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

Baidu

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

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous 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

Europe

Trials are underway even as narrow roads and competition from buses pose potential hurdles.

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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 goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

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

Video

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Creative

Content

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

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

Douyin

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

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

TikTok sibling Douyin published an in-depth look at rival Tencent’s censorship of ByteDance products on Friday via WeChat, which has been deleted. It catalogued anticompetitive actions taken by Tencent between 2018 and 2021.

TikTok sibling skewers Tencent in viral, deleted WeChat post

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Brady Ng

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

India

Netflix streams films, TV series, and documentaries, revolutionizing how audiences consume on-demand entertainment worldwide.

Netflix

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

Live Streaming

A report by IAMAI and Nielsen said rural India had 227 million active internet users, while urban India accounted for 205 million users.

Indian video streaming companies battle global giants for foothold in smaller cities | Tales from India's Towns

Indian video streaming companies battle global giants for foothold in smaller cities | Tales from India&#8217;s Towns

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Entertainment

Can original content and updates to popular shows keep Gen Z viewers on iQiyi?

iQiyi expands content to compete for the attention of China’s Gen Z

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

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

Southeast Asia

Q&amp;A

iQiyi has 101.7 million subscribing members and 100.7 million individuals with trial memberships.

iQiyi streams forward in Southeast Asia with niche content and flexibility | Q&A with head of business development

iQiyi streams forward in Southeast Asia with niche content and flexibility | Q&#038;A with head of business development

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Khamila Mulia

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

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

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Opinion

Bilibili, an online streaming site best known as "China's Youtube," charges RMB 168 (USD 26) for an annual subscription to its premium content. For Cindy Sun -- who spent almost a quarter of last year watching videos on Bilibili -- that is a small price to pay.In a country where people do not have direct access to Netflix, Hulu, and Disney, and the so-called Great Firewall blocks many foreign websites, Bilibili was how the 28-year-old English teacher got her fill of content, from old detective movies to cartoons and video game livestreaming.

Bilibili fights for China's online audience with USD 2.6 billion listing

Bilibili fights for China&#8217;s online audience with USD 2.6 billion listing

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Myanmar

Major global tech firms have stepped up to reexamine the use of their platforms by military-owned companies including state telco Mytel and television network MRTV, but activists argue that only “stance and action” could prevent the situation from worsening.

Myanmar’s state-run enterprises shunned by global tech firms

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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.

"We are in the right place at the right time to increase our leadership in China’s large video-based market," says CEO.

Bilibili reports revenue increase of 91% in Q4, but widens loss

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Song Jingli

Several advertisers have ditched Bilibili following the controversy.

Bilibili faces accusations of promoting inappropriate sexualized content

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

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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

Music

Chinese entertainment firms are betting on the booming trend, but will virtual shows remain a thing after the pandemic?