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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

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

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

East Asia

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

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

Entertainment

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

Hardware

With DJI preparing to enter its core segment, Insta360 faces the challenge of defending its moat through continued innovation.

Insta360’s IPO pop signals confidence, but the real challenge lies ahead

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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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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

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

The Shanghai-based startup is developing AI-powered robots to automate industrial grinding, a process still largely manually done.

Most surface grinding is still done by hand, and Tosso wants to change that

Great Wall Motor produces SUVs, pickup trucks, and passenger cars across multiple brands, with a focus on expanding EV and smart vehicle capabilities.

Great Wall Motor

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous 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

Executive churn and slow progress on deliveries leave Haomo.AI at risk of being folded into Great Wall Motor as rivals gain ground.

Haomo.AI hits crossroads amid leadership shakeup and tech setbacks

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

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Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Temasek, a Singaporean state-owned investment firm, drives sustainable growth, strategic acquisitions, and innovation in global markets.

Temasek

Tencent has been a lead investor of MiningLamp since its RMB 1 billion Series C round in 2018.

Tencent and Temasek lead USD 300 million Series E round in Chinese big data startup MiningLamp

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Sun Henan

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

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

WeChat

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

Fenfu will allow users to acquire goods and repay the bill at a later date.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent launches new payment product, raising competition against Ant Financial

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Song Jingli

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Microsoft

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

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

Social Impact

The Chinese super app joins other tech giants looking to develop new software to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

WeChat to participate in COVID-19 hackathon in support of WHO

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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The firm has already rolled out similar measures in China.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent sets up USD 100 million fund for global coronavirus control

Tencent aims to compete with Zoom in the booming workplace collaboration sector as quarantine measures take hold globally.

Tencent looks to overseas videoconferencing market with new VooV Meeting app

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

Weishi

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

Short Video

Visual Stories

Despite record earnings, the ubiquitous giant faced a series of challenges in 2019 and began testing a new corporate strategy.

TECH PANORAMA | Tencent's 2019: midlife crisis, short video pain, and a strategic pivot

TECH PANORAMA | Tencent&#8217;s 2019: midlife crisis, short video pain, and a strategic pivot

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WeChat has redefined what a social network can be. Photo by Jeffrey Towson.

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Along with dark mode, WeChat has also rolled out several new functions.

WeChat goes dark in latest release for iOS

China’s cloud infrastructure market grew 66.9% to USD 3.3 billion in the fourth quarter of last year.

Tencent, Baidu gain ground on Alibaba as China’s cloud market expands at rapid pace

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South China Morning Post

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

Gaming

The New Delhi-based startup will bring PUBG Mobile tournaments on its platform in ten regional languages.

Indian gaming startup WinZO ties up with Tencent to conduct PUBG Mobile tournament

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

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