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

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Risky derivatives offer overseas traders a way to tap the hottest IPOs.

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

As robots move into real-world deployment, intelligence is becoming as important as physical capability, Galbot’s founder says.

Is the frontier of humanoid robotics shifting from hardware to intelligence?

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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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

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

Kuaishou

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

A major IP, a veteran MMO team, and a nine-figure RMB budget have given Kuaishou’s Spark Nexa every advantage except a guaranteed hit.

Can Lord of Mysteries become Kuaishou’s gaming breakout?

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

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.

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

Deals in brief: DCM Ventures to sell Kuaishou shares, Momos raises Series A funding, five China deals, and more

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

Artificial Intelligence

A first look at LivePortrait’s expression and action transfer capabilities offers AI enthusiasts much to be excited about.

After experiencing Kuaishou’s LivePortrait, we finally grasped Tu Hengyu’s feelings in The Wandering Earth 2

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

Content

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

Video

Kuaishou has opened international access to Kling AI, its generative AI platform, offering daily free credits for users to test its capabilities.

Kuaishou’s Kling AI video generator launches globally to challenge OpenAI’s Sora

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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

Kuaishou found rare success during the 618 shopping festival—what’s its winning formula, and will it work for other e-commerce players?

Kuaishou’s GMV surge during 618 offers glimpse into e-commerce’s new normal

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

Social Commerce

Kuaishou has committed to providing customers with more choices and better experiences, but how will it deliver on these promises?

Kuaishou adopts "user-first" e-commerce strategy to win over customers

Kuaishou adopts &#8220;user-first&#8221; e-commerce strategy to win over customers

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

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

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

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

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

With Meituan in the lead, Douyin posing a challenge, and other contenders striving to catch up, the jury is still out on the future state of China's local lifestyle sector.

In a battle between Meituan and Douyin, who will prevail?

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

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

Retail

China’s e-commerce merchants eschew livestreaming as costs eat into profits. To be featured on top livestreams, merchants pay hefty fees to MCNs.

China’s e-commerce merchants eschew livestreaming as costs eat into profits

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

Food Delivery

Kuaishou launches Meituan mini program for meal deliveries and consumer services. The recent offering pits Kuaishou against Douyin.

Kuaishou launches Meituan mini program for meal deliveries and consumer services

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

China bars most short video creators from using movie and TV content. Major tech companies have already clashed in court over clips from shows and games.