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

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A BYD Dolphin Surf electric vehicle, photographed in the suburbs of Udine, Italy.

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

Chery

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

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Great Wall Motor produces SUVs, pickup trucks, and passenger cars across multiple brands, with a focus on expanding EV and smart vehicle capabilities.

Great Wall Motor

SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker, manufactures passenger and commercial vehicles through various brands and joint ventures.

SAIC Motor

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.

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Low EV profits obscure a broader push to expand globally, adapt to local demand, and build long-term positions abroad.

The bull case for Chinese automakers, beyond EV margins

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T. K. Lin

Image of Xiaomi’s SU7 electric vehicle in the “Coastal Blue” colorway.

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

The latest EV is drawing fewer visitors and preorders than its predecessor, as expected in a more mature market.

Xiaomi’s new SU7 faces a tougher test as showroom traffic normalizes

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

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

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Internet of Things

Huawei reported a 13.1% revenue growth and 9.2% net profit margin for the first half of 2020.

CHINA BRIEF | Huawei sees faster growth and improved profitability in Q2

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Song Jingli

Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

Reliance

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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The latest investment will deepen the ties between the two giants enabling Jio Platforms to roll out advanced 5G infrastructure and services for its 388 million user base.

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms to beef up its capabilities with Qualcomm's investment

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms to beef up its capabilities with Qualcomm&#8217;s investment

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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Google

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Microsoft

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

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Nreal brings VR, AR, and XR technologies to the mass market.

Augmented reality glasses, not a sci-fi thing anymore: Inside China's Startups

Augmented reality glasses, not a sci-fi thing anymore: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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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Wency Chen

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

5G's impact goes deeper than consumer-facing tech products, with the potential to spark deep industrial evolution.

More than just mobile, 5G plays a central role in China's new industrial push

More than just mobile, 5G plays a central role in China&#8217;s new industrial push

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AJ Cortese

Transcelestial to start production of 'virtual fibre' network equipment.

Singapore government arm backs laser startup as 5G race heats up

The escalating geopolitical tension between China and the US is threatening the security of the global supply chain.

The geopolitical threat may be catastrophic for the semiconductor industry; several European carriers proactively spoke out in support of Huawei

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Guangzhou is the first city in China to pilot 5G for optimizing bus schedules.

Guangzhou is using 5G to keep buses on time

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

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China is home to three of the world's top five smartphone makers accounting for over one-third of global sales.

How are China's smartphone titans reacting to the struggling market?

How are China&#8217;s smartphone titans reacting to the struggling market?

The clarification from Shenzhen-based ZTE came at a time when China is doubling down on efforts to build up its chipmaking capability.

Chinese telecoms giant ZTE clarifies that it only designs chips, does not make them, after share price spikes

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CHINA BRIEF | Huawei sees faster growth and improved profitability in Q2

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms to beef up its capabilities with Qualcomm’s investment

Augmented reality glasses, not a sci-fi thing anymore: Inside China’s Startups

More than just mobile, 5G plays a central role in China’s new industrial push