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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

East Asia

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

Geely

Lynk &amp; Co, a mobility brand, offers connected cars and flexible ownership options, blending digital innovation with urban commuting needs.

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr crafts premium electric vehicles with smart connectivity, performance enhancements, and sleek luxury appeal for modern drivers.

Zeekr

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

By merging its battery units, Geely is betting on fewer variants, higher volumes, and stronger margins.

Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale | KrASIA

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Geely brings battery operations under Jiyao Tongxing to streamline and scale

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

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

Semiconductors

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

Transportation

Intel is offering automakers a more flexible path for in-car computing, but it’s still early days.

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit? | KrASIA

Intel’s new automotive play centers on modular chips, but will carmakers commit?

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Flash Coffee eyes expansion with USD 3 million boost, Thunes raises Series D funding, Manus creator nets USD 75 million, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Flash Coffee eyes expansion with USD 3 million boost, Thunes raises Series D funding, Manus creator nets USD 75 million, and more

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Sudo Lim

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

Tencent

Tencent | KrASIA Archives

Gaming

NetEase

Two Tencent games and one NetEase game surfaced on the list of 95 titles approved by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and

Tencent and NetEase finally gain approvals for their video games | KrASIA

Tencent and NetEase finally gain approvals for their video games

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Song Jingli

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

ByteDance

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

WeChat

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

Short Video

TikTok

Wechat

Short-video app Douyin, which is known outside of China as Tik Tok, found that one gateway it relied on for onboarding new users - via WeChat - had been

Tencent no longer allows users to create an account on Bytedance's Douyin via WeChat | KrASIA

Tencent no longer allows users to create an account on Bytedance&#8217;s Douyin via WeChat

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

Enterprise Services

Back then, Red Envelopes lured millions of new WeChat Pay users. This time, WeChat hopes they can lure new Corporate WeChat users.

WeChat's new candy to lure corporate clients: customised "red envelopes" | KrASIA

WeChat&#8217;s new candy to lure corporate clients: customised &#8220;red envelopes&#8221;

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

How gamification brings success to Chinese internet companies.

Alibaba and Tencent, game on | KrASIA

Alibaba and Tencent, game on

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DeFang Tang

The Chinese internet duo's proxy war in India continues.

Tencent deepens roots in India via Swiggy's US$1 billion funding | KrASIA

Tencent deepens roots in India via Swiggy&#8217;s US$1 billion funding

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Khamila Mulia

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

Entertainment

music

NYSE

spotify

Tencent Music joins Chinese tech firms on the US public market in uncertain times.

Tencent Music rises 9.2% on public debut at the NYSE | KrASIA

Tencent Music rises 9.2% on public debut at the NYSE

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Robin Moh

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Garena and Tencent join hands to further explore SEA's gaming markets.

Tencent partners Garena for SEA expansion amidst domestic clampdown | KrASIA

Tencent partners Garena for SEA expansion amidst domestic clampdown

China's Spotify uncertain public offering amidst market volatility.

Tencent Music’s public offering dilemma | KrASIA

Tencent Music’s public offering dilemma

Douyin

Intoo

The way Tencent has cast its nets so widely when it comes to short videos is largely due to the strong competitiveness and user stickiness shown by Tik Tok and other Toutiao products.

Tencent plays hard catch-up with Tik Tok, launching yet another short video app | KrASIA

Tencent plays hard catch-up with Tik Tok, launching yet another short video app

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