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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Deep Tech

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

Entertainment

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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AI is "completely changing" the competition landscape, according to ReelShort's CEO.

Asian streaming services go big on microdramas and AI content

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How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

It topped global and China rankings in the first quarter, while new products strengthened its category lead during the 618 shopping festival.

RayNeo extends AR glasses lead as smart eyewear demand shifts

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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Huawei's booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2026.

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

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

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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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The country's tech startups are extremely innovative, but is bogged down by a lack of homegrown talent and investors.

Pandemic presents opportunities and pitfalls for Israeli tech sector, report says

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The report also found that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered consumer spending on smartphones, with more turning to low- to mid-range devices that offer more value for money.

APAC smartphone market value drops 20% in first 7 months of 2020, report found

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Tech in Asia

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

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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 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

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

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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