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The brand is betting that home life’s next frontier lies just beyond the back door.

From sofas to prefab spaces, Outer wants to shape the future of backyard living

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E-commerce

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

On-demand Services

With cheap phones and scripted content, they gamed the platform’s algorithm to dominate product search and sales.

These middle-aged men know Xiaohongshu better than anyone, and they’re all in Zhengzhou

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

Agent Universe’s latest venture ditches the leaderboard model in favor of community, credibility, and signal over noise in an era of information overload.

Could Watcha be “China’s Product Hunt” for AI products?

AI Now! is a global AI community of Chinese developers, professionals, and founders.

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

Telecommunications

The USD 2,700 Mate Xs lacks Google support as US-China tensions linger.

Huawei challenges Samsung with latest foldable smartphone

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Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Huawei’s AppGallery has more than 390 million active users worldwide, compared with two billion for Google Play.

Google warns of security risks in sideloading its apps on Huawei’s smartphones

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

Oppo

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

China's smartphone makers are betting on large-scale adoption of 5G for a rebound.

Chinese cellphone shipments slump nearly 40% in January

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Hotpot and hiking with Huawei chairman Guo Ping. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Towson.

As the company's fifth employee in the 1980s, Guo has seen Huawei go from tiny venture to international juggernaut.

Hotpot and hiking with Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping (Part 1 of 2)

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By January 2019, the company got 30 5G contracts.

CHINA BRIEF | Huawei wins 91 commercial 5G contracts, triple over previous year

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Huawei’s developer's event last year attracted more than 5,000 people globally.

Huawei postpones developer conference amid coronavirus, in setback as it seeks to build app ecosystem

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Apple

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

East Asia

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

Oppo might join Apple, Samsung, and Huawei as the only smartphone makers with their own system on a chip technology.

Exclusive | Oppo reveals plans to develop proprietary mobile chipset

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Huawei has already established exploratory teams and contacted factories nationwide.

Huawei to enter display market in second quarter of 2020

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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Other companies, such as Vivo, ZTE, Amazon, and Sony, have confirmed their withdrawal.