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

Consumer Economy

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

Food Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

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The Grab rival is deepening its focus on the domestic market with new services and AI investment.

Thailand's Line Man pushes beyond food delivery, eyes 2027 IPO

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

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

China

Doubao

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

East Asia

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

The subscription test comes as ByteDance expands in MaaS and AI shopping.

Doubao prepares paid subscriptions as ByteDance seeks AI returns

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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Photo shows Yang Hongze, founder and chairman of Autolink Intelligence Tech.

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Hong Kong

Cockpit-driving integrated products sit at the center of the company’s pitch.

Autolink makes its Hong Kong IPO case with smart vehicle architecture

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

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

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After a viral OpenClaw installation event, Tencent is expanding more aggressively into a suite of AI agent tools.

Tencent gets bolder with agentic AI as OpenClaw sparks hype and competition

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

WeChat

The Tencent app is developing a proprietary AI model to power agents that work across its ecosystem.

WeChat explores building in-house AI model as Tencent ramps up AI push

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

Creative

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

Gaming

The Chinese tech giant is reportedly allowing studios to tap its expertise while retaining creative independence.

Tencent harnesses M&A, AI to fast-track video game development

Tencent harnesses M&#038;A, AI to fast-track video game development

Image of the Wave microphone, developed by Insta360.

Insta360

The Wave microphone merges TEALab’s algorithms with Insta360’s design expertise to address audio challenges.

Insta360 and Tencent turn two decades of audio R&D into commercial sound intelligence

Insta360 and Tencent turn two decades of audio R&#038;D into commercial sound intelligence

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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Unlike Alibaba, Tencent is scaling back capital outlays even as it reports strong earnings.

Tencent tempers AI spending as profits rise for a twelfth straight quarter

The Honor of Kings developer aims to rely less on long-running homegrown hits.

Tencent's game arm looks to its own IP for more growth beyond China

Tencent&#8217;s game arm looks to its own IP for more growth beyond China

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

JD.com

Embodied Intelligence

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

Robotics

Through JoyInside and Tairos, both firms are angling to control the software layer of embodied intelligence.

JD and Tencent want to power robots, not build them, at least for now

Foundation and Large Models

The tech giant signals a deeper push into full-stack AI with its latest round of announcements.

Tencent ups its AI game with a flurry of releases at WAIC 2025

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

Music

After four aborted IPO attempts and a brief return to profitability, Ximalaya is being absorbed by Tencent.