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What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Creative

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

Entertainment

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

Video

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The Disney sequel is the latest litmus test of whether imported films can halt their decline in China.

Zootopia 2 lands in China as Hollywood’s biggest test of the year

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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

East Asia

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

Underestimating Xiaomi’s rise was among the missteps highlighted at Li Auto’s latest strategy meeting.

Li Auto enters crisis mode as sales falter and rivals pull ahead

Photo of a Robot Era robot sorting and scanning medicine in a production line.

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

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

Geely’s corporate venture capital arm led Robot Era’s latest funding round.

Backed by China’s automakers, Robot Era moves to fulfill major orders

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

Artificial Intelligence

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What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

Co-founder and CEO of Musiio, Hazel Savage provides advice on how to manage working in a startup in the face of challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Resilience, adaptability and good lighting: How Musiio has kept the lights on (literally) through COVID-19

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Hazel Savage

Number of people who tried Baidu's driverless car: 100,000

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Founder and CEO of Baidu says that AI will alleviate China's traffic congestion in 10 years.

KEY STAT | Baidu looks to reduce Chinese city traffic congestion with self-driving technologies

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Julianna Wu

Q&amp;A

The data expert provides insights into her career path in AI, as well as how AI is being used to build a comprehensive and empathetic understanding of human beings.

Charlotte Brunquet, Quilt.AI senior data scientist, speaks on prioritizing ethics and humanity in artificial intelligence

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Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

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Xiaoice

Following Xiaoice’s split from Microsoft, CEO Li Di is confident that development remains on track.

Tracing an independent future for Xiaoice, China's most popular chatbot

Tracing an independent future for Xiaoice, China&#8217;s most popular chatbot

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Lin Lingyi

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

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

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

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

Haokan, which is similar to Baidu's Xigua, had 110 million daily active users as of last November.

Head of ByteDance's Xigua app joins Baidu-owned short video platform

Head of ByteDance&#8217;s Xigua app joins Baidu-owned short video platform

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Song Jingli

As workplaces demand touchless access for health and safety reasons, AnyVision's products are coming to the fore.

Israeli facial recognition startup AnyVision raises USD 43 million

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ByteDance has long been a proponent of content recommendation systems, and uses it on other products, such as the popular news aggregator Jinri Toutiao.

Why the secret AI sauce behind TikTok is such a vital ingredient in luring potential buyers

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South China Morning Post

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

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

Logistics

The firm just received USD 20 million investment in a Series A+ round led by Source Code Capital.

XYZ Robotics wants to free humans from menial labor inside warehouses: Inside China's Startups

XYZ Robotics wants to free humans from menial labor inside warehouses: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

The company's products help doctors diseases quicker through AI-enabled image readings.

Artificial Intelligence

Resilience, adaptability and good lighting: How Musiio has kept the lights on (literally) through COVID-19

KEY STAT | Baidu looks to reduce Chinese city traffic congestion with self-driving technologies

Charlotte Brunquet, Quilt.AI senior data scientist, speaks on prioritizing ethics and humanity in artificial intelligence

Tracing an independent future for Xiaoice, China’s most popular chatbot

Head of ByteDance’s Xigua app joins Baidu-owned short video platform

Israeli facial recognition startup AnyVision raises USD 43 million

Why the secret AI sauce behind TikTok is such a vital ingredient in luring potential buyers

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