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How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

Hardware

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

China

Anker’s audio brand is expanding beyond playback, aiming to turn headphones into contextual, conversational assistants.

From audio to assistant, Anker’s Soundcore wants to redefine what headphones can do

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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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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

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

The EV maker projects a recovery, but with a steep deficit and mounting competition, hitting its 50,000-unit monthly target is key.

Nio says the worst is over after a bruising Q1. Now it has to prove it

From new battery tech to falling power prices and ammonia exports, China is leading the clean energy race—and taking its expertise overseas.

China Recap | Chinese firms power ahead in green and EV tech

Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

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

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

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

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

Content on WeChat and Douyin may become searchable by external parties. Regulators are coaxing tech companies to lift blocks to rival platforms.

WeChat and Douyin content may become searchable by external parties, report says

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Jiaxing Li

Highlighting events from China and the rest of Asia—organized by KrASIA and our partners—bringing regional insights to a global audience.

The event will be virtual and feature startups operating in or planning to enter Hong Kong.

Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator announces finalists for online Hong Kong Demo Day

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Alibaba Cloud Project AsiaForward

Southeast Asia

Announcements

Ten finalists will compete for investments of up to USD 4 million and access business opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund / HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2022 global pitch competition launches

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KrASIA Writers

Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator announces finalists for Hong Kong Demo Day.

Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator announces finalists for Hong Kong Demo Day

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

Alibaba subsidiary applies for a slew of metaverse trademarks after patent troll strikes. It has not revealed plans for moves in the metaverse.

Alibaba subsidiary applies for a slew of metaverse trademarks after patent troll strikes

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 happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services. Alibaba and Tencent are dissolving protectionist features.

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services

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Mengyuan Ge

Alibaba to sell entire stake in Mango Excellent Media at USD 356 million loss. The media sector generates sizable revenue for Alibaba, but that may change.

Alibaba to sell entire stake in Mango Excellent Media at USD 356 million loss

Alibaba x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator announces finalists for inaugural Demo Day. The ten finalists of the first Demo Day cover a range of industries.

Alibaba x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator announces finalists for inaugural Demo Day

Police end investigation into former Alibaba manager’s ‘forced indecency,’ forego prosecution. The former Alibaba manager will face no criminal charges.