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Once a leader in textile innovation, Uniqlo is struggling to keep pace with shifting consumer demands.

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. 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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Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Toyota is banking on a leadership shake-up and a streamlined product lineup to regain its footing in China.

Toyota shakes up its China strategy as sales slip | KrASIA

Toyota shakes up its China strategy as sales slip

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.

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DeepSeek's low-cost chatbot has shaken markets.

What is AI distillation and what does it mean for OpenAI? | KrASIA

What is AI distillation and what does it mean for OpenAI?

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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

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Tencent

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Ant leads the investment into Xinlian Technology, a subsidiary of state-owned highway company SDHS.

Ant Financial to take a bigger share of China's e-toll market with new investment | KrASIA

Ant Financial to take a bigger share of China&#8217;s e-toll market with new investment

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Luna Lin

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

QFPay operates in 13 markets across Asia and the Middle East.

China-based mobile payment firm QFPay closes USD 20 million funding round | KrASIA

China-based mobile payment firm QFPay closes USD 20 million funding round

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

Kuaishou

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

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

Short Video

Tencent and ByteDance are locking horns on multiple fronts.

Kuaishou becomes stickier in WeChat, tapping the social media giant's 1.1 billion users | KrASIA

Kuaishou becomes stickier in WeChat, tapping the social media giant&#8217;s 1.1 billion users

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Song Jingli

The company says it has zero tolerance for such mini programs

Tencent clamps down on pornographic content punishing more than 1,800 mini programs | KrASIA

Tencent clamps down on pornographic content punishing more than 1,800 mini programs

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

The purrfect business: How a cat lady’s love for felines turned into a USD 20 million enterprise | KrASIA

The purrfect business: How a cat lady’s love for felines turned into a USD 20 million enterprise

The feature opens a new world of possibility for WeChat mini programs

WeChat mini programs now support augmented reality | KrASIA

WeChat mini programs now support augmented reality

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Tencent Bets on Its Revived Weishi App to Take on Toutiao's Tik Tok in Short Video Streaming

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

WeChat

Ant Financial to take a bigger share of China’s e-toll market with new investment

China-based mobile payment firm QFPay closes USD 20 million funding round

Kuaishou becomes stickier in WeChat, tapping the social media giant’s 1.1 billion users

Tencent clamps down on pornographic content punishing more than 1,800 mini programs

The purrfect business: How a cat lady’s love for felines turned into a USD 20 million enterprise

WeChat mini programs now support augmented reality

WeChat makes 30-second Weishi video-sharing integration official

WeChat upgrades ad platform with expanded ad formats and analytics

WeChat reenables direct video sharing from Tencent-backed Kuaishou

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