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

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

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Deployment matters more than spectacle, according to the company’s CEO.

Keenon Robotics prioritizes function over form in its robot lineup

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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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Cheng Zi

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

Consumer Economy

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

Food Delivery

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

On-demand Services

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The Grab rival is deepening its focus on the domestic market with new services and AI investment.

Thailand's Line Man pushes beyond food delivery, eyes 2027 IPO

Thailand&#8217;s Line Man pushes beyond food delivery, eyes 2027 IPO

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

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

Doubao

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

East Asia

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

Artificial Intelligence

The subscription test comes as ByteDance expands in MaaS and AI shopping.

Doubao prepares paid subscriptions as ByteDance seeks AI returns

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

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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.

Music

Less than 1% of music streamers in India pay for the paid subscription, but that is about to change.

Global music streaming platforms tune in to capture the India market

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Avanish Tiwary

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

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Multiple investors rated Tencent as "buy" or "overweight" following a robust global gaming performance in May.

KEY STAT | Pony Ma sold USD 550 million worth of Tencent shares in four days

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Julianna Wu

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

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

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

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

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Song Jingli

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

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

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

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

Travel

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