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

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

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With fresh mandates, pilot projects, and corporate license bids, stablecoins are shedding their crypto roots to reshape how money moves.

Hong Kong’s stablecoin regime takes shape as China eyes alternatives to dollar-based payments

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

Consumer Economy

The deal grants China Literature a 10% stake in the plush toy maker and sets the stage for co-developing original collectible IPs.

Softopia secures first external investment through China Literature deal

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

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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.

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Chinese telecom gear suppliers look to capture growing demand in the Global South.

Huawei and ZTE take AI to Belt and Road, shrugging off US sanctions

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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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The deal marks the biggest investment in China’s bike-sharing startups to date.

Deals | Alibaba Leads Ofo’s $866 Million Round, Upping Competition with Tencent-backed Rival Mobike

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Ele.me is the missing piece in Alibaba’s last-mile delivery network which is critical to the company’s new retail concept.

Alibaba Just Ordered a Takeout for its New Retail Future

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

On-demand Services

Alibaba is rumored to pump in US$ 9.5 billion to fully acquire food delivery startup Ele.me.

Deals | Alibaba Rumored to Fully Acquire Eleme, Upping Competition with Tencent-backed Meituan-Dianping (Updated)

KrASIA Daily: Alibaba Buys China's Largest Food Delivery App Ele.me

Plus, East Ventures is planning a USD100 million fund. Apple is preparing to release a trio of new smartphones later this year.

KrASIA Daily: Buying out Baidu, Alibaba Rumoured to Acquire Top Food Delivery Startup Ele.me

Do technology powerhouses enjoy special edge compared to their brick-and-mortar counterparts in the battle for new retail?

Physical Stores still Wary of Alibaba and Tencent’s New Retailing Olive Branches

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

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Alibaba’s seized the day to take market share in India and archrival Tencent also eyes to expand its reach in the country.

Deals | Alibaba's Indian Rodeo at Lightening Speed

Deals | Alibaba&#8217;s Indian Rodeo at Lightening Speed

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Plus, ComfortDelGro is expanding its footprint in the United Kingdom through the acquisition of a bus and coach operator in South Wales. Uber agreed to give Waymo about $245 million to cut short a trade-secret theft trial.

KrAsia Daily: Alibaba Buys 15% Stake in China's 2nd Largest Home-Improvement Store Easyhome

KrAsia Daily: Alibaba Buys 15% Stake in China&#8217;s 2nd Largest Home-Improvement Store Easyhome

Tencent has earlier teamed up with menswear HLA.

Deals | Alibaba Invests in Easyhome in Further Push towards Jack Ma’s New Retail Strategy

Tencent, Alibaba's archrival, ranks 22nd.