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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

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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.

Tencent

In China, app stores traditionally take 50% from game developers, worse than the global standard.

In the aftermath of China’s clampdown on gaming, Tencent is ready to fight for better revenue split | KrASIA

In the aftermath of China’s clampdown on gaming, Tencent is ready to fight for better revenue split

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Viktoria Fricova

Its rival went public one year ago and is also more profitable.

Tencent-backed streaming site Douyu turns profitable but IPO still pending | KrASIA

Tencent-backed streaming site Douyu turns profitable but IPO still pending

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Song Jingli

Chinese forecast predicts the market will demand 2 million e-sports players by 2023.

China is expecting a five-year boom in e-sports players | KrASIA

China is expecting a five-year boom in e-sports players

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Lao Bei

Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

Microsoft

Sony, a Japanese electronics pioneer, excels in gaming consoles, home entertainment systems, audio devices, and cinematic production.

Sony

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Together, the three companies have 8,000 staff members in the United States. But the impact on the video game industry would hit far more people in the US.

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo warn that tariffs on game consoles will threaten thousands of US jobs | KrASIA

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo warn that tariffs on game consoles will threaten thousands of US jobs

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Luna Lin

Tencent remains the world's largest gaming company.

US topples China as the world's largest gaming market | KrASIA

US topples China as the world&#8217;s largest gaming market

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

ByteDance

Bytedance

ByteDance bought two gaming companies earlier this year.

ByteDance dips into gaming with new Oasis project | KrASIA

ByteDance dips into gaming with new Oasis project

Game for Peace

PUBG mobile

The company has found success in transitioning players from PUBG Mobile.

Tencent's Game for Peace rakes in USD 70 million in May | KrASIA

Tencent&#8217;s Game for Peace rakes in USD 70 million in May

Chinese game publishers are pushing into Japan, and NetEase is leading the pack.

NetEase is raking in revenue in the world’s top mobile game market | KrASIA

NetEase is raking in revenue in the world’s top mobile game market

Marvel

Marvel hopes to translate its box office success in China into windfalls in gaming.

Gaming

In the aftermath of China’s clampdown on gaming, Tencent is ready to fight for better revenue split

Tencent-backed streaming site Douyu turns profitable but IPO still pending

China is expecting a five-year boom in e-sports players

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo warn that tariffs on game consoles will threaten thousands of US jobs

US topples China as the world’s largest gaming market

ByteDance dips into gaming with new Oasis project

Tencent’s Game for Peace rakes in USD 70 million in May

NetEase is raking in revenue in the world’s top mobile game market

NetEase to exclusively distribute Marvel game in China

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