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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.

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

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

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

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Short Video

SoftBank has held discussions with India’s two largest telecom operators for buying out TikTok India in August.

SoftBank might jump in the race to acquire TikTok India business

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Dating app Momo's Q2 2020 net profit loss: 37.7%

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

Creative

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

Entertainment

And the lackluster earnings results have brought down Momo's share price.

KEY STAT | China's Tinder Momo reports unsatisfying Q2 earnings

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s Tinder Momo reports unsatisfying Q2 earnings

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Julianna Wu

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

PUBG Mobile and related apps accumulated more than 175 million lifetime downloads in India, its largest market by install numbers.

PUBG Mobile players and streamers mourn India’s ban on the Tencent game

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Southeast Asia

The food service market in Thailand is worth over USD 7.7 billion in annual purchases across more than 200,000 restaurants, according to Freshket.

Thai agritech Freshket raises USD 3 million from Openspace Ventures

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

Medtech

CorNeat offers a few innovative solutions, including the CorNeat KPro, an artificial cornea, as well as the CorNeat EverPatch, an artificial connective tissue substitute.

Israeli medtech startup CorNeat Vision uses patented implants to treat blinding diseases

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NoCamels

Taobao Live 2020 GMV goal: USD 73 billion

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

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

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

Live Streaming

Boosted by the COVID-19 outbreak, livestreaming e-commerce in China is in its heyday.

KEY STAT | Alibaba sets new livestreaming sales goal for 2020

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

India

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

The recent transaction has tripled the five-year-old startup’s valuation to USD 1.45 billion in less than six months.

SoftBank marks its entry in India's edtech sector with its investment in Unacademy

SoftBank marks its entry in India&#8217;s edtech sector with its investment in Unacademy

India put a ban on 118 Chinese apps citing cybersecurity reasons.

India plans endgame for Tencent's PUBG Mobile in third round of bans of Chinese apps

India plans endgame for Tencent&#8217;s PUBG Mobile in third round of bans of Chinese apps

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Livspace projects to grow into a USD 500 million business within the next 2-3 years.

Home renovation platform Livspace raises USD 90 million to expand in Southeast Asia, Australia

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