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Anta, a Chinese sportswear brand, specializes in performance-driven design, equipping athletes and consumers with innovative sports apparel and footwear.

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

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Anta's deal with Puma strengthens its global multi-brand strategy.

How China's Anta joined Nike and Adidas on the world sportswear podium

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How China&#8217;s Anta joined Nike and Adidas on the world sportswear podium

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

The move gives the unit more independence while preserving support from its parent company.

ByteDance spins out drug discovery unit to test AI4S commercialization

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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Cheng Zi

Photo shows the Aito M9 on display at Huawei’s flagship store in Taikoo Li Qiantan, Shanghai, in late 2023.

Aito

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

Seres

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

Li Auto, Nio, and Aito are pushing into the RMB 500,000 segment, each with a different answer to what high-end now means.

China’s electric SUV makers chase high-end buyers

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

News | KrASIA

China DealBook: Ant Financial invests in Orbbec; Baidu Ventures co-led Pre-A round of MCFLY

Investments in big data, IoT, enterprise services, healthcare, and education.

Deals | China DealBook: Yunding360, Senmass and IRiS bank fresh funds

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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Xiaochun Zhao

All you need to know about what happened on May 22.

Today’s Tech Headlines: Tencent bets on news aggregator NewsDog; HMD Global plans to revive Nokia phones

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Baidu reportedly to be the first overseas-listed Chinese company to relist in China, ahead of Alibaba and JD

LU Qi, the key person behind Baidu’s revival, stepped down last Friday.

Baidu spins off global business unit to sharpen focus on AI

Starbucks is looking to triple its revenue in China over the next five years.

Chinese coffee chain Luckin sues Starbucks over market monopoly

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

Ant Group

Grab to partner with Maybank to promote its GrabPay in Malaysia

Today’s Tech Headlines: Ant Financial asks investors to avoid investments in Tencent and JD-backed companies

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

Grab

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

Fintech

Grab pushes ahead into the e-payment sector.

Grab partners Maybank, looking to drive the usage of Grab’s mobile wallet in Malaysia (Updated)

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Robin Moh

Investments in hardware, big data, enterprise services, e-commerce, and marketing.

Deals | China DealBook: Ant Financial invests in Orbbec; Baidu Ventures co-led Pre-A round of MCFLY

On May 18, it was announced that Lu Qi stepped down from daily operations “for personal reasons”.

Baidu shakes further, which is good news for AI startups

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Today’s Tech Headlines: Alibaba and SoftBank-backed Paytm has acquired TicketNew; Didi Chuxing started trial operation in Australia’s Geelong

Alibaba Health Information Technology aims to broaden its investments in AI.

News

Deals | China DealBook: Yunding360, Senmass and IRiS bank fresh funds

Today’s Tech Headlines: Tencent bets on news aggregator NewsDog; HMD Global plans to revive Nokia phones

Baidu spins off global business unit to sharpen focus on AI

Chinese coffee chain Luckin sues Starbucks over market monopoly

Today’s Tech Headlines: Ant Financial asks investors to avoid investments in Tencent and JD-backed companies

Grab partners Maybank, looking to drive the usage of Grab’s mobile wallet in Malaysia (Updated)

Deals | China DealBook: Ant Financial invests in Orbbec; Baidu Ventures co-led Pre-A round of MCFLY

Baidu shakes further, which is good news for AI startups

Today’s Tech Headlines: Ant Financial claims 622m users and has $345bn worth of assets

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