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Photo of Chen Hang, founder of DingTalk, speaking at the launch of Alibaba’s Wukong unit.

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

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

China

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

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

Deep Tech

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

Enterprise Services

DingTalk is being integrated more deeply into Alibaba’s AI push under the Wukong unit, part of the group’s new ATH structure.

Alibaba’s Wukong recasts DingTalk as part of AI-native work platform

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

Europe

Competitors are becoming partners as the TV market enters a new phase.

What Skyworth’s Panasonic deal says about the future of the global TV market

Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The latest batteries may suffice to remove charging speed as one of the last barriers to EV adoption.

Sunwoda sees ultrafast charging as the next breakthrough in EV adoption

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

Tencent | KrASIA

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

Gaming

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

Live Streaming

Visual Stories

The game livestreaming industry in China could reshuffle as Tencent assumes a controlling stake in both of the industry's leaders, Huya and Douyu.

KEY STAT | Tencent to take over China's game livestreaming market

KEY STAT | Tencent to take over China&#8217;s game livestreaming market

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Julianna Wu

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

Entertainment

Following the announcement, China Literature's stock price went up 12.05% to USD 4.62.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent's VP to lead China Literature after management reshuffle

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent&#8217;s VP to lead China Literature after management reshuffle

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

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

Kuaishou

Videos

Huya and Douyu, both backed by Tencent, have already surpassed Twitch in number of monthly active users.

Video | Chinese video game livestreaming platforms set to challenge Twitch

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James Chan

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

NetEase

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

Music

Depending on online karaoke and livestreaming, Tencent Music Entertainment is gearing up to take on encroaching short video apps.

TECH PANORAMA | The unique business model of China's largest music streaming platform

TECH PANORAMA | The unique business model of China&#8217;s largest music streaming platform

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

Tiger Global, a US-based venture firm, backs internet and software businesses scaling across multiple regions.

Tiger Global

The e-signature market in China was estimated to reach more than half a billion USD last year.

ByteDance launches e-signature platform, competing with Alibaba, Tencent in SaaS space

China is estimated to have 618 million audio listeners by the end of 2020.

Tencent Music Entertainment launches a new podcast and audiobook app

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

The global beauty and personal care product market is expected to hit USD 756.63 billion by 2026.

Chinese tech companies bring virtual makeup systems to support cosmetics retailers hit by COVID-19 pandemic

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Song Jingli

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

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

Food Delivery

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Swiggy recently raised USD 43 million as part of its Series I funding round from Ark Impact, Korea Investment Partners, Tencent, and others.

Naspers-backed Swiggy to lay off staff from its private label arm

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Avanish Tiwary

The app will also be rebranded at the end of April.

Tencent

KEY STAT | Tencent to take over China’s game livestreaming market

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent’s VP to lead China Literature after management reshuffle