in an all-out effort to revolutionize the EV market.

CATL, BYD, others unite in China for solid-state battery breakthrough

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

'1 kilometer-per-second' stations cater to the demands of increasingly advanced battery technology.

Huawei rolls out ultrafast EV chargers in China, taking on Tesla

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Live Streaming

The latest research indicates that delivery riders operate within a more equitable income environment, while significant gaps exist in the livestreaming industry.

Comparative analysis between livestream hosts and delivery riders reveal disparities in China’s gig economy

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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.

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

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Alibaba Cloud's upcoming hackathon in Singapore will reward participants who can create innovative AI applications.

Alibaba Cloud to spur AI innovation with upcoming Singapore hackathon in March

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ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese semiconductor company, specializes in DRAM production, supporting demand for memory chips.

CXMT

AI Infrastructure

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

Artificial Intelligence

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

The move is intended to cut dependence on foreign suppliers SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron.

China's CXMT aims to build country's first advanced memory chips for AI

China&#8217;s CXMT aims to build country&#8217;s first advanced memory chips for AI

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

Transportation

ASEAN

The Tesla rival eyes a doubling of outlets in Singapore and the Philippines after entering Indonesia.

Chinese EV leader BYD makes aggressive push in ASEAN

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

CATL has arrived early to the carbon asset management market, but it is expected to forge a formidable presence by leveraging existing resources and expertise.

CATL establishes carbon asset management company: What signals does this move send?

Tesla

It is anticipated to be among the pioneering electric vehicle models to feature Nio’s NT3 platform.