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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

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

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 alliance is betting on scale to reach its goals, though overlap within its lineup poses risks.

Huawei’s HIMA plans 17 car launches to secure position in premium car market

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Consumer Economy

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

While humanoid robots remain the holy grail, companies like Dreame are tapping AI to enhance a wide range of household devices.

Dreame’s new floor washers show embodied intelligence entering homes first through appliances

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

With Chinese exports booming, Botree is turning to localized partnerships to capture overseas recycling demand.

As Europe tightens recycling rules, China’s Botree finds foothold with service-led model

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How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The round comes as the Chinese government calls on enterprises to develop their own core technologies.

AI chip firm Yuntian Lifei scores USD 147 million from state funds

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Song Jingli

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Asia's Innovation Resource Platform

The first installment of AIRP (Asia's Innovation Resource Platform) contained a fruitful discussion between ST Engineering and up-and-coming players in China's tech ecosystem.

AIRP Exchange Series 1: ST Engineering seeks cross-border partners

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The startup uses AI and IoT to automate hotels' energy systems, helping them save up to 30% in energy bills.

SensorFlow utilizes cleantech to help hotels stay afloat during COVID-19: Startup Stories

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Yin Lin Tan

Baidu's new interactive chatbot is the latest move to engage users amid fierce competition from social apps.

Baidu introduces chatbot with emotional intelligence, along with more AI upgrades

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

Music

Co-founder and CEO of Musiio, Hazel Savage provides advice on how to manage working in a startup in the face of challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Resilience, adaptability and good lighting: How Musiio has kept the lights on (literally) through COVID-19

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Hazel Savage

Number of people who tried Baidu's driverless car: 100,000

Founder and CEO of Baidu says that AI will alleviate China's traffic congestion in 10 years.

KEY STAT | Baidu looks to reduce Chinese city traffic congestion with self-driving technologies

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Julianna Wu

Q&amp;A

The data expert provides insights into her career path in AI, as well as how AI is being used to build a comprehensive and empathetic understanding of human beings.

Charlotte Brunquet, Quilt.AI senior data scientist, speaks on prioritizing ethics and humanity in artificial intelligence

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The avatar for Microsoft's Xiaoice, which boasts 660 million users globally. Courtesy of Microsoft via South China Morning Post.

Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

Microsoft

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Xiaoice

Following Xiaoice’s split from Microsoft, CEO Li Di is confident that development remains on track.

Tracing an independent future for Xiaoice, China's most popular chatbot

Tracing an independent future for Xiaoice, China&#8217;s most popular chatbot

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Lin Lingyi

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

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

Entertainment

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

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

Video

Haokan, which is similar to Baidu's Xigua, had 110 million daily active users as of last November.