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

Deep Tech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

The two companies unveiled processors designed to boost real-time performance, enhance safety, and power more centralized automotive systems.

Axera and Black Sesame roll out chips built for smarter, safer vehicles | KrASIA

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

Hardware

Once reliant on the US, Chinese brands are pivoting to new markets to blunt the impact of trade tensions.

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps | KrASIA

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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

Consumer Services

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

On-demand Services

Indonesia

The Indonesian firm booked its first quarterly profit since restructuring began.

Bukalapak returns to profit in Q1 after shedding physical sales | KrASIA

Bukalapak returns to profit in Q1 after shedding physical sales

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

Tencent

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

Video

The potential deal could merge two of the two biggest video streaming sites in China.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent in talks with Baidu to buy stake in video streaming platform iQiyi: Reuters | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent in talks with Baidu to buy stake in video streaming platform iQiyi: Reuters

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

NetEase

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

Entertainment

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

Music

Visual Stories

Tencent aims to build an online music empire in China and then beyond.

KEY STAT | Tencent acquires 10% stake in newly listed Warner Music Group | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Tencent acquires 10% stake in newly listed Warner Music Group

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

Medtech

New funds will be used to develop Miaoshou's online services and insurance business.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed online medical unicorn Miaoshou Doctor closes USD 85 million Series D1 round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed online medical unicorn Miaoshou Doctor closes USD 85 million Series D1 round

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Song Jingli

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

Gaming

Tencent's Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile continue to be the highest-grossing mobile games worldwide.

KEY STAT | Honor of Kings drove up 15% of Tencent's mobile game revenue in May | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Honor of Kings drove up 15% of Tencent&#8217;s mobile game revenue in May

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Transportation

Existing investor Tencent will secure 2.8% of Nio's ADS for about USD 10 million.

Nio to raise over USD 344 million by offering 60 million ADSs amid tight liquidity | KrASIA

Nio to raise over USD 344 million by offering 60 million ADSs amid tight liquidity

After two years of delay, the medtech unicorn plans on an IPO in Hong Kong for the third quarter of 2020.

KEY STAT | Tencent-backed healthtech WeDoctor plans USD 900 million Hong Kong IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Tencent-backed healthtech WeDoctor plans USD 900 million Hong Kong IPO

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

trip

The latest example of the growing prominence of corporate venture capital in China.

Trip.com launches VC firm to deepen travel industry investments | KrASIA

Trip.com launches VC firm to deepen travel industry investments

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

Pinduoduo

In a bid to boost the economy, regulators around China have loosened restrictions on street vendors and food stalls.

Coronavirus presents unexpected opportunity for China's struggling street vendors | KrASIA

Coronavirus presents unexpected opportunity for China&#8217;s struggling street vendors

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

JD.com

The move follows Alibaba and NetEase, both of which moved to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange amid turbulent US-China relations.