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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

China

Doubao and others offer advice and companionship, but experts warn on risks.

Auntie AI: China's chatbot makers cultivate senior users

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Auntie AI: China&#8217;s chatbot makers cultivate senior users

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

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

Co-founder Chen Bo reflects on the widening gap with its leading rival and what it means for the company’s future.

With new funding, can Elegoo close the gap with Bambu Lab in 3D printing?

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

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

Gaming

Strong sales did not prevent the studio’s closure, underscoring the fragility of China’s game ecosystem.

What does the fate of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers reveal about China’s game industry?

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

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

Amazon

Netflix streams films, TV series, and documentaries, revolutionizing how audiences consume on-demand entertainment worldwide.

Netflix

Indian consumers have begun to show stickiness to video-on-demand platforms with ever-increasing engagement.

How India is charming Netflix, Disney, and Amazon

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Hardware

Nearly 70% of Netac's incomes are from its patents.

USB flash drive patent expiration brings doubts over future of Chinese company Netac Technology

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

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Consumers in Singapore and the Philippines will be able to book taxis in Japan and the Middle East via Grab app.

Grab officially announces cab-hailing tie-up in Japan, Middle East

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Thu Huong Le

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

Electric Vehicles

The company will restrict the operations of its e-scooter service GrabWheel and announced fines on users who violate rules.

Grab promises crackdown on e-scooter's users who violate regulations, after deadly collision

Grab promises crackdown on e-scooter&#8217;s users who violate regulations, after deadly collision

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Cindy Silviana

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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

Oppo

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

Oppo holds 26.2% market share in both mid-range and low-end categories.

Having defeated Samsung, Oppo now dominates the Indonesian smartphone market

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

Entertainment

Beijing-based ByteDance is set to launch its new music streaming service as soon as next month, according to the Financial Times

Spotify, Apple Music to face music streaming challenge from TikTok owner ByteDance: FT

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SCMP

On the lookout for travel tech startups in Asia that can improve traveler experiences, with the ability to scale across borders.

Amadeus expands VC arm to Asia Pacific to back travel tech startups

RedDoorz aggregates budget accommodations in Southeast Asia, offering affordable, standardized lodging experiences.

RedDoorz

Jupe Tsui is the new CFO, and Liviu Nedef will serve as group senior vice president of marketing.

Singaporean hotel startup RedDoorz appoints two new executives to boost expansion

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

Fintech

The fund says it is in active diligence with a few companies in the region.

CreditEase's fintech fund eyeing Southeast Asian companies

CreditEase&#8217;s fintech fund eyeing Southeast Asian companies

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