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

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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Once known for exports, Chinese companies are shaping their own identities abroad and gaining traction.

Chinese brands vie for the spotlight abroad with tech, tea, and toys

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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

Ding's story shows that opportunity often follows relentless preparation.

From rejection letters to red carpets: How Ding Xiaoyin brought Chinese cinema to the world

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

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

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

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

Shein, a fast fashion online retailer, updates its catalog frequently, offering trendy apparel and accessories to global style-conscious shoppers.

Shein

Temu, an emerging e-commerce marketplace, offers curated deals and value-focused shopping experiences for a global consumer base.

Temu

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of TikTok, enables in-app shopping by connecting users with brands and creators through live commerce and short videos.

TikTok Shop

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

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

On-demand Services

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

Short Video

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

Video

TikTok’s struggles set a precedent for Chinese cross-border platforms like Temu and Shein as global markets fracture.

E-commerce faces a new frontier amid TikTok’s trials and Temu’s rise

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

Bilibili needs to strike a balance between advertisers, creators, and users.

Bilibili’s 2025 advertising game plan: Simplify, innovate, and grow

TikTok’s saga comes full circle as Donald Trump steps in to restore the platform, but the consequences linger.

14 hours offline: How TikTok’s blackout exposed its far-reaching impact

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Local players must unite across regions to compete, said the boss of Japan's U-Next.

Asian streaming services claw back against Netflix and Disney

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

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

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Shengshu’s latest Vidu update cuts video generation costs by more than half and introduces templates to speed up the creative process.

AI video generation just got faster and cheaper with Shengshu’s Vidu 2.0

Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is a platform that connects users to curated content for fashion, beauty, travel, and more.

Xiaohongshu

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

Gaming

The platform thrives as a hub for otoge fans but struggles to translate its success into broader gaming genres, where bigger players dominate.

Xiaohongshu carves a niche with otome games but struggles to expand in gaming

The Chinese lifestyle app sees a surge in downloads as TikTok’s future in the US hangs in the balance.

Xiaohongshu tops Apple’s US app store as TikTok ban looms

Elon Musk could be a lifeline for TikTok’s US future.

China weighs selling TikTok’s US operations to Elon Musk as ban nears

TikTok’s arguments didn’t sway the justices, who appeared unconvinced that the national security risks could be mitigated without a ban or divestiture.