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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

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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.

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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

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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

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories—alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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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.

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

Weishi

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

Hardware

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

Short Video

Douyin

Starci Smart Spectacles

Will Kuaishou's new wearable tech and Tencent Weishi's new action camera be game changers in the short-video competition?

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam

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KrASIA Writers

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

Entertainment

Jinri Toutiao

TikTok

The short-video and musical app announced 300 million MAUs in China just a month ago

Douyin hits 500m monthly active users worldwide

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Automotives

Dongfeng Motor Corporation

FAW Group

Looking to develop China's auto market and explore self-driving car technologies, will T3 bring a good fight?

Three Chinese auto giants drive together into ride-sharing market in competition with Didi

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Elaine Huang

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

On-demand Services

Anthony Tan

Grab

Superapp

Taxi

Uber

Grab's 'everyday superapp' vision is a reality in the making as the O2O firm unifies Southeast Asia

Grab's Anthony Tan shares how he feels about China, govt, and superapps

Grab&#8217;s Anthony Tan shares how he feels about China, govt, and superapps

Chinese internet giants are doing everything, from embracing social media to empowering their rural populations, against the backdrop of strong government support.

China trumps the U.S with higher mobile payment penetration

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Robin Moh

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

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

Gojek

HappyFresh

Payments

The ride-hailing company now wants to conquer South-East Asia, by creating the region's next superapp.

(Updated) Grab to launch revamped 'superapp', partnering with HappyFresh on groceries delivery

(Updated) Grab to launch revamped &#8216;superapp&#8217;, partnering with HappyFresh on groceries delivery

Beijing

Shanghai

Silicon Valley

China is set to see a proliferation of technology hubs across its breadth.

Shanghai and Beijing challenge Silicon Valley as Chinese tech hubs grow

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Shiwen Yap

The race to become the everyday app for SEA.

To become SEA’s everyday app, what can Grab learn from Meituan and WeChat

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

While many Chinese bike-sharing startups have bitten the dust in 2017, Hellobike has entered the fast track of development.

Could latecomer bike-sharing startup Hellobike outrace ofo and Mobike?

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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