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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

Shein’s former Japan head breaks down what it takes for foreign brands to crack the Japanese e-commerce market.

Is Japan’s economy turning a corner? A Shein veteran weighs in | KrASIA

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Is Japan’s economy turning a corner? A Shein veteran weighs in

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

KrASIA

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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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

China&#8217;s state-backed labs provide a lifeline for US-blacklisted chip suppliers

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

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

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

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

Ant Group

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

ByteDance

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

Tencent

Tiger Global, a US-based venture firm, backs internet and software businesses scaling across multiple regions.

Tiger Global

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The e-signature market in China was estimated to reach more than half a billion USD last year.

ByteDance launches e-signature platform, competing with Alibaba, Tencent in SaaS space | KrASIA

ByteDance launches e-signature platform, competing with Alibaba, Tencent in SaaS space

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

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

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

The food delivery boom has been a lifesaver for many restaurants in China as they flock to online channels amid social distancing.

How China’s delivery services platforms are evolving, from smart lockers to ‘semi-finished’ meals | KrASIA

How China’s delivery services platforms are evolving, from smart lockers to ‘semi-finished’ meals

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South China Morning Post

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

Pinduoduo

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

E-commerce

The Cadillac XT5 model starts at over USD 46,000, but Pinduoduo promises discounts of USD 14,000.

Other than iPhones, Pinduoduo now wants you to buy Cadillacs | KrASIA

Other than iPhones, Pinduoduo now wants you to buy Cadillacs

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Song Jingli

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Reliance

On Tuesday, Ambani's net worth had nosedived by USD 14 billion—the biggest such fall of an Asian billionaire—due to the eroding crude oil prices.

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani replaces Jack Ma as Asia's richest man post Facebook's investment | KrASIA

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani replaces Jack Ma as Asia&#8217;s richest man post Facebook&#8217;s investment

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Avanish Tiwary

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

JD.com

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

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

Robotics

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Startups have proved vulnerable to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Despite China's tech giants' support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic | KrASIA

Despite China&#8217;s tech giants&#8217; support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

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Sun Henan

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Opinion

Alibaba rode out of the SARS crisis in 2003 and thrived afterward. Its then president attributed the survival to a few simple creeds: do not give up, do not die, and take care of your customers.

Turning around a business during SARS outbreak: lessons from Alibaba | KrASIA

Turning around a business during SARS outbreak: lessons from Alibaba

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Hans Tung

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

The investment will help businesses speed up digital transformation to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba Cloud to invest USD 28 billion in cloud infrastructure | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba Cloud to invest USD 28 billion in cloud infrastructure

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

NetEase

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

The three-day event will be named "Believe in the Future."

CHINA BRIEF | China to have its own version of livestream concert 'One World: Together at Home' | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | China to have its own version of livestream concert &#8216;One World: Together at Home&#8217;

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

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Equator Pure Nature's products are derived from a pineapple fermentation process rather than petrochemicals.

Alibaba

ByteDance launches e-signature platform, competing with Alibaba, Tencent in SaaS space

How China’s delivery services platforms are evolving, from smart lockers to ‘semi-finished’ meals

Other than iPhones, Pinduoduo now wants you to buy Cadillacs

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani replaces Jack Ma as Asia’s richest man post Facebook’s investment

Despite China’s tech giants’ support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

Turning around a business during SARS outbreak: lessons from Alibaba

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba Cloud to invest USD 28 billion in cloud infrastructure

CHINA BRIEF | China to have its own version of livestream concert ‘One World: Together at Home’

This Thai natural household cleaning products firm eyes fivefold sales increase in China

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