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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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

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

Its new search interface is part chatbot, part creative tool, and part concierge, but whether users will embrace it at scale remains an open question.

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

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 shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

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The Hong Kong-listed firm is advancing its pipeline using an mRNA system it says can compete with the industry’s best.

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

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T. K. Lin

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

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

TikTok

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

Musical chairs: TikTok’s rotating leadership. Despite having six CEOs in five years, the company is eager to expand to untapped markets.

Musical chairs: TikTok’s rotating leadership

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Southeast Asia

DashoContent is an easy-to-use content platform that generates social media copy and images for businesses. The SaaS tool has an audit log to track content.

DashoContent is an easy-to-use content platform that generates social media copy and images for businesses

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Brandon Lee

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

Gaming

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From Flappy Bird to Axie Infinity and beyond, Vietnam’s game developers see bright future ahead. The success of Flappy Bird has inspired many local studios.

From Flappy Bird to Axie Infinity and beyond, Vietnam’s game developers see bright future ahead

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Stephanie Li

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

ByteDance’s metaverse social network goes live. Called Party Island, the app is invite-only for now.

ByteDance’s metaverse social network goes live

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Jiaxing Li

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

MeetMumz matches mothers with new like-minded friends. Drawing from her personal experience, MeetMumz’ founder created an app for mothers.

MeetMumz matches mothers with new like-minded friends

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Mengyuan Ge

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

Video

GridMarkets ‘democratizes creativity’ on the cloud to generate detailed visualizations.

GridMarkets ‘democratizes creativity’ on the cloud to generate detailed visualizations

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

Kuaishou reportedly lays off 30% of mid-level staff amid sweeping crackdowns. Major Chinese internet companies are downsizing as losses grow.

Kuaishou reportedly lays off 30% of mid-level staff amid sweeping crackdowns

Douban repeatedly slapped with fines for failing to censor content. It was penalized 20 times, with the total reaching RMB 9 million for the year to date.

Douban repeatedly slapped with fines for failing to censor content

X (formerly Twitter) hosts real-time conversations, trending news, and interactive brand engagement on a global microblogging platform.

X (Twitter)

India

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey resigns, making way for Indian-born engineer. Chief technology officer Parag Agrawal will be his successor, effective immediately.