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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

China

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

East Asia

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

The new model lets high-credit users drive before they buy.

Nio teams up with Ant’s Zhima and SuperEV on credit-based car subscription

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

The new space curates early-stage hardware projects to reach audiences beyond the screen.

Kickstarter makes China debut with Inno100’s flagship store in Shenzhen

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Once valued at more than USD 1 billion, the GWM-backed startup has ground to a halt, leaving staff in limbo.

Haomo.ai halts operations as employees told not to report to work

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

Creative

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

Bilibili

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

Entertainment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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

Video

Opinion

Bilibili, an online streaming site best known as "China's Youtube," charges RMB 168 (USD 26) for an annual subscription to its premium content. For Cindy Sun -- who spent almost a quarter of last year watching videos on Bilibili -- that is a small price to pay.In a country where people do not have direct access to Netflix, Hulu, and Disney, and the so-called Great Firewall blocks many foreign websites, Bilibili was how the 28-year-old English teacher got her fill of content, from old detective movies to cartoons and video game livestreaming.

Bilibili fights for China's online audience with USD 2.6 billion listing

Bilibili fights for China&#8217;s online audience with USD 2.6 billion listing

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Nikkei Asia

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

Gaming

China's two leading game livestreaming platforms Huya (NYSE:HUYA) and Douyu (NASDAQ: DOYU), which are set to merge in a Tencent-orchestrated deal later this year, both reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020 on Tuesday.Guangzhou-based Huya generated RMB 2.99 billion (USD 458.3 million) in total revenues for the December quarter, up 21.2% year-on-year (YoY), but shy of market expectations which forecasted USD 471.7 million in quarterly sales. Meanwhile, Douyu's fourth-quarter revenue totaled RMB 2.27 billion (USD 347.8 million) which exceeded market expectations.

China's top game-streaming platforms await regulatory approval on Tencent-backed merger

China&#8217;s top game-streaming platforms await regulatory approval on Tencent-backed merger

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AJ Cortese

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

Southeast Asia

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

Live Streaming

Indonesia

Asia Vision Network (AVN), the parent company of Indonesia-based video-streaming platform Vision+, will list on Nasdaq after merging with the Southeast Asia-focused blank-check company Malacca Straits Acquisition (MSA).AVN and MSA announced that they have signed a business combination agreement that values the combined company at USD 573 million. The transaction is expected to close in late Q2 or early Q3 2021.

‘Netflix of Indonesia’ merges with SPAC to list on US exchange

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

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

Music

Tencent Music Entertainment (NYSE: TME) said on Monday that the company gained RMB 8.34 billion (USD 1.28 billion) in revenue in the fourth quarter of last year, up 14.3% year-on-year (YoY), and generated RMB 1.2 billion in net profits, up 15.4% YoY.

Tencent Music reports strong profits as users decline

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Song Jingli

Jakarta Police exposing online underage prostitution  conducted through MiChat, a Singaporean-based app. Screenshot from YouTube Humas Polda Metro Jaya.

Singapore

MiChat portrays itself as a free messaging and online dating app.

Singaporean chat app under fire for alleged use in underage prostitution case

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Ursula Florene

Malaysia

Hearing about the harsh realities of a gaming studio’s work environment, most notably their crunch culture, doesn’t come as much of a surprise anymore. A few years back, Rockstar, the game developer behind GTA, had its alleged abusive work practices—such as having employees work overtime—outed by its employees, and this wasn’t the first time the company had come under fire.

The good and bad side of working in Malaysia’s gaming industry

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Vulcan Post

China's internet giants continue to expand their operations in Singapore at a breathtaking pace. Baidu-backed video streaming service iQiyi, which made the city its international headquarter in December, on Wednesday announced that it will set up a talent management agency together with local media company GHY Culture & Media.

China's tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub

China&#8217;s tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub

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Stella Soon

India

Q&amp;A

VCs targeting emerging markets don't invest enough in the mobile dating sector—and that's a mistake, says Tian, co-founder of AIG.

Emerging markets need dating apps with fresh flavor and flair, says Andy Tian of Asia Innovations Group

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Stephanie Li

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Middle East

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

Instagram Lite was built at Facebook's R&D hub in Tel Aviv, one of the largest engineering facilities for Facebook globally. Instagram Lite is rolls out in 170 countries this week, including Israel, with plans for a global launch in the near future.

Built in Tel Aviv, Instagram Lite rolls out in 170 countries

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