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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

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

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

The founder reflects on a “dreamlike” 2025 for Pop Mart.

Pop Mart’s Wang Ning urges restraint amid global Labubu surge

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China Entrepreneur

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

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

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

Video

Margin pressure in the smartphone market is one factor behind the move, but not the only one.

Smartphone makers Vivo, Oppo among new contenders targeting DJI’s Pocket 3

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

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

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

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

Entertainment

Doubao and Seedance featured across key parts of the broadcast.

ByteDance turns Lunar New Year gala into an AI bonanza

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

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WeWork offers flexible coworking spaces worldwide, nurturing entrepreneurial communities and modern work environments.

WeWork

The shared-office model has been disrupted both by the coronavirus pandemic and the public collapse of WeWork.

CHINA BRIEF | China WeWork rival Ucommune puts brakes on US IPO plan, plans backdoor listing

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

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

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

Short Video

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

WeChat has little presence in the US, but is an integral communication tool for Chinese people overseas.

CHINA BRIEF | Trump signs orders to ban business with ByteDance and Tencent, to take effect in 45 days

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

In May, another Li One caught fire in Changsha, when a car paint protective pad, that was stuck to the exhaust pipe, ignited.

CHINA BRIEF | Li One vehicle catches fire on the road, two hospitalized

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Song Jingli

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has already entered into a ‘strategic partnership’ with the central bank over the sovereign digital currency plan.

China’s digital currency edges closer with large-scale test by four state-owned banks

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South China Morning Post

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

Gaming

Tencent is reportedly driving discussions to merge China’s two biggest video game livestreaming platforms, Huya and Douyu.

Huya-Douyu merger would cement gaming giant Tencent’s position in China, experts say

Talabat is a food delivery service in the Middle East and North Africa. Courtesy of Talabat.

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

Otlob had operated in Egypt for over 20 years.

Delivery Hero is rebranding Otlob as Talabat, plans to create 50,000 freelance rider jobs in Egypt

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MENAbytes

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The company features a big data platform which can monitor online information and generate analysis reports automatically.

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese Adademy of Sciences-affiliated AI startup Wenge raises USD 29 million in Series C

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

Southeast Asia

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

E-commerce

Fanslink plans to expand to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Fanslink scores millions of dollars in pre-Series A to help Chinese brands go global

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

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

According to a Venture Intelligence report, edtech startups raised USD 795 million in the first half of 2020.

Byju's acquires coding tutoring startup WhiteHat Jr for USD 300 million

Byju&#8217;s acquires coding tutoring startup WhiteHat Jr for USD 300 million

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