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Despite headwinds, 20% of listed companies reach new heights in first-half earnings.

From Hello Kitty to missiles, fifth of Japan firms reap record profits | KrASIA

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From Hello Kitty to missiles, fifth of Japan firms reap record profits

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

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Nikkei Asia

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Deep Tech

Semiconductors

Dubbed the “Nvidia of China,” Moore Threads is set to become a bellwether of China’s semiconductor sector.

Moore Threads moves toward IPO as China’s GPU ambitions take shape | KrASIA

Moore Threads moves toward IPO as China’s GPU ambitions take shape

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Xpeng

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Strong sales of the Mona M03 and P7+ highlight Xpeng’s growing momentum in the EV market.

Xpeng hits its stride with Q3 financial and EV production breakthroughs | KrASIA

Xpeng hits its stride with Q3 financial and EV production breakthroughs

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

KrASIA | Tencent Archives

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Tencent Music Entertainment says it has started seeing a moderate bounce back in the industry as China recovers form the pandemic.

Tencent Music Entertainment hits 55.5 million paying users in Q1, but profits decline | KrASIA

Tencent Music Entertainment hits 55.5 million paying users in Q1, but profits decline

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

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Video

The Chinese entertainment industry is scrambling to figure out how to offset expected losses.

Streaming giants and production studios issue proposal to 'rescue' struggling Chinese film industry | KrASIA

Streaming giants and production studios issue proposal to &#8216;rescue&#8217; struggling Chinese film industry

JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

The Double Five shopping festival is part of measures to boost consumer spending, which has slowed during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Online push helps Shanghai shopping festival pull in USD 2.2 billion of sales in first 24 hours | KrASIA

Online push helps Shanghai shopping festival pull in USD 2.2 billion of sales in first 24 hours

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SCMP

The Global Times said the contract requires writers to "unconditionally hand over all copyrights to the platform."

Publishing giant China Literature responds to protests over 'exploitative' contract clauses | KrASIA

Publishing giant China Literature responds to protests over &#8216;exploitative&#8217; contract clauses

An Honor of Kings tournament in Haikou, Hainan, China, on June 3, 2018. Source: Tuchong.

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Honor of Kings is pitting players against an AI program named after the Monkey King in the name of science.

Players of China’s most popular game are training Tencent’s AI | KrASIA

Players of China’s most popular game are training Tencent’s AI

NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Lebunto. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China.

NetEase

Live Streaming

The event was inspired by the international online concert "One World Together at Home".

In rare cooperation, Alibaba, NetEase, and Tencent organize livestream concert 'Believe in the Future' | KrASIA

In rare cooperation, Alibaba, NetEase, and Tencent organize livestream concert &#8216;Believe in the Future&#8217;

A woman with a rainbow umbrella participates at the Yangon Pride Boat Parade in Yangon, Myanmar, 26 January 2019. Under the theme 'Heroes', the LGBT community celebrates its commitment to acceptance and LGBT rights. Yangon Pride lasts three days with spectacular performances, photography, games, film, competitions.  EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING. Via 东方IC.

Music

Chinese provider's Joox service wins fans with local songs and flexible payments.

Tencent dominates Myanmar's booming music streaming scene | KrASIA

Tencent dominates Myanmar&#8217;s booming music streaming scene

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

There are currently more than 800 companies in Tencent’s investment portfolio.

Tencent bolsters overseas presence in smart retail with investment in Australian payments firm Afterpay | KrASIA

Tencent bolsters overseas presence in smart retail with investment in Australian payments firm Afterpay

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South China Morning Post

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Alibaba Cloud

cloud computing

cloud services

Cloud services are set to boom as e-commerce props up SMEs amid post-COVID-19 economic recovery.

Asia's post-virus economic revival to be built on the back of Chinese cloud services | KrASIA

Asia&#8217;s post-virus economic revival to be built on the back of Chinese cloud services

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Tencent

Tencent Music Entertainment hits 55.5 million paying users in Q1, but profits decline

Streaming giants and production studios issue proposal to ‘rescue’ struggling Chinese film industry

Online push helps Shanghai shopping festival pull in USD 2.2 billion of sales in first 24 hours

Publishing giant China Literature responds to protests over ‘exploitative’ contract clauses

Players of China’s most popular game are training Tencent’s AI

In rare cooperation, Alibaba, NetEase, and Tencent organize livestream concert ‘Believe in the Future’

Tencent dominates Myanmar’s booming music streaming scene

Tencent bolsters overseas presence in smart retail with investment in Australian payments firm Afterpay

Asia’s post-virus economic revival to be built on the back of Chinese cloud services

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