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Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

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

China Tech

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Japan, Korea, and the West

Deep Tech

Smartphones

Mate 70 users will get an early look at HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s new Android-free operating system.

Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS | KrASIA

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Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS

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

KrASIA

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

Battery

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

CATL targets heavy-duty transport with its new Tianxing batteries, boasting breakthroughs in range, charging speed, and durability.

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles | KrASIA

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles

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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36Kr English

Creative

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

Offline gaming on the Switch will remain unaffected, though Nintendo’s focus seems to be shifting toward its next-generation console.

Nintendo to end online services for Chinese Switch users by 2026 | KrASIA

Nintendo to end online services for Chinese Switch users by 2026

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

Government release new guidelines to limit Chinese minors’ gaming time and expenditure to the strictest ever.

It's official, Chinese minors now can only play online games 1.5 hours a day | KrASIA

It&#8217;s official, Chinese minors now can only play online games 1.5 hours a day

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Julianna Wu

Who will be the best matchmaker for young Chinese?

Finally, Tencent has its own Tinder | KrASIA

Finally, Tencent has its own Tinder

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

Tencent unveils audio social app ‘Echo’ to figure out what Gen Z wants | KrASIA

Tencent unveils audio social app ‘Echo’ to figure out what Gen Z wants

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Google

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

Users have concerns about giving tech companies their financial data, whether it’s Google, Apple, and Facebook in the US, or Alibaba and Tencent in China.

Tech companies vying to be the next banks are facing trust issues | KrASIA

Tech companies vying to be the next banks are facing trust issues

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

Alibaba

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

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

Tech companies are laying the groundwork to serve the silver generation for years to come.

Chinese tech firms look to senior “digital refugees” for new growth in a rapidly aging nation | KrASIA

Chinese tech firms look to senior “digital refugees” for new growth in a rapidly aging nation

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Luna Lin

Tencent aims to integrate most of the content of its home-grown platforms into Tencent Kandian.

With 185 million DAUs, Tencent Kandian wants to be a disruptor in China’s news feed market | KrASIA

With 185 million DAUs, Tencent Kandian wants to be a disruptor in China’s news feed market

Read stories of Travel service providers, platforms or the trending of the travel industry.

Travel

The company is expecting a network of over 2,600 hotels by the end of this year.

Ctrip-backed hotelier LvYue secures funding from Tencent and Goldman Sachs | KrASIA

Ctrip-backed hotelier LvYue secures funding from Tencent and Goldman Sachs

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Sun Henan

Tencent reported a 13% slide in its profit and missed analysts' expectations.

Beyond the numbers: What Tencent’s Q3 results tell you about its transformation | KrASIA

Beyond the numbers: What Tencent’s Q3 results tell you about its transformation

Tencent wants to bring more financial services to its video users and expand its fintech presence in China.

China's first digital bank WeBank rolls out new consumption loan product on Tencent Video app | KrASIA

China&#8217;s first digital bank WeBank rolls out new consumption loan product on Tencent Video app

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