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From left to right: Genping Liu, Dennis Sze, Lemuel Low, Edmund Tan, and Chan Yip Pang. Sze, Low, and Tan are co-founders of ReN3, while Liu and Chan serve as general partner and executive director of investments, respectively, at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Dreame

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

East Asia

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

Consumer Economy

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

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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 does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

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

Transportation

The company’s weeklong Silicon Valley launch highlighted both ambition and risk appetite.

Dreame’s next act stretches from robot vacuums to rocket-boosted cars

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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DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

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Foundation and Large Models

DeepSeek V4 has clear advantages, but it also shows why no AI model can serve every use case yet.

How do industry professionals in China view DeepSeek V4’s strengths and limits?

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

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WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

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To take the subway in Jinan, all you need to do is get your face scanned

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E-commerce

supply chains

Suning is not the first Chinese e-commerce company to seek stable fruit supply for the ever-growing appetite of Chinese consumers.

Chinese e-commerce platform Suning to buy 20 million coconuts from Thailand

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Hellobike

Didi and Mobike have already raised prices

Hellobike hikes prices for Beijing customers, as bike-sharing rental rates increase across the board

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Volkswagen

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German automaker Volkwagen has entered into a strategic agreement with Ganfeng Lithium.

Volkswagen ties up with Ganfeng Lithium for battery supply and recycling

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

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China cloud market

Cloud

Growth of China's public and private cloud markets is about twice that of the global growth rate.

China to be world's largest cloud market by 2023, says IDC

China to be world&#8217;s largest cloud market by 2023, says IDC

high-tech board

Although unprofitable businesses are allowed to list, 40 out of the 50 companies have actually made a profit.

50 companies to raise USD 7.2 billion through China high-tech board listing

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

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

Entertainment

Gaming

The growth, however, is seeing a significant slowdown.

China's mobile gaming market to reach USD 30 billion annual revenue by 2020

China&#8217;s mobile gaming market to reach USD 30 billion annual revenue by 2020

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

COSCO

supply chain

The JV will be leveraging both sides' strength to build a global logistics network and supply chain service platform.

JD.com forms joint venture with global logistics giant COSCO

Wechat

Tencent to add healthcare feature to its WeChat in its push to industrial internet.