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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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The two snack retailers are racing toward IPOs with Mixue-like expansion, but lack its supply chain discipline and margin control.

For Wancheng and Busy Ming, Mixue’s success is both a blueprint and a cautionary tale

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Logistics

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

Neolix said it has deployed 10,000 self-driving vehicles, marking an industry milestone.

China races ahead in robovans even as autonomous delivery challenges remain

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

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

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Despite its record scale, the deal’s co-co model highlights both rising ambition and lingering skepticism in a cooling market.

Innovent’s tie-up with Takeda tests investor faith in China’s biotech dream

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

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

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture.

Chinese social media platform Douban suspends reply function while regulators scrutinize fan culture

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

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

E-commerce

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

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

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9 takeaways about Gen Z consumers from Cyanhill Capital’s 2021 mid-year consumption report. The term “Gen Z” takes on a slightly different meaning in China.

9 takeaways about Gen Z consumers from Cyanhill Capital’s 2021 mid-year consumption report

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

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

NetEase

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

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

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Here’s how entertainment platforms are responding to China’s curbing of "excessive fan culture." Hits to fandoms will reshape entertainment platforms.

Here’s how entertainment platforms are responding to China’s curbing of ‘excessive fan culture’

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

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

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How 17Live global CEO Hirofumi Ono knew livestreaming would be a hit. Ono references livestreaming trends in China to anticipate developments in Japan.

How 17Live global CEO Hirofumi Ono knew livestreaming would be a hit

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

The government says fan culture must be cleaned up and tougher regulations are already on the way causing problems for entertainment companies in China.

iQiyi suspends production of idol competitions as China cracks down on obsessive fan culture

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FIGHT Esports and Wallet Codes Taiwan take the lead in championing and empowering local gaming communities.

FIGHT Esports and Wallet Codes Taiwan take the lead in championing and empowering local gaming communities

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

Douyin removes 8,000 videos after latest copyright infringement lawsuit from Tencent. The companies have a history of wrangling over intellectual property.

Douyin removes 8,000 videos after latest copyright infringement lawsuit from Tencent

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

Bilibili

Bilibili’s Q2 revenue increases, but path to profit remains unclear. Ads and value-added business boost Bilibili’s revenue, but losses are mounting.

Bilibili’s Q2 revenue increases, but path to profit remains unclear

Kris Wu made his name as part of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, which amassed a large fan base in China. Courtesy of Kris Wu via South China Morning Post.

Major video platforms take down content featuring disgraced celebrity and alleged sex offender Kris Wu. More than 7,000 videos have been removed.