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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Creative

Deep Tech

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Game titles like Honor of Kings and Valorant remain key drivers of Tencent’s growth.

Tencent’s operating profit climbs 19%, fueled by gaming and fintech gains | KrASIA

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Tencent’s operating profit climbs 19%, fueled by gaming and fintech gains

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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36Kr English

Bilibili

Content

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Live Streaming

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Video

Bilibili has turned profitable, driven by rising user engagement and effective monetization strategies.

Bilibili posts first-ever profit as ad and gaming revenues surge | KrASIA

Bilibili posts first-ever profit as ad and gaming revenues surge

Japan

Singapore

Japanese startups made a strong impression at this year’s SWITCH, unveiling innovative tech solutions primed for global applications.

Japan’s startups find new pathways to global markets at SWITCH | KrASIA

Japan’s startups find new pathways to global markets at SWITCH

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KrASIA Writers

KrASIA | News Archives

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Retail

Smartphones

Smartphone maker sees opportunity to grow in neighboring market.

Xiaomi to double Japan R&D staff as Huawei stumbles | KrASIA

Xiaomi to double Japan R&#038;D staff as Huawei stumbles

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

Edtech

2020 has overall been a banner year for the educational sector in China.

Almost 20% of businesses in the booming education sector are in critical condition, says report | KrASIA

Almost 20% of businesses in the booming education sector are in critical condition, says report

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Song Jingli

Amazon India

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

Reliance

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

In August, PharmEasy acquired smaller rival Medlife.

Indian e-pharmacy startup PharmEasy may sell 7% stake to TPG | KrASIA

Indian e-pharmacy startup PharmEasy may sell 7% stake to TPG

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

OPPO

Semiconductors

Honor aims to be number one in the Chinese smartphone market, according to CEO Zhao Ming.

Huawei spinoff Honor and Qualcomm are ready to collaborate: Report | KrASIA

Huawei spinoff Honor and Qualcomm are ready to collaborate: 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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Wency Chen

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

Sea Group

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Sea Group will use the proceeds for business expansion, including potential strategic investments and acquisitions.

Sea Group to raise up to USD 2.6 billion via share offering | KrASIA

Sea Group to raise up to USD 2.6 billion via share offering

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Stephanie Li

MENA

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

A majority of the investments in 2020 went to late-stage startups and companies, following a trend in the high-sector that has been on the rise for several years.

Israeli companies raise record-smashing USD 9.5 billion in 2020 | KrASIA

Israeli companies raise record-smashing USD 9.5 billion in 2020

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NoCamels

Startup Istanbul has built up a deal flow through its annual event and now wants to cut checks for promising participants.

Startup Istanbul launches USD 10 million fund for pre-seed startups | KrASIA

Startup Istanbul launches USD 10 million fund for pre-seed startups

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MENAbytes

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

India

Till now, small and medium businesses have been using WhatsApp to individually send photos of their products to users over chat.

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to double as shopping platform | KrASIA

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to double as shopping platform

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Avanish Tiwary

Amazon rolled out its online medicine delivery service, Amazon Pharmacy, in India in August eyeing the country's booming e-pharmacy market.