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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

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.

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

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The Chinese carmaker is targeting the UK as it looks to expand into advanced and middle-income markets.

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

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

Robotics

Founder Zhang Wei sees 2026 as the first year of real deployment, not a downturn, for humanoid robots.

LimX Dynamics founder says embodied intelligence is just getting started, despite bubble concerns

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

The chatbot is providing real-time interpretation for two exhibitions featuring works from the Louvre and Picasso.

ByteDance’s Doubao turns from chatbot to docent at Shanghai art museum

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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DR02 is said to be the first humanoid robot to achieve IP66 certification for dust and water resistance.

Deep Robotics unveils DR02, the world’s first IP66-rated humanoid robot

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The venture marks the latest move by automotive industry leaders into robotics.

Li Auto’s former CTO launches embodied intelligence startup with USD 50 million backing

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Dreame

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

While humanoid robots remain the holy grail, companies like Dreame are tapping AI to enhance a wide range of household devices.

Dreame’s new floor washers show embodied intelligence entering homes first through appliances

After its showcase at the World Humanoid Robot Games, Unix AI has been fielding calls from customers eager to adopt its Wanda robots.

Hotels may be the first stop for humanoid robots, says Unix AI founder

The robotic Apex Hand comes unusually close to matching its human counterpart.

Swipe, type, take a pulse: Dexcel’s Apex Hand mimics human dexterity to the fingertips

CEO Li Tong credits a relentless focus on real-world deployment with making Keenon the global leader in commercial service robots.

"Don’t operate in a vacuum": Keenon Robotics CEO on surviving industry shakeouts

&#8220;Don’t operate in a vacuum&#8221;: Keenon Robotics CEO on surviving industry shakeouts

Its Jingzhou washing machine plant runs on a “factory brain” that connects AI agents for tasks ranging from dispatch to quality control.

Midea’s “AI agent factory” signals a new model for global manufacturing

US and Chinese players race to define how AI takes physical form.

From sci-fi to factory floors: Humanoid robots at the crossroads of technology, capital, and ambition

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

CEO He Xiaopeng sees robotics as the company’s “third growth curve,” with mass production set for 2026.