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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

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

East Asia

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

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

Consumer Economy

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Steady price hikes have moved Xiaomi from budget disruptor to high-end challenger, with its latest release positioned squarely against the iPhone 17.

Xiaomi closes the gap with Apple as 17 series enters same price band

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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

The five-seat electric SUV is generating demand in showrooms, winning buyers who might otherwise choose Tesla’s Model Y or Xiaomi’s YU7.

Li Auto’s i6 draws younger buyers, shaking up China’s electric SUV market

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

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

Deep Tech

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

The rollout enables real-time satellite communications for 20 million users, while signaling a bigger step in China’s space ambitions.

China’s answer to Starlink? Geespace completes first satellite constellation

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

Artificial Intelligence

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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

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

The startup is betting that faster, lower-cost production will open doors in Japan’s animation market.

Why wait years? Yoousi’s AI tools turn comics into animations in months

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

Hardware

After building its presence abroad, the startup is turning to a home market dominated by established rivals.

Can Plaud’s overseas-first strategy give it an edge in China’s crowded voice recorder market?

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

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

The company says it wants to become “the Android of the LLM era.”

Alibaba Cloud lays out vision for artificial superintelligence at Apsara Conference 2025

Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

OpenAI researches advanced AI models, like ChatGPT, contributing to natural language processing, machine learning, and innovation in AI.

OpenAI

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

AI Infrastructure

The move grants Nvidia a stake in OpenAI’s future, raising new questions about Microsoft’s role as lead partner.

Nvidia to invest in OpenAI, tying GPUs to equity in landmark deal

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

Enterprise Services

The startup says its system can map processes within hours, replacing months of manual customization.

Cutting months to a day: AlignBase taps AI to automate enterprise workflows

Service providers promise traffic by planting content where AI models crawl, but volatile results are testing the hype.

GEO or gimmick? The murky business of buying visibility in AI search

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

SenseTime’s AI solutions power facial recognition, image processing, and autonomous driving, serving governments, enterprises, and research institutes.

SenseTime

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Wang Zhan steps in as co-CEO, betting on Sunrise to develop chips that can take on Nvidia.

Baidu veteran joins SenseTime spinoff Sunrise to compete in AI chip race

Embodied Intelligence

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

The venture marks the latest move by automotive industry leaders into robotics.

Li Auto’s former CTO launches embodied intelligence startup with USD 50 million backing

The plan outlines three steps for China to embed AI across science, industry, and society.

Analysis: China’s roadmap to integrate AI across its economy through 2035

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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