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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

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

Entertainment

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

Video

China

The home audience is cheering the film’s technical feats and box office success for highlighting self-reliance.

Ne Zha 2: China makes a USD 2 billion blockbuster all of its own

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

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

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of TikTok, enables in-app shopping by connecting users with brands and creators through live commerce and short videos.

TikTok Shop

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

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

Live Streaming

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

On-demand Services

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

Short Video

Some believe a full ban on TikTok in the US is unlikely. TikTok is counting on it.

Too big to ban? TikTok keeps expanding as Trump grants third ban reprieve

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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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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

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

Deals in brief: Salmon raises USD 88 million, InstaPay closes Series A2 round, ten China deals, and more

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Alibaba’s smart supermarket Hema to collaborate with 1,000 villages to rejuvenate China’s farming sector, in line with state's "common prosperity" campaign.

Alibaba’s smart supermarket Hema to collaborate with 1,000 villages to rejuvenate China’s farming sector

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Jiaxing Li

E-commerce livestreamers face undefined, tighter rules ahead of world’s biggest shopping event. Singles’ Day is when billions of dollars of goods are sold.

E-commerce livestreamers face undefined, tighter rules ahead of world’s biggest shopping event

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou restructures business to reboot operations. The short video company’s share price has nosedived by 80% from its peak in February.

Kuaishou restructures business to reboot operations after slowed Q2

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Mengyuan Ge

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

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services. Alibaba and Tencent are dissolving protectionist features.

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services

Two high-profile Chinese livestreamers are being investigated for tax fraud. Personalities who shape internet commerce may be targets in deepening scrutiny.

Two high-profile Chinese livestreamers are being investigated for tax fraud

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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

Gaming

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Bigo Live reached 29.5 million average monthly active users in the second quarter of the year. Now, the platform will also target the e-commerce sector.

Bigo fuels the global creator economy with livestreaming e-commerce, gaming, and entertainment content

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Khamila Mulia

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

Douyin

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams. ByteDance is attempting to eat into Meituan and Ele.me’s business.

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams

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

NetEase

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

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

Q&amp;A

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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