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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

Great Wall Motor produces SUVs, pickup trucks, and passenger cars across multiple brands, with a focus on expanding EV and smart vehicle capabilities.

Great Wall Motor

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

Autonomous 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

Executive churn and slow progress on deliveries leave Haomo.AI at risk of being folded into Great Wall Motor as rivals gain ground.

Haomo.AI hits a crossroads amid leadership shakeup and tech setbacks

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

Deep Tech

Whobot claims its AI voice agents are convincing enough that most users don’t realize they’re not human, and it just raised new funding to scale them up.

Can AI handle your next sales call? Whobot says yes

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

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The budget-friendly Kate brand is kicking off a promotional blitz with a fivefold budget boost.

Japan's Kao ramps up Asia makeup push as China, South Korea brands rise

Japan&#8217;s Kao ramps up Asia makeup push as China, South Korea brands rise

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

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

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Yipien Fresh

Corporate registration information shows that Tencent and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tencent Mobility Limited have become shareholders of Chongqing

Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores

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WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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Will Tencent start a tsunami in live-streaming?

Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat

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

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

Payments

Sending and receiving electric red envelopes posed the biggest pressure to the clearinghouse, followed by shopping and dining.

China’s new centralized clearinghouse handled 4.55 billion online transactions during spring festival

reddit

After Snap and Discord, Tencent eyes a stake in Reddit.

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit's Series D financing round

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit&#8217;s Series D financing round

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Robin Moh

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

HKSTP

The Chinese conglomerate is forming strategic partnerships in the city.

Tencent spurs Hong Kong's fintech ecosystem

Tencent spurs Hong Kong&#8217;s fintech ecosystem

This move is designed to help WeChat close the gap between its 1.08 billion monthly active users and WeChat Pay's 900 million monthly active users.

WeChat Pay is now more convenient for senior citizens

The Cyberspace Administration of China has ordered WeChat, Liaotianbao, Duoshan, and Matong to follow legal procedures when adding new functions or publishing new applications.

Major Chinese social media platforms ordered to conduct security evaluations

Carmakers also need to balance "metal and mobility"

Tencent drives deeper into the auto sector, forming JV with carmaker Guangzhou Automobile

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

Entertainment

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China’s gaming and social networking giant Tencent had one new game called the Romantic Rose Garden approved by the country's regulators Thursday, This

Tencent

Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores

Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat

China’s new centralized clearinghouse handled 4.55 billion online transactions during spring festival

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit’s Series D financing round

Tencent spurs Hong Kong’s fintech ecosystem

WeChat Pay is now more convenient for senior citizens

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