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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

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DJI's sales soar as a worker shortage fuels demand for labor-saving technology.

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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Facial Recognition

Korea

The world is in the grip of a deepfake epidemic, and victims are coming together to demand accountability and action.

"My life is not your porn": Documenting women’s fight against deepfake abuse | KrASIA

&#8220;My life is not your porn&#8221;: Documenting women’s fight against deepfake abuse

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

As China battles CNC technology restrictions, First Automation’s approach could offer the breakthrough the industry needs.

Can First Automation step up to break China’s CNC bottleneck? | KrASIA

Can First Automation step up to break China’s CNC bottleneck?

KrASIA | IPO Archives

Venture Capital

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Social Impact

Visual Stories

Shenzhen's new policy explained, with a graphical history of the international tech hub.

TECH PANO | China's Silicon Valley to create 'another miracle' in 5 years | KrASIA

TECH PANO | China&#8217;s Silicon Valley to create &#8216;another miracle&#8217; in 5 years

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Julianna Wu

Evergrande faces investor repayment as high as USD 19 billion

Prop Tech

If a listing is not completed by January 31, 2021, Evergrande will have to buy back USD 19.4 billion in investments.

KEY STAT | Real estate giant Evergrande ends Shenzhen listing plan | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Real estate giant Evergrande ends Shenzhen listing plan

Yitu Technology H1 2020 net loss: USD 190 million

China's cash-burning AI companies have encountered difficulties with public fundraising due to blacklisting by the US government.

KEY STAT | US-blacklisted AI company Yitu files for Shanghai IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | US-blacklisted AI company Yitu files for Shanghai IPO

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

This isn’t the first time Miniso’s products were found to have harmful elements.

Tencent-backed retailer Miniso sets up USD 15 million buyback fund for dangerous recalled products | KrASIA

Tencent-backed retailer Miniso sets up USD 15 million buyback fund for dangerous recalled products

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Song Jingli

Ant Group grand IPO to raise USD 34.5 billion

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Ant Group's shares will be ready for public trading in Shanghai and Hong Kong next week.

KEY STAT | Ant Group sets prices to raise USD 34.5 billion in the world's biggest dual IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Ant Group sets prices to raise USD 34.5 billion in the world&#8217;s biggest dual IPO

China's national social security fund to earn USD 4.5 billion from Ant Group's IPO

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

China's National Social Security Fund is the biggest external institutional shareholder of Ant Group.

KEY STAT | 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to benefit from Ant Group IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to benefit from Ant Group IPO

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

Tiktok

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

ByteDance said that it is considering to spin off some businesses for standalone listings, but that has yet to be finalized.

ByteDance considers listing Douyin business in Hong Kong | KrASIA

ByteDance considers listing Douyin business in Hong Kong

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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Electric Vehicles

Energy

The firm's main rivals Nio, Li Auto, and Xpeng are already listed in the United States.

After raising USD 1.5 billion, EV maker WM Motor kicks off China Star Market IPO | KrASIA

After raising USD 1.5 billion, EV maker WM Motor kicks off China Star Market IPO

Investors

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Investment

Q&amp;A

The pandemic is encouraging more companies to enter public equity listings, says Sjahrir.

More companies and tech startups want to go public: Q&A with AC Ventures partner and IDX commissioner Pandu Sjahrir | KrASIA

More companies and tech startups want to go public: Q&#038;A with AC Ventures partner and IDX commissioner Pandu Sjahrir

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IPO

TECH PANO | China’s Silicon Valley to create ‘another miracle’ in 5 years

KEY STAT | Real estate giant Evergrande ends Shenzhen listing plan

KEY STAT | US-blacklisted AI company Yitu files for Shanghai IPO

Tencent-backed retailer Miniso sets up USD 15 million buyback fund for dangerous recalled products

KEY STAT | Ant Group sets prices to raise USD 34.5 billion in the world’s biggest dual IPO

KEY STAT | 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to benefit from Ant Group IPO

ByteDance considers listing Douyin business in Hong Kong

After raising USD 1.5 billion, EV maker WM Motor kicks off China Star Market IPO

More companies and tech startups want to go public: Q&A with AC Ventures partner and IDX commissioner Pandu Sjahrir

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