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Photo shows Sonavox’s booth at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show.

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

Hardware

China

The Chinese supplier is building acoustic systems that automakers are increasingly fitting into their latest vehicle models.

Sonavox makes a loud case for audio as part of the smart cabin stack

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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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Huixing expects to give Mayer & Cie a new lease of life amid an industry hemmed in by Chinese rivals.

China investor takes over 120-year-old German knitting machine maker

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Nikkei Asia

The MRO company is increasing investment in AI integration, among other areas.

ZKH’s Q1 GMV growth accelerates as efficiency push lifts profit

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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

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

Ant Group

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

Fintech

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

Payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will issue up to five new digital bank licenses, which will include non-bank players.

Alibaba’s Ant Financial may apply for digital banking license in Singapore

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Tech in Asia

Supercomputer Sunway Taihu Light
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The number of Top500 systems installed in China reached 227, up from 219 six months ago.

China expands its share of fastest supercomputers although US remains No 1 when it comes to speed

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SCMP

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

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

TikTok also seeks to launch music streaming app in India next month.

India becomes numero uno of ByteDance-owned TikTok

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Priya Pradeep

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

Hellobike and Bluegogo also adjusted their pricing policies this year.

Mobike adjusts prices again and again to make up for the huge losses in Meituan's bike-sharing sector

Mobike adjusts prices again and again to make up for the huge losses in Meituan&#8217;s bike-sharing sector

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Sun Henan

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

Pinduoduo

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

Part of the company's efforts to reframe Pinduoduo as a marketplace for branded merchandise.

Pinduoduo now also wants to tap China's agricultural supply chain sector

Pinduoduo now also wants to tap China&#8217;s agricultural supply chain sector

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Song Jingli

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

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Chinese telecom equipment leader answers US sanctions with Southeast Asia gambit.

Huawei sweetens 5G offer in Thailand with tech training center

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Netflix streams films, TV series, and documentaries, revolutionizing how audiences consume on-demand entertainment worldwide.

Netflix

Indian consumers have begun to show stickiness to video-on-demand platforms with ever-increasing engagement.

How India is charming Netflix, Disney, and Amazon

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Nearly 70% of Netac's incomes are from its patents.

USB flash drive patent expiration brings doubts over future of Chinese company Netac Technology

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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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Consumers in Singapore and the Philippines will be able to book taxis in Japan and the Middle East via Grab app.

Grab officially announces cab-hailing tie-up in Japan, Middle East

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