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

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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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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Priced to match the iPhone 16, Nothing’s Phone (3) targets design-conscious users who prioritize personality over specs.

Nothing brings its design-focused phones to China, starting with the Phone (3)

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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

Once dismissed, companies like MiniMax and AIsphere are proving that video generation models can scale with sustainable revenue.

China’s video AI startups are doing what LLM firms haven’t: Making money

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

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

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

Tmall, Alibaba’s B2C platform, hosts premium brands and official stores, offering authenticated products to Chinese consumers seeking quality goods.

Tmall

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

Logistics

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

Retail

As e-commerce platforms reshape Singles' Day, shoppers exhibit new behaviors in the world's largest online shopping market.

5 key trends in China's e-commerce sector in 2020

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Julianna Wu

Singles' Day online shopping fest in China

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

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However, for the first time, Single's Day total GMV fell short compared to 6/18's GMV in June.

TECH PANO | Singles' Day signals China's post-pandemic economic recovery

JD.com recorded USD 40.9 billion in GMV, a 34.6% increase from last year.

Alibaba generates USD 74.1 billion on Singles' Day despite COVID-19

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Song Jingli

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

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Southeast Asia

Over 20 million hours of livestreams were watched on Shopee Live in Southeast Asia and Taiwan since it launched 11.11 Big Sale three weeks ago.

Shopee sets new record with 200 million items sold on Singles' Day

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Parcels handled in China on November 11: 675 million

The State Post Bureau predicts the total parcel volume for Singles' Day to reach 3 billion.

KEY STAT | China couriers handling 26% more parcels during this year's shopping festival

China tech stock lose in value: USD 203 billion

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

China's tech giants feel the chill of a tighter regulatory environment.

KEY STAT | Alibaba stocks plunge as antitrust regulation hits Singles' Day

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

Alibaba's Double 11 has become bigger and more accepted in Southeast Asia, says one expert.

Singles' Day e-shopping bonanza lands in global markets

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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Shopee and Lazada are both hosting livestreaming shows that will air on Indonesian TV.

How e-commerce platforms use livestreaming shows to boost 11/11 sales

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

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Livestreaming has become the new battleground for e-commerce platforms in Vietnam.

China’s Singles' Day catches on in Vietnam’s booming e-commerce sector

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Stephanie Li

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

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Shopee sets new record with 200 million items sold on Singles’ Day

KEY STAT | China couriers handling 26% more parcels during this year’s shopping festival

KEY STAT | Alibaba stocks plunge as antitrust regulation hits Singles’ Day

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