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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

Miniso sells low-cost lifestyle goods, home essentials, and personal care items, making everyday products accessible to broader markets.

Miniso

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

Hong Kong

With half its sales still tied to Miniso, the toy maker now faces the challenge of proving it can stand on its own.

Top Toy’s Hong Kong IPO puts its IP strategy to the test

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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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36Kr English

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Investors are wary if the studio can deliver another hit after Ne Zha 2.

Enlight Media caps record year, but questions linger after Ne Zha 2 boom

The latest release weaves AI into every stage of the creative process, evolving Filmora into a full-fledged production suite.

Wondershare launches Filmora V15 with deep AI integration to transform video editing

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

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

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Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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Health Tech

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Smart Cities

Users can earn rewards worth up to USD 280 through LumiHealth, a health initiative that requires an Apple Watch and app download.

Apple partners with Singapore government to offer rewards for physical activity

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Yin Lin Tan

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

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

Deep Tech

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

E-commerce

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

On-demand Services

The factory, which has been under development for three years, is now able to produce small-batch orders at reasonable costs and with shorter delivery times for apparel makers.

Alibaba unveils vision of futuristic, on-demand manufacturing with secret Hangzhou factory

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Song Jingli

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The Beacon fund believes that venture debt answers the funding problem commonly faced by female entrepreneurs.

Patamar Capital-backed Beacon Fund looks to serve Southeast Asian women entrepreneurs

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Ursula Florene

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

India

Zoom’s video conferencing tools power remote work, online events, and virtual classrooms globally.

Zoom

Airmeet competes with Zoom, as well as a handful of homegrown startups such as Floor, Say Namaste, KL Meet, and Reliance’s new venture JioMeet.

Zoom's Indian alternative Airmeet raises USD 12 million from Sequoia India

Zoom&#8217;s Indian alternative Airmeet raises USD 12 million from Sequoia India

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Avanish Tiwary

E-commerce order volume of Kuaishou, Aug 2020: 500 million

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

Kuaishou

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

Short Video

More than 100 million people watch e-commerce livestreaming on the short video app.

KEY STAT | Short video app Kuaishou becomes fourth-largest e-commerce platform in China

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Julianna Wu

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

Edtech

Leleketang produces and sells short videos for K12 students.

Edtech firm Leleketang reaps USD 40 million in Series C round

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

Artificial Intelligence

Baidu's new interactive chatbot is the latest move to engage users amid fierce competition from social apps.

Baidu introduces chatbot with emotional intelligence, along with more AI upgrades

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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The new funding raises Carousell's valuation to over USD 900 million.

Carousell bags investment from Naver, closing in on unicorn status

A photo shows the Intel Ignite startup selection committee in Israel. In September 2020, Intel announced the launch of Intel Ignite sites in Austin, Texas, and Munich, Germany, following its success in Tel Aviv, Israel. Courtesy of Intel Corporation via NoCamels.

Ignite may also establish new programs elsewhere in Europe, North America, and Asia.

After successful start in Israel, Intel startup program Ignite to launch in Austin, Munich

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