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Fintech

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

Consumer Economy

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

China

Hong Kong

These three cases show how overlooked consumer categories can quietly scale overseas, even while flying under the radar at home.

The next Pop Mart? These three Chinese brands with global traction are lining up for IPOs

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

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

The company has carved out a niche by targeting device markets in regions where cloud access isn’t a given.

RockAI gains global traction with offline-capable AI models

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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36Kr English

As deepfake scams grow more sophisticated, FinVolution is deploying forensic-level detection and multimodal AI to stay ahead.

Tackling the deepfake challenge: Expert insights and AI innovation at FinVolution

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

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

Tencent | KrASIA

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Teachers can share their slides or written notes via an online screen-sharing function.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent’s QQ enables online teaching in group chats

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Sun Henan

The account has suspended publication since late January.

CHINA BRIEF | Popular Tencent News op-ed column scrubbed from internet after coronavirus critique

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Luna Lin

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

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

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

Food Delivery

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

Gaming

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

Grocery Delivery

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

Live Streaming

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

Medtech

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

On-demand Services

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

Short Video

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

Video

Visual Stories

Mobile games, short-video apps, and online medical services are some sectors who saw growth.

Infographic | Coronavirus-impacted economy brings new opportunities to these tech sectors

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Julianna Wu

WeGame, Tencent’s answer to Steam, lets gamers try Subnautica, Hitman Go, My Time at Portia and Chinese Parents for free.

Tencent offers two-hour free trial for 55 PC games amid coronavirus outbreak

Tencent finds itself fending off major tech rivals including ByteDance, Alibaba, Sina, and NetEase.

How Tencent plans to escape its social media midlife crisis

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

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

Entertainment

The virus outbreak has caused a spate of high-profile movies being released online.

Movie theaters face threat as short-video platforms enter coronavirus-disrupted market

Will live streaming prove to be an efficient relationship-building tool, or a cringe-worthy gimmick?

Tencent’s dating app Qingyuan plays matchmaker with live-streaming

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

The nine-year-old startup posted a net profit of USD 2.8 million on the revenue of USD 188.8 million for the financial year ended March 2019.

World's most valued edtech startup Byju's raises USD 200 million from General Atlantic

World&#8217;s most valued edtech startup Byju&#8217;s raises USD 200 million from General Atlantic

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

WeChat

Rampant rumors about the novel coronavirus spread on Chinese social media, causing panic.