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

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Vicky Chang

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

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

Electric Vehicles

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

China

Ahead of its English-language site launch on June 30, Autohome introduced a slate of new AI tools to support global automotive supply chains.

Through AI, Autohome seeks to rewrite the global car buying playbook

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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Cheng Zi

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.

East Asia

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Semiconductors

Loaded with three Turing chips, Xpeng says the G7 packs nearly nine times the computing power of a standard dual Orin X configuration.

Is Xpeng’s G7 the new benchmark for assisted driving thanks to Turing silicon?

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

Ant Group

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Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

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

Food Delivery

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Although restaurants have been operational for the last three months, consumers have largely stayed away from eating out.

Food delivery industry in India has almost recovered: Zomato

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Ant Group aims to raise USD 35 billion in IPO, surpassing Aramco to become the largest-ever fundraising.

Ant Group submits IPO registration, raises previous funding target by USD 5 billion

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

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

Consumer Economy

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

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

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From shareholders and leadership to operations and finance, Ant Group has Alibaba's DNA right from the start.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | Decoding Ant Group's relationship with Alibaba

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | Decoding Ant Group&#8217;s relationship with Alibaba

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Ant Group raises IPO target to USD 35 billion

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

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How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Its valuation also increased to USD 250 billion.

KEY STAT | Ant Group raises IPO target over uptick in investor interests

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

JD.com

The firm whose business includes facial recognition for pigs is expecting a USD 2.93 billion IPO.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What JD Digits brings to China's fintech sector with its upcoming IPO

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What JD Digits brings to China&#8217;s fintech sector with its upcoming IPO

Ant Group could raise as much as USD 30 billion through the IPO, surpassing Saudi Aramco's USD 29.4 billion listing to become the world's largest-ever fundraising.

Singapore's Temasek, GIC consider joining Ant Group's IPO

Singapore&#8217;s Temasek, GIC consider joining Ant Group&#8217;s IPO

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

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

Tiger Global

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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In the past tech companies such as Oyo, Policybazaar, Ola, Paytm, Quikr, and others have also said they would soon launch their IPO.

Ant Group-backed Indian food delivery giant Zomato to go public in 2021

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China’s Ant Group plans to raise more funds on Shanghai’s Star market than in Hong Kong as part of its up to USD 30 billion dual listing.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund ponders investment into Ant Group's IPO: Report

Saudi Arabia&#8217;s sovereign fund ponders investment into Ant Group&#8217;s IPO: Report

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

While Ant Group holds the majority stake with a 29.7% share, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has a 19.6% shareholding, followed by SAIF Partners with 18. 56% stake.

Ant Group

Food delivery industry in India has almost recovered: Zomato

Ant Group submits IPO registration, raises previous funding target by USD 5 billion

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