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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

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

Telecommunications

The company has started to benefit from its IoT and lifestyle segment amid sluggish smartphone sales.

Xiaomi latest Q3 reveals it's more than a smartphone vendor | KrASIA

Xiaomi latest Q3 reveals it&#8217;s more than a smartphone vendor

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

China is expected to ship over 100 million 5G mobile phones by 2020.

China sees 400% monthly growth in 5G phone shipments, despite slowing smartphone market | KrASIA

China sees 400% monthly growth in 5G phone shipments, despite slowing smartphone market

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Sun Henan

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

Although, Xiaomi is posting record growth one quarter after another, its competitors are coming after it with full force.

Xiaomi sees strong growth in offline sales in India | KrASIA

Xiaomi sees strong growth in offline sales in India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Transportation

This round comes as Xpeng plans to launch its P7 sedan in spring 2020.

Alibaba-backed Chinese EV maker Xpeng nabs USD 400 million with Xiaomi being an strategic investor | KrASIA

Alibaba-backed Chinese EV maker Xpeng nabs USD 400 million with Xiaomi being an strategic investor

Xiaomi wants to take advantage of Huawei’s US trade ban by growing internationally, but it’s suffering inside China.

Xiaomi wants to beat Huawei abroad, but it's losing ground at home | KrASIA

Xiaomi wants to beat Huawei abroad, but it&#8217;s losing ground at home

Indian podcast platform ropes in Xiaomi Ventures, Shunwei Capital and others to invest in the company.

Shunwei Capital continues to back regional content platforms in India | KrASIA

Shunwei Capital continues to back regional content platforms in India

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Avanish Tiwary

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Hardware

Sales of the Xiaomi Watch will start in the middle of December.

Xiaomi launches its first-ever smartwatch at USD 186 to take on Apple and Huawei | KrASIA

Xiaomi launches its first-ever smartwatch at USD 186 to take on Apple and Huawei

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Song Jingli

Xiaomi is looking overseas for growth as competition intensifies and the economy cools at home.

Xiaomi eyes 2020 Japan smartphone market entry as it seeks to grow overseas amid rising pressure at home | KrASIA

Xiaomi eyes 2020 Japan smartphone market entry as it seeks to grow overseas amid rising pressure at home

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SCMP

There are still some factors hindering 5G's commercialization in the smartphone sector.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi latest Q3 reveals it’s more than a smartphone vendor

China sees 400% monthly growth in 5G phone shipments, despite slowing smartphone market