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

Artificial Intelligence

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

Deep Tech

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

Gaming

Artificial intelligence

From generating assets to building entire virtual worlds, AI is set to accelerate and reshape game development.

AI-powered tools like Tripo could make game development faster, smarter, and more creative | KrASIA

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AI-powered tools like Tripo could make game development faster, smarter, and more creative

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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36Kr English

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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

The Chinese tech giant says its latest Ernie model outperforms GPT-4.5 while costing just 1% as much.

Baidu slashes AI costs with Ernie 4.5 and X1, taking on OpenAI and DeepSeek | KrASIA

Baidu slashes AI costs with Ernie 4.5 and X1, taking on OpenAI and DeepSeek

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Investment

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.

Venture Capital

Hong Kong

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

Deals in brief: Binance secures investment from MGX, Amber International debuts on Nasdaq, latest China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Binance secures investment from MGX, Amber International debuts on Nasdaq, latest China deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

Tencent

Tencent | KrASIA Archives

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Prior to this round, MissFresh was already valued at USD 3 billion.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed grocery app MissFresh bags USD 495 million | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed grocery app MissFresh bags USD 495 million

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

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

Bilibili

Gaming giants including Tencent, Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Epic Games will join ChinaJoy in Shanghai next week while Sony and Microsoft tap out.

ChinaJoy mega gaming event will go ahead, with face masks appearing alongside cosplay in 2020 | KrASIA

ChinaJoy mega gaming event will go ahead, with face masks appearing alongside cosplay in 2020

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South China Morning Post

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

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

Huawei

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Although environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards are not new, Chinese firms have only recently begun to adopt them seriously.

Catching up on ESG standards: How do Chinese companies perform in social investing? | KrASIA

Catching up on ESG standards: How do Chinese companies perform in social investing?

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Gozde Celik

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

ByteDance

Visual Stories

From ice cream, milk tea, to bottled drinks, internet-reliant F&amp;B brands are gaining ground in China.

TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&amp;B brands in China | KrASIA

TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&amp;B brands in China

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Julianna Wu

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Chinese scientists, including renowned doctor Zhong Nanshan, have been working with Tencent on the new AI tool.

A new COVID-19 AI tool from Tencent could tell doctors if patients are likely to become severely ill | KrASIA

A new COVID-19 AI tool from Tencent could tell doctors if patients are likely to become severely ill

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

E-commerce

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

Food Delivery

Xingsheng Youxuan leverages group-buying to provide groceries at bargain prices to residents who live near to each other.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed grocery app Xingsheng Youxuan to close USD 800 million pre-IPO round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed grocery app Xingsheng Youxuan to close USD 800 million pre-IPO round

WiMi Hologram Cloud shares nearly quadruple on Nasdaq day after Alibaba founder Jack Ma appears holographically at World Artificial Intelligence Conference.

After Jack Ma’s holographic appearance at an AI conference, shares of this Chinese company soared | KrASIA

After Jack Ma’s holographic appearance at an AI conference, shares of this Chinese company soared

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SCMP

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

The situation is unclear, but some think a complete ban of the app is unlikely.

WeChat users in the US say a potential ban of the app would cut them off from friends and family in China | KrASIA

WeChat users in the US say a potential ban of the app would cut them off from friends and family in China

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

Kuaishou

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

Short Video

Tencent's last chance to challenge ByteDance's dominance in the short-video sector.