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

Deep Tech

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

Semiconductors

Beijing is fostering pilot production lines at research centers and boosting the nation's R&D spending.

China's state-backed labs provide a lifeline for US-blacklisted chip suppliers | KrASIA

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Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

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

Consumer Services

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

Retail

With luxury beauty sales slowing, L’Oréal is doubling down on affordability to stay competitive.

L'Oreal refocuses on the mass market as China's beauty trends shift | KrASIA

L&#8217;Oreal refocuses on the mass market as China&#8217;s beauty trends shift

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. 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 trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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

Fintech

Singapore

Digital asset players and private banks are racing to capitalize on growing interest in the sector.

Rich Asians fuel Singapore crypto craze on Trump, bitcoin hype | KrASIA

Rich Asians fuel Singapore crypto craze on Trump, bitcoin hype

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

Alibaba | KrASIA Archives

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

ByteDance

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

Kuaishou

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

E-commerce

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

Short Video

The growing sector gives video-sharing platforms an opportunity to gain presence in the e-commerce industry.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance forms e-commerce business unit | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance forms e-commerce business unit

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

Gaming

A recent game published by e-commerce giant Alibaba is rising in global rankings in terms of revenue.

Is Alibaba’s 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition' its first real entrance into mobile gaming? | KrASIA

Is Alibaba’s &#8216;Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition&#8217; its first real entrance into mobile gaming?

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South China Morning Post

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

JD.com

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

Visual Stories

Chinese e-commerce stocks surge amid the "618" shopping festival.

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo market cap hits USD 100 billion just before JD.com's Hong Kong IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo market cap hits USD 100 billion just before JD.com&#8217;s Hong Kong IPO

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Julianna Wu

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Alipay hopes to increase adoption of the app among SME owners, while spurring consumer spending in China's coronavirus-hit economy.

Alipay to give out USD 1.4 billion in coupons to boost consumption, increase app adoption | KrASIA

Alipay to give out USD 1.4 billion in coupons to boost consumption, increase app adoption

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

Video

The potential deal could merge two of the two biggest video streaming sites in China.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent in talks with Baidu to buy stake in video streaming platform iQiyi: Reuters | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent in talks with Baidu to buy stake in video streaming platform iQiyi: Reuters

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

Logistics

Saas

supply chain

Four years on, Meituan's Internet+ strategy is beginning to show some teeth.

Meituan: To B or not to B? | KrASIA

Meituan: To B or not to B?

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Lin Lingyi

Videos

Chinese also love to shop online in other major shopping festivals such as 618 and Double 12.

Video | Singles' Day shopping bonanza? Yes, but there is more | KrASIA

Video | Singles&#8217; Day shopping bonanza? Yes, but there is more

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James Chan

social media

Weibo

China's cyberspace administration forced Weibo to pause certain features for one week in the wake of a scandal involving an Alibaba exec.

Regulators punish Weibo for cutting info about Alibaba exec's scandal | KrASIA

Regulators punish Weibo for cutting info about Alibaba exec&#8217;s scandal

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Song Jingli

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

More US-listed Chinese companies are considering a secondary listing in Hong Kong, giving the financial hub a boost.

Alibaba

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance forms e-commerce business unit

Is Alibaba’s ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition’ its first real entrance into mobile gaming?

KEY STAT | Pinduoduo market cap hits USD 100 billion just before JD.com’s Hong Kong IPO

Alipay to give out USD 1.4 billion in coupons to boost consumption, increase app adoption

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent in talks with Baidu to buy stake in video streaming platform iQiyi: Reuters

Meituan: To B or not to B?

Video | Singles’ Day shopping bonanza? Yes, but there is more

Regulators punish Weibo for cutting info about Alibaba exec’s scandal

KEY STAT | Mainland companies account for almost 80% of Hong Kong Stock Exchange market cap

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