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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

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

Sharing the stage with century-old icons marks a new milestone for Pop Mart.

After appearing at Macy’s parade, how far can Pop Mart go in the US?

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

Logistics

As globalization fractures, Hau Leung Lee argues that sustainability and regional resilience should replace efficiency as trade’s guiding principles.

The world’s supply chains are splitting, but this expert says that may not be a bad thing

Photo of the Yangpu International Container Port, located in the Yangpu Economic Development Zone in Danzhou, Hainan.

The tropical southern island becomes a testing ground for Xi's liberalization ambitions amid tariff turmoil.

China chases economic rally with giant Hainan free trade port

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Artificial Intelligence

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Deep Tech

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

Local governments want to develop a data labeling industry for stable employment and to alleviate poverty, but the reality is far more complicated.

Data labeling jobs are coming to underdeveloped regions in China, but can they stay?

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Luna Lin

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

Venture Capital

The firm serves clients including JD.com, Xiaohongshu and Plum, and predicts profitability by the end of the year.

Clothing-focused AI startup Infimind raises over USD 14 million in Series A led by Sequoia

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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).

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

Gaming

One of the world's top unicorns is said to be exploring AI-driven titles to cater to the massive gamer base in China.

ByteDance deploys gaming teams in five cities in bid to double 2019 revenue

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

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Enterprise Services

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

Study finds technological advancement is bigger driver of unemployment, undermining populist argument China is stealing manufacturing jobs

‘China’s rise’ cannot be blamed for regional job losses in developed countries, IMF finds

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South China Morning Post

SenseTime’s AI solutions power facial recognition, image processing, and autonomous driving, serving governments, enterprises, and research institutes.

SenseTime

One step forward to commercialize SenseTime's tech in real-world applications.

China's AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan's MOL to prevent ship collisions

China&#8217;s AI unicorn SenseTime allies with Japan&#8217;s MOL to prevent ship collisions

The Singaporean startup uses artificial intelligence for automated tagging and to map out relationships between companies, individuals, and capital investment.

Nikkei acquires 14.8% stake in SPH-backed AI startup DC Frontiers

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Zhixin Tan

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

NexRea provides futuristic solutions to the problems faced by medical device manufacturers.

How two sisters are changing the medical equipment market: Women in Tech

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Avanish Tiwary

Starting with Malaysia, Qlue is currently eyeing Dubai, Thailand, and Japan.

Indonesian smart city solution provider Qlue expands into foreign market

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Khamila Mulia

It has already been ungrading the country's pig-raising industry with its AI capability.