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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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Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

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

Gaming giants including Tencent, Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Epic Games will join ChinaJoy in Shanghai next week while Sony and Microsoft tap out.

ChinaJoy mega gaming event will go ahead, with face masks appearing alongside cosplay in 2020

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South China Morning Post

Tesla is actively recruiting for five roles centered around customer experience, vehicle repair, and service.

Tesla is quietly hiring in Singapore: Does this signal a launch here?

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Vulcan Post

The company has not disclosed its earnings for the first quarter of this year.

Struggling rental platform Q&K to buy rental service company at USD 130 million

Struggling rental platform Q&#038;K to buy rental service company at USD 130 million

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Song Jingli

Gett, the Israeli-founded ride-hailing mobility startup, also operates in Russia, New York, and the UK. Source: Gett blog.

Israeli ride-sharing company Gett raises USD 100 million to enhance corporate platform

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

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

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Walmart pumped in USD 1.2 billion in Flipkart, at a valuation of USD 24.9 billion this month.

Flipkart acquires Walmart's wholesale business in India

Flipkart acquires Walmart&#8217;s wholesale business in India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Medtech

Chinese scientists, including renowned doctor Zhong Nanshan, have been working with Tencent on the new AI tool.

A new COVID-19 AI tool from Tencent could tell doctors if patients are likely to become severely ill

YSI SEA-Temasek Virtual Demo Day 2020 participants. Photo courtesy of YSI SEA.

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

More than 150 impact investors from Singapore and the region attended the event that was co-organized by Youth Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia and the Temasek Foundation.

Southeast Asian startups present solutions for the circular economy on Virtual Demo Day 2020

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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

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

Entertainment

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

Short Video

Snap’s revenue for Q2 stood at USD 454 million, an increase of 17% year-on-year.

Snapchat's India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

Snapchat&#8217;s India user base more than doubled in the second quarter

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

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

Hardware

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

The hardware will be based on Alibaba's XuanTie processors.