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What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

eVTOLs

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

Mobility

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

Transportation

Muyu Sky’s eVTOL designs could enhance cargo transport efficiency with greater range, reliability, and cost savings.

Muyu Sky soars ahead with heavy-lift hybrid eVTOL drones | KrASIA

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Muyu Sky soars ahead with heavy-lift hybrid eVTOL drones

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. 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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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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

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

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

East Asia

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Artificial intelligence

Washington calls DeepSeek a national security threat, but Donald Trump disagrees.

Is DeepSeek next in line for a TikTok-like US ban? | KrASIA

Is DeepSeek next in line for a TikTok-like US ban?

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Services

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

Retail

The record-smashing animated film has fueled a blind box frenzy, sending Pop Mart’s stock soaring and its merchandise into scarcity.

Ne Zha 2 rewrites history, and Pop Mart cashes in on the craze | KrASIA

Ne Zha 2 rewrites history, and Pop Mart cashes in on the craze

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

Pinduoduo

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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.

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Pinduoduo employees have reported a ban from Alibaba to use Taobao's Juhuasuan, while Alibaba says that it will not allow violation of the platform's terms.

Pinduoduo and Alibaba clash over ban affecting group-buying platform Juhuasuan | KrASIA

Pinduoduo and Alibaba clash over ban affecting group-buying platform Juhuasuan

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Song Jingli

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

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

Kuaishou

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

Live Streaming

Alibaba, China Youth Daily, Bilibili, and Pinduoduo among those partnering with Wuhan University for livestreaming.

Wuhan's famous cherry blossoms bloom online as coronavirus curtails travel | KrASIA

Wuhan&#8217;s famous cherry blossoms bloom online as coronavirus curtails travel

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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Wency Chen

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Major Chinese tech companies have been vying for dominance in this booming market.

Pinduoduo unveils Knock app, entering booming workplace collaboration market | KrASIA

Pinduoduo unveils Knock app, entering booming workplace collaboration market

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Sun Henan

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

Venture Capital

Visual Stories

Women contributed to 41% of China's GDP in 2017.

BIZ in GRAPHICS | Chinese women's unique contribution to the country's tech ecosystem | KrASIA

BIZ in GRAPHICS | Chinese women&#8217;s unique contribution to the country&#8217;s tech ecosystem

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Julianna Wu

China's third-largest e-commerce platform now has nearly 600 million annual active users.

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo crosses USD 140 billion gross merchandise value in 2019 [Update] | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo crosses USD 140 billion gross merchandise value in 2019 [Update]

Pinduoduo narrowed its net loss in the December quarter to USD 251.6 million, beating analysts’ estimates.

E-commerce firm Pinduoduo pushes more resources to support merchants as coronavirus fallout hurts sales | KrASIA

E-commerce firm Pinduoduo pushes more resources to support merchants as coronavirus fallout hurts sales

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SCMP

Revenues up 91% year-on-year but miss market predictions by USD 40 million.

CHINA BRIEF | Pinduoduo posts mixed Q4 earnings, fails to surpass JD.com's GMV | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Pinduoduo posts mixed Q4 earnings, fails to surpass JD.com&#8217;s GMV

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

JD.com

Sales of personal protective equipment, such as face masks, increased 14 times among JD.com's female customers.

KEY STAT | Chinese women buying sanitizers instead of lipstick for International Women's Day | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Chinese women buying sanitizers instead of lipstick for International Women&#8217;s Day

E-commerce platform Pinduoduo gives a glimpse of people’s secluded lives during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo and Alibaba clash over ban affecting group-buying platform Juhuasuan

Wuhan’s famous cherry blossoms bloom online as coronavirus curtails travel

Pinduoduo unveils Knock app, entering booming workplace collaboration market

BIZ in GRAPHICS | Chinese women’s unique contribution to the country’s tech ecosystem

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo crosses USD 140 billion gross merchandise value in 2019 [Update]

E-commerce firm Pinduoduo pushes more resources to support merchants as coronavirus fallout hurts sales

CHINA BRIEF | Pinduoduo posts mixed Q4 earnings, fails to surpass JD.com’s GMV

KEY STAT | Chinese women buying sanitizers instead of lipstick for International Women’s Day

Hair clippers, consoles, and condoms: What people are buying online during the coronavirus quarantine

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