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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

Robotic arms, legs, and lower prices present a challenge to the embattled US company.

Chinese robot vacuums leave Roomba in the dust with arms and legs | KrASIA

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Chinese robot vacuums leave Roomba in the dust with arms and legs

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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 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

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

Retail

Once a niche outdoor brand, Salomon’s shoes have become a coveted status symbol in China.

How Salomon won over China’s middle-class fashion scene | KrASIA

How Salomon won over China’s middle-class fashion scene

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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Hong Kong

Beijing moves to inject public funds into state-owned banks, albeit quietly.

Analysis: Will China face same fate as post-bubble Japan? | KrASIA

Analysis: Will China face same fate as post-bubble Japan?

Creative | KrASIA Archives

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

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

Tencent

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

Entertainment

Tie-up marks rare technology deal amid tensions and heightened scrutiny.

Tencent Music invests in US 'avatar' concert company Wave | KrASIA

Tencent Music invests in US &#8216;avatar&#8217; concert company Wave

NetEase's gaming revenue growth, Q3 2020: 20%

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

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

Gaming

Online gaming accounts for nearly 75% of NetEase's total revenue.

KEY STAT | NetEase posts strong gaming growth in Q3 | KrASIA

KEY STAT | NetEase posts strong gaming growth in Q3

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Julianna Wu

One Championship will deliver custom content to martial arts fans globally through Facebook Watch and Instagram’s IGTV.

Singapore’s One Championship partners with Facebook to provide exclusive content | KrASIA

Singapore’s One Championship partners with Facebook to provide exclusive content

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Tech in Asia

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

Oppo

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Oppo’s latest release follows Xiaomi's wraparound display and Huawei's foldable display.

Oppo debuts concept smartphone with expandable display | KrASIA

Oppo debuts concept smartphone with expandable display

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

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Q&amp;A

Malaysia-based Inmagine Group, the firm behind 123rf.com, is now launching a new AI-powered online creative platform.

This company makes content production easier with AI: Q&A with Designs.ai CEO Warren Leow | KrASIA

This company makes content production easier with AI: Q&#038;A with Designs.ai CEO Warren Leow

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Ursula Florene

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Short Video

Voca.ai has built a human-friendly agent designed to reduce the size and cost of call centers.

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million | KrASIA

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million

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NoCamels

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

ByteDance

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

TikTok

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

Live Streaming

A technology advisor of President-elect Joe Biden said that it was "too early to say" what his view on TikTok might be.

US TikTok ban blocked, but deal with Oracle, Walmart remains in limbo | KrASIA

US TikTok ban blocked, but deal with Oracle, Walmart remains in limbo

Tencent's gaming revenue year-on-year growth, Q3 2020

The success of Tencent's blockbuster mobile game Honor of Kings has been a highlight of the quarter.

KEY STAT | Tencent’s gaming revenue grows as fast as during its peak in 2017 | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Tencent’s gaming revenue grows as fast as during its peak in 2017

Razer, a gaming hardware brand from Singapore, produces high-performance peripherals, laptops, and streaming accessories.

Razer

CEO Min-Liang Tan calls 2020 a "banner year" for Razer.