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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.

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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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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.

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Video streaming platform iQiyi developed AI that can tell apart Pikachu from Spongebob.

iQiyi, China’s Netflix, has facial recognition for animated characters

SoftBank-backed Coupang would be joining a tough battle of movie streaming players in the Southeast Asian market, including Netflix and Amazon.

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang buying Hooq digital assets

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

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

Entertainment

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

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Who you calling a Chinese app? — TikTok

As Chinese apps face scrutiny abroad, TikTok releases new transparency report

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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Whether or not you've cut the cord, it's likely that you have a few films or shows queued up online.

The tough competition of media streaming platforms in Southeast Asia

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

Bilibili

Sparkle, initially an internal tool of Bilibili, is now open to content creators, advertisers, multi-channel networks, and brands.

CHINA BRIEF | Bilibili unveils marketing platform for content creators and advertisers

The novel community Kuaidian has attracted 5 million daily active users since its founding in 2017.

CHINA BRIEF | Kuaidian closes nearly USD 100 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital China

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Xiaomi teased its first TV stick during a livestreamed event in Germany in May. Image from Xiaomi via YouTube and South China Morning Post.

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

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

Hardware

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Xiaomi’s first Android TV dongle will be the Chinese gadget maker’s latest foray into TV devices.

Google approval suggests Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is almost ready

Designed to synergize with Cathay Cineplexes, Cathay CineHome will feature limited-period films after the end of their cinema runs.

New movie streaming service Cathay CineHOME to launch in Singapore, but will it survive?

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

Enterprise Services

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.

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Kingsoft's awkward market positioning may not matter as demand set to swell.

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Why does Kingsoft Cloud like being Number 3?

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