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China’s semiconductor scene is shifting fast under the pressure of AI demand and supply constraints.

China Recap | Chipmakers in motion

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

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Vicky Chang

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

China

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

East Asia

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

Less than six months after restructuring, the automaker has returned to a familiar model amid weak EV uptake and heightened competition.

Li Auto reverts to old sales playbook after i8 sales underwhelm

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

The platform integrates AI and simulation engineering to cut development time from weeks to minutes across multiple industries.

Femai’s AICode challenges Western hold on simulation software

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

Tencent | KrASIA

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

The target is to maintain 10 million daily active users by the year's end.

Qutoutiao's free novel platform Midu raises USD 100 million in Series B amid suspension

Qutoutiao&#8217;s free novel platform Midu raises USD 100 million in Series B amid suspension

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Song Jingli

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

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

Gaming

The move shows the tech unicorn’s effort to expand its ecosystem of products and services for the world’s largest internet market.

TikTok owner ByteDance ratchets up hiring for video games business in challenge to Tencent

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SCMP

The Chinese conglomerate continues to diversify amid weakness in entertainment sector.

Tencent expands health care investments in USD 500 million Hillhouse deal

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Kuaishou

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

Live Streaming

After snagging USD 434 million from investors, Zhihu has been trying to raise its profitability.

Baidu and Kuaishou-backed Q&amp;A platform Zhihu rolls out live streaming feature to speed up monetization efforts

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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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

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

Binance's new approach of peer-to-peer trading has been shunned by Chinese mobile payment giants.

Alipay, WeChat Pay say 'no' to cryptocurrency transactions

Alipay, WeChat Pay say &#8216;no&#8217; to cryptocurrency transactions

The Chinese internet giant makes 30% of its revenue from online games.

Tencent buys stake in US-and-China based developer Pathea in string of Indie game bets

Thailand has the highest internet penetration among ASEAN countries.

Tencent-backed China Literature buys 20% stake of OBU to tap Thai online reading market

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Agriculture blockchain is one of the 40 blockchain technologies Ant Financial has developed.

Alibaba uses blockchain to sell pears while Tencent applies it on diamonds

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

China's answer to Tesla saw its shares plunging to a record low after the announcement.

Tencent

Qutoutiao’s free novel platform Midu raises USD 100 million in Series B amid suspension

TikTok owner ByteDance ratchets up hiring for video games business in challenge to Tencent

Tencent expands health care investments in USD 500 million Hillhouse deal

Baidu and Kuaishou-backed Q&A platform Zhihu rolls out live streaming feature to speed up monetization efforts

Alipay, WeChat Pay say ‘no’ to cryptocurrency transactions