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

Deep Tech

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

Robotics

Beijing is prioritizing the sector as a major growth engine.

Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots? | KrASIA

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Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots?

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Services

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

With trade tensions rising, companies are turning to offshore structures to stay nimble—and stay in business.

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups | KrASIA

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups

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

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

Fashion

A crop of Chinese handbag brands are skipping the logos and rewriting the luxury playbook, hoping design and storytelling can go where status once ruled.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them? | KrASIA

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi | KrASIA Archives

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The adjustment in Xiaomi's local retail strategy is a reaction to the fast-growing business in Western Europe, the firm said.

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi closes its only flagship store in the UK | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi closes its only flagship store in the UK

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

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

Beijing's chip and display ambitions collide with efforts to contain coronavirus.

Wuhan tech plants to continue operation amid coronavirus lockdown | KrASIA

Wuhan tech plants to continue operation amid coronavirus lockdown

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

Tencent

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

Gaming

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

The Tencent Black Shark 3 Pro lets gamers perform in-game actions using voice command.  

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent and Black Shark joint-release first 5G gaming smartphone | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent and Black Shark joint-release first 5G gaming smartphone

China’s fourth-largest smartphone maker enlarged its bet in the chip-making industry.

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi moves in on chip industry with investments in two suppliers | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi moves in on chip industry with investments in two suppliers

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Sun Henan

China's smartphone makers are betting on large-scale adoption of 5G for a rebound.

Chinese cellphone shipments slump nearly 40% in January | KrASIA

Chinese cellphone shipments slump nearly 40% in January

Roborock is the first Xiaomi-affiliated company listed in the Star Market.

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi-backed Roborock debuts on China's Star Market | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Xiaomi-backed Roborock debuts on China&#8217;s Star Market

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The firm will use the funding to develop and mass produce new WiFi 6 products.

Suzhou-based firm Senscomm Semiconductor scores investment from Xiaomi-backed industry fund | KrASIA

Suzhou-based firm Senscomm Semiconductor scores investment from Xiaomi-backed industry fund

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Song Jingli

The cancellation has cost these vendors the best opportunity to meet their overseas clients, says analyst.

Oppo and Xiaomi to postpone global launch events after MWC cancellation (updated) | KrASIA

Oppo and Xiaomi to postpone global launch events after MWC cancellation (updated)

Other companies, such as Vivo, ZTE, Amazon, and Sony, have confirmed their withdrawal.