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Sudo Lim

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Dreame

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

East Asia

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

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

Deep Tech

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

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

Robotics

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

Transportation

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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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DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

Artificial Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

DeepSeek V4 has clear advantages, but it also shows why no AI model can serve every use case yet.

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

NetEase

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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.

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

Only 5% of China’s online education businesses for pre-college students are profitable, according to one estimate.

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

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

Gaming

Titles freeze, longer approval processes for IPO are among hindrances faced by small and mid-sized game publishers.

Chinese gaming firms tap South Korean capital amid headwinds in home market

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What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

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Alibaba ups the ante to challenge Tencent's supremacy over online music sector.

Alibaba shops minority stake in NetEase Cloud Music in catch-up with Tencent's dominance

Alibaba shops minority stake in NetEase Cloud Music in catch-up with Tencent&#8217;s dominance

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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E-commerce

The tech giant also eyes investment in NetEase Music to leapfrog the competition.

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NetEase believes Kaola was "undervalued."

Alibaba's USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

Alibaba&#8217;s USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

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

Entertainment

Tencent is already an investor in game-centric live streaming platforms including Huya and Douyu.

China's second largest online gaming company NetEase eyes game-centric live-streaming business

China&#8217;s second largest online gaming company NetEase eyes game-centric live-streaming business

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Song Jingli

It has weathered an ever-changing macroeconomic environment for 22 years.

Old but still fresh: NetEase reports 46% profit increase and 800 million users for its cloud music service

A joint hunt for a younger audience has started.

Luckin Coffee and Netease Music open first music themed coffee shop in Shanghai

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Viktoria Fricova

The company's lineup of games has already found fans in Japan.

NetEase

NetEase e-learning unit slashes New York IPO target to avoid fate of rival Chinese online education platforms

Chinese gaming firms tap South Korean capital amid headwinds in home market

Alibaba shops minority stake in NetEase Cloud Music in catch-up with Tencent’s dominance

Exclusive | Alibaba to complete USD 2 billion buyout of NetEase Kaola this week

Alibaba’s USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

China’s second largest online gaming company NetEase eyes game-centric live-streaming business

Old but still fresh: NetEase reports 46% profit increase and 800 million users for its cloud music service

Luckin Coffee and Netease Music open first music themed coffee shop in Shanghai

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