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

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

A crop of Chinese handbag brands are skipping the logos and rewriting the luxury playbook, hoping design and storytelling can go where status once ruled.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them? | KrASIA

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Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

Hong Kong

Down nearly 18% from March highs, fund managers say fundamentals, not froth, will decide what happens next.

Hong Kong tech stocks just hit a wall. Is the AI rally already over? | KrASIA

Hong Kong tech stocks just hit a wall. Is the AI rally already over?

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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36Kr English

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

Consumer Services

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

E-commerce

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

On-demand Services

DHgate just went viral in the US. Can it turn clicks into staying power?

DHgate surges on US app store as TikTok creators hype China-made luxury dupes | KrASIA

DHgate surges on US app store as TikTok creators hype China-made luxury dupes

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

Music

Music | KrASIA Archives

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

Content

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Gaming

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

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

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

Video

From a casual dinner in Shenzhen, Maono has blossomed into a niche microphone business with millions of users globally.

This former BYD employee started a microphone business, now it has six million customers worldwide | KrASIA

This former BYD employee started a microphone business, now it has six million customers worldwide

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

Melodio and Mureka introduce fresh takes on streaming and music creation, but their true value remains to be seen.

Is Kunlun Tech’s AI the future of music or just more noise? | KrASIA

Is Kunlun Tech’s AI the future of music or just more noise?

Singapore

Caldecott expands through acquisitions of instrumental brands and composition software.

Singapore startup's stores and apps connect world's music fans | KrASIA

Singapore startup&#8217;s stores and apps connect world&#8217;s music fans

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Nikkei Asia

Mobvoi develops AI-driven smartwatches, voice assistants, and in-car solutions, enabling natural voice interactions.

Mobvoi

The large model product’s introduction marks Mobvoi’s fourth and latest phase of evolution.

Sequence Monkey: Mobvoi’s latest foray in the AI industry | KrASIA

Sequence Monkey: Mobvoi’s latest foray in the AI industry

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36Kr Global Research

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

India

Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India. iPhone maker taps South Asian nation again in push to diversify from China.

Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India | KrASIA

Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

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

Tencent

Tencent Music Entertainment misses revenue estimates as users move to other platforms. TME lost a key advantage when it scrapped exclusive licensing.

Tencent Music Entertainment misses revenue estimates as users move to competing platforms | KrASIA

Tencent Music Entertainment misses revenue estimates as users move to competing platforms

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Mengyuan Ge

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

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

Entertainment

Singapore-based AI startup Musiio assists businesses in the music industry to analyze, tag, and list tracks at scale.

Musiio is an AI curator for the music industry | KrASIA

Musiio is an AI curator for the music industry

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Stephanie Li

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

ByteDance

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners. Changes in TME’s business offer an opening for ByteDance to step into music streaming.

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners | KrASIA

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners

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Jiaxing Li

Tencent Music Entertainment terminates all exclusive copyright agreements in antitrust fallout. Major labels are eyeing agreements with other platforms.