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Chinese companies push into new markets and technologies even as rising costs and tighter margins test their staying power.

China Recap | Growth and strain

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

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

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

Payments

China

Hong Kong

At its Guangzhou summit, XTransfer released PMI data spotlighting new trade routes for SMEs amid global market shifts.

XTransfer maps a “digital Silk Road” for exporters at 2025 TradeVision Summit

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T. K. Lin

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

eVTOL Aircraft

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

The company aims to certify the ET9 passenger aircraft by 2027.

China’s EVT Aerotechnics challenges global rivals with ET9 eVTOL program

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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36Kr English

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

Creative

Creative | KrASIA

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

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

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

Short Video

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

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Jiaxing Li

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

Entertainment

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.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey resigns, making way for Indian-born engineer

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

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

Southeast Asia

Singapore’s Hepmil Media Group raises USD 10 million Series A for "decentralization of media." The firm works with a regional network of content creators.

Singapore’s Hepmil Media Group raises USD 10 million Series A for ‘decentralization of media’

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Brady Ng

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

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

Gaming

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

Metaverse

Indonesia

Philippines

Avocado Guild raises USD 18 million to transform into decentralized autonomous organization. The project has a scholarship program with 7,000 members.

Avocado Guild raises USD 18 million to transform into decentralized autonomous organization

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Khamila Mulia

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

China slams top influencers with largest ever tax fines amid livestream crackdown. The billion-dollar business will be constrained by more regulations.

China slams top influencers with largest ever tax fines amid livestream crackdown

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Industry crossroads: Digital meets creative. Connected fitness, wearables, and sustainable spaces demonstrate the advancements of Korea’s creative economy.

Industry crossroads: Digital meets creative

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