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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

Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

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

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

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Embodied Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

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 integration gives Tesla a local partner for cockpit intelligence while leaving open a future pairing with FSD.

Why Tesla chose ByteDance’s Doubao for its AI push in China

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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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Cheng Zi

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Slower overseas growth is pushing the collectibles maker to rely on new IPs, tighter operations, and shareholder returns.

Pop Mart’s next act gets harder as Labubu growth cools

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

Robotics

Exhibitors at this year’s conference focused on closing the loop between robot training models, physical movement, and commercial applications.

At World Robot Conference 2026, robots face the test of real work

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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

Kuaishou

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

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

Gaming

The King Pro League e-sports tournament attracted 570 million viewers this year.

CHINA BRIEF | Weibo and Kuaishou buy e-sports teams, ramp up content

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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Wency Chen

TikTok global MAU by July 2020, 700 million

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Short Video

The embattled short video app is suing the Trump government over the recent US sanction.

KEY STAT | TikTok discloses US and global user numbers for the first time

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Julianna Wu

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

E-commerce

The social commerce player aims to become China’s No. 1 online agriculture platform by investing in related technologies and operations.

PDD doubles down on investment in online agriculture, ramping up rivalry with JD, Alibaba

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South China Morning Post

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

Video

The Vietnamese startup is accusing TikTok of using audio tracks owned by the VNG subsidiary Zing without the company’s consent.

Vietnam’s VNG hits TikTok with copyright infringement claims

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Tech in Asia

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

PhonePe, a digital wallet in India, enables UPI payments, money transfers, and merchant transactions through a user-friendly app.

PhonePe

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

Fintech

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

A survey of 1,000 merchants by RedSeer found that retailers believe their share of digital payments is going to increase significantly in the next 12 months.

Mobile payment users to reach 800 million in India by 2025

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The SoftBank-backed fintech platform last week raised USD 356.4 million from a follow-on share sale to fund its overseas expansion.

Ping An’s OneConnect fintech arm expects flurry of deals in Southeast Asia

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

On-demand Services

China’s booming shared power bank industry had 150 million users in 2019, according to market research firm Trustdata.

China’s power bank sharing industry took a hit from COVID-19, but it’s not out of juice yet

Dubai's Trukkin is launching in Karachi, Pakistan. Courtesy of Trukkin via MENAbytes.

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

The company is starting with Karachi, but has plans to expand across Pakistan, including Lahore.

Dubai’s Trukkin launches trucking marketplace in Pakistan

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MENAbytes

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

This is the first time that a hotel chain operator in China has opened an online booking channel on Pinduoduo, which mainly sells groceries.

Pinduoduo ventures into hotel business, taking on Trip.com and Meituan

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