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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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The two snack retailers are racing toward IPOs with Mixue-like expansion, but lack its supply chain discipline and margin control.

For Wancheng and Busy Ming, Mixue’s success is both a blueprint and a cautionary tale

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

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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

Neolix said it has deployed 10,000 self-driving vehicles, marking an industry milestone.

China races ahead in robovans even as autonomous delivery challenges remain

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

Biotechnology

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

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Despite its record scale, the deal’s co-co model highlights both rising ambition and lingering skepticism in a cooling market.

Innovent’s tie-up with Takeda tests investor faith in China’s biotech dream

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

Nvidia

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

AI Infrastructure

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Semiconductors

Fears of more US restrictions are pushing companies to develop in-house solutions.

China's automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips

China&#8217;s automakers speed up efforts to replace Nvidia chips

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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Once a quiet OEM base, the city’s industrial belt is investing in innovation, service networks, and niche applications to compete worldwide.

Chongqing’s machinery makers eye global markets, push for higher-value exports

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

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Foundation and Large Models

New releases from StepFun, Z.ai, and Alibaba spark fresh competition, but in a field that may not have room for everyone.

China’s “AI tigers” return to the ring as the foundation model race reignites

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

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

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What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

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With fans showing up in all weather and at any price, the concert economy is taking center stage in China.

Three hours onstage, and an economy moves: Inside China’s concert boom

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Commercialization and global expansion are now central to the humanoid robotics race.

Taking the pulse of China’s humanoid robot push at WRC 2025

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Shi Yi

Upstarts like Manus and Genspark made early waves, but lasting success will require more than a strong debut.

Chinese AI agents made a splash in 2025, but can they go the distance?

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An "avalanche" of electric, hybrid, and conventional car models could muscle out other importers.

China's automakers bring tech edge to Australia's small but brutal market

China&#8217;s automakers bring tech edge to Australia&#8217;s small but brutal market

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

Hong Kong

Three Chinese semiconductor companies are preparing for public listings in Hong Kong.

China’s chipmakers look to Hong Kong listings to fuel global growth

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

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Vicky Chang

GPU cloud services are strengthening global computing infrastructure, enabling AI applications to scale internationally.

AI applications go global: New report reveals gaps in infrastructure, market readiness, and scenario-based customization

CHENG Zi is based in China, covering technology and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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