Alibaba

Baidu

ByteDance

Meituan

Pinduoduo

Tencent

Most Followed

KrASIA Connection

China's Auto Sector

Earnings Reports

Inside China's Startups

Venture Roundup

Our Events

View All

Collections

News

Features

Insights

Ecosystem

DeepSeek

Kuaishou

Li Auto

Xiaohongshu

Xiaomi

Xpeng

On the Radar

Events

Latest

About

36Kr (EN)

Consumer

Robotics

Fintech

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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

China

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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

Its new search interface is part chatbot, part creative tool, and part concierge, but whether users will embrace it at scale remains an open question.

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a6b9ace74da9df391d5f7ba1892f4393?s=96&d=blank&r=g

36Kr English

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-listed firm is advancing its pipeline using an mRNA system it says can compete with the industry’s best.

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd0d29f7b9fd019c7c0d49a09a1ec8b1?s=96&d=blank&r=g

T. K. Lin

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

Latin America

BYD is leading a wave of early EV exports into Brazil ahead of July tax hikes, but long-term success will likely hinge on more.

Chinese automakers rush to beat Brazil’s EV tariffs, but the real race is just starting

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

Short Video

Short Video | KrASIA

Creative

Content

Video

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

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

TikTok

Of the overall two billion app installs of TikTok and its Chinese version, Douyin, in April, India accounted for 611 million.

TikTok tells Indian authority it's ready to store user data locally

TikTok tells Indian authority it&#8217;s ready to store user data locally

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3fa1aaa7bc22f88c619534e3c1f933b8?s=96&d=blank&r=g

Avanish Tiwary

Wei-Ying Ma will join an institute being founded by Baidu's former president Zhang Yaqin inside the Tsinghua University.

ByteDance's top AI scientist resigns amid TikTok's global setbacks

ByteDance&#8217;s top AI scientist resigns amid TikTok&#8217;s global setbacks

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b1f58c52050738746ae9a2be6555a9ab?s=96&d=blank&r=g

Song Jingli

Brands in FMCG, fashion, beauty & care, and e-commerce to spend their ad budget allocated for TikTok on new platforms.

Advertisers join the search for the next TikTok in India

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

Live Streaming

The fund will be dispersed to eligible content creators over the coming years.

TikTok pledges USD 200 million to support US creators amid mounting regulatory hurdles

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

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b9f210dc904c45eaee7de82333e6b7ef?s=96&d=blank&r=g

Wency Chen

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Chingari claims that its app has been downloaded 25 million times.

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

One can borrow up to RMB 500 (USD 71) with a repayment schedule of seven days,

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok owner ByteDance now offering micro loans

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

Entertainment

Snap’s revenue for Q2 stood at USD 454 million, an increase of 17% year-on-year.

Snapchat's India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

Snapchat&#8217;s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ee969d23d0ca8a0fdf49239194aee0b?s=96&d=blank&r=g

Moulishree Srivastava

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

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

Videos

ByteDance is aggressively pushing into arenas dominated by other tech giants.

Video | Will ByteDance erode Alibaba's e-commerce dominance? 

Video | Will ByteDance erode Alibaba&#8217;s e-commerce dominance? 

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40bc4bc030b4758fba1c6559649bc5f7?s=96&d=blank&r=g

James Chan

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

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

Tencent's last chance to challenge ByteDance's dominance in the short-video sector.

Short Video

TikTok tells Indian authority it’s ready to store user data locally

ByteDance’s top AI scientist resigns amid TikTok’s global setbacks

Advertisers join the search for the next TikTok in India

TikTok pledges USD 200 million to support US creators amid mounting regulatory hurdles

Chingari shines bright in its race to create the next TikTok | Startup Stories

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok owner ByteDance now offering micro loans

Snapchat’s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

Video | Will ByteDance erode Alibaba’s e-commerce dominance?

Still in beta-mode but with 200 million users, is ‘WeChat Channels’ a real threat to Douyin?

Most Recent

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

Chinese automakers rush to beat Brazil’s EV tariffs, but the real race is just starting