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Robotics

Fintech

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.

China

Seauto’s robots are affordable, durable, and built to undercut the industry’s biggest names.

At USD 90 per unit, Seauto is quietly sweeping the pool robot market

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

Sohu, a Chinese internet company, offers diverse services including news aggregation, online gaming, and video streaming.

Sohu

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

Consumer Economy

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

Content

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

Creative

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

Gaming

Gaming kept Sohu’s margins high, but with weak ad returns and slowing mobile user growth, the company risks being left behind.

Sohu’s ad revenue fades as it clings to gaming for stability

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Sudo Lim

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

E-commerce

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

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Middle East

The logistics platform joins a crowded field but aims to win on transparency, tech, and adaptable delivery services.

With UAE launch, Lalamove bets its SME-first model can scale in the Gulf

Gaming | KrASIA

Dream11, India’s fantasy sports platform, engages cricket and football fans who create virtual teams to compete for prizes.

Dream11

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

The Mumbai-based firm made a profit of USD 24.4 million in the financial year ended March 31, 2020—a big jump from the USD 11.7 million loss it made a year earlier.

Tiger Global-backed fantasy gaming unicorn Dream11 starts churning profits

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

This anime girl derby mobile game is taking over Japan. Headline Asia takes a closer look at the factors behind the success of Uma Musume.

This anime girl derby mobile game is taking over Japan

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The 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals at AccorHotels Arena on November 10, 2019 in Paris, France. Photo by Colin Young-Wolff. Courtesy of Riot Games.

With 3-hour caps for gameplay, will Chinese e-sports teams lose their edge? In pro gaming, the way to build experience is by investing time in gameplay.

With 3-hour caps for gameplay, will Chinese e-sports teams lose their edge?

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Mengyuan Ge

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

Apna has emerged as the fastest Indian startup to turn into a unicorn—in just 21 months—while MPL is the second gaming unicorn in the country.

India's unicorn boom carries on as both Apna and MPL enter the echelon in same day

India&#8217;s unicorn boom carries on as both Apna and MPL enter the echelon in same day

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

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

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

Entertainment

Chinese game developers jump on metaverse bandwagon, sending stock prices soaring and propelling stock prices of video game companies to new heights.

Chinese game developers jump on metaverse bandwagon, sending stock prices soaring

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Jiaxing Li

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

NetEase

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

Live Streaming

Game account rental businesses prosper under 3-hour playtime restrictions for minors in China. Game companies are to intensify oversight of minors.

Game account rental businesses prosper under 3-hour playtime restrictions for minors in China

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

Short Video

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

NetEase is targetting adult gamers across the world and is powering its global expansion with key intellectual properties like Harry Potter.

NetEase restores investor confidence, says less than 1% of revenue is drawn from minors

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AJ Cortese

Young Chinese gamers are now limited to 3 hours of weekly playtime.