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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

GAC Group, a Chinese state-owned automaker, is one of China's largest car manufacturers, producing vehicles under its own brands and joint ventures.

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

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

Joint venture automakers, including GAC Toyota, are embracing smart driving as a key selling point for EVs.

GAC Toyota enters smart EV race with LiDAR-equipped bZ3X | KrASIA

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GAC Toyota enters smart EV race with LiDAR-equipped bZ3X

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

KrASIA

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

Touted as China’s next breakthrough after DeepSeek, is Manus truly an AI game changer?

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone's debating | KrASIA

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone&#8217;s debating

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Agros and Phnxx raise funding, GlobalData acquires Ai Palette, Malaysia’s Khazanah backs chargEV, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Agros and Phnxx raise funding, GlobalData acquires Ai Palette, Malaysia’s Khazanah backs chargEV, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

Gaming

Gaming | KrASIA Archives

Creative

E-sports investments reached USD 4.5 billion in 2018 from just USD 490 million the year before.

500 Startups invests in Singapore-based e-sports startup ESPL | KrASIA

500 Startups invests in Singapore-based e-sports startup ESPL

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Tech in Asia

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

Tencent

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

The Tencent Black Shark 3 Pro lets gamers perform in-game actions using voice command.  

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent and Black Shark joint-release first 5G gaming smartphone | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent and Black Shark joint-release first 5G gaming smartphone

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

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

NetEase

Visual Stories

China's second-biggest game publisher's gaming revenue excesses RMB 10 billion for the 9th quarter straight.

KEY STAT | NetEase 2019 revenue reaches USD 8.5 billion on gaming growth | KrASIA

KEY STAT | NetEase 2019 revenue reaches USD 8.5 billion on gaming growth

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Julianna Wu

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

The game has been popular since the coronavirus outbreak, but it went missing shortly after Apple announced it would remove unlicensed games in accordance with Chinese law.

Epidemic game Plague Inc. disappears from Apple’s App Store in China | KrASIA

Epidemic game Plague Inc. disappears from Apple’s App Store in China

Murder mysteries and draw-and-guess games are popular online during the Covid-19 epidemic as social game downloads surge.

Online party games are helping cure the coronavirus lockdown blues in China | KrASIA

Online party games are helping cure the coronavirus lockdown blues in China

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

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

Music

The company reported total net revenues of USD 2.26 billion in 2019 Q4, up 9.2% from last year.

Netease stocks rise as Q4 earnings report beats estimates, led by gaming and education units | KrASIA

Netease stocks rise as Q4 earnings report beats estimates, led by gaming and education units

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Sun Henan

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

ByteDance

Apple and TikTok maker ByteDance are asking for developers to show game licenses as China tightens its grip on video game publishing.

Why Apple’s new rules for games in China could spell trouble for indies | KrASIA

Why Apple’s new rules for games in China could spell trouble for indies

Apne11 is a multiplayer, mobile-based fantasy game that is based on real-life international cricket matches.

Apne11 is the new entrant in India's fantasy gaming space: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Apne11 is the new entrant in India&#8217;s fantasy gaming space: Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

Minecraft gamers are using online blueprints to digitally rebuild two medical centers used to help fight the coronavirus.