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

China

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

East Asia

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

Profits from its domestic mobility operations are funding international expansion and autonomous driving investment.

Didi’s core business remains strong as global expansion pressures earnings

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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T. K. Lin

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

Logistics

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Southeast Asia

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Vietnam

Petrochemical, tech, and shipping companies are all grappling with the Strait of Hormuz blockage.

Asian executives flag rising supply chain risks from Iran war

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Nikkei Asia

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

AI Infrastructure

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

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

Investment

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

Venture Capital

A Chinese charging infrastructure company led the latest investment.

Huawei veterans raise funding for startup powering AI data centers

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

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Youzan decoded: China’s Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

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

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

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.

E-commerce

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

Enterprise Services

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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Working in the background, Youzan has shaped China's massive e-commerce sector. It is now indispensable for online sales.

Youzan decoded: China's Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

Youzan decoded: China&#8217;s Shopify struggles to earn a profit despite SaaS clout

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Julianna Wu

Laiye, China’s leader in intelligent automation, has raised USD 50 million in Series C+ funding.

Laiye closes USD 50 million Series C+ round

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KrASIA Writers

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

Electric Vehicles

A witness said he was astonished by the way a protestor who stood atop a Tesla Model 3 was dragged away by security guards.

Chinese state media fires warning at Tesla after protest at Shanghai auto show goes viral

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Song Jingli

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

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

On-demand Services

Tencent will remain Meituan's biggest institutional shareholder with a 17.2% stake.

KEY STAT | Meituan raises funds to fend off challengers in lucrative localized lifestyle services

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

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

WeChat

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

Retail

The walls of China's tech gardens are slowly being torn down.

Thanks to China's internet crackdown, Alibaba is finally on Tencent's WeChat

Thanks to China&#8217;s internet crackdown, Alibaba is finally on Tencent&#8217;s WeChat

The lawsuit raises one question: are apps sufficiently informing users how their private data is being collected and what it's being used for?

Douban user sues company for data privacy infringement

Tencent's total investment deals, Q1 2021: 103

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

Gaming

Tencent's investment arm has been the most active VC in China in the first quarter. Tencent Investment was the most active Chinese venture capital firm in the first quarter with 103 deals internationally, spending more than RMB 60 billion (USD 9.2 billion), according to the Qichacha data aggregator. Around 30% of its targets were game developers, suggesting that Tencent invested into a game company every three days in Q1.

KEY STAT | Tencent is investing in a video game company every three days

Events

Chinaccelerator revealed the 12 startups that will form its latest cohort.

Chinaccelerator's 8x8 Global Speaker Series provides clues for young entrepreneurs

Chinaccelerator&#8217;s 8&#215;8 Global Speaker Series provides clues for young entrepreneurs

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Stephanie Li

The Zeekr offers attractive autonomous driving features from Mobileye technologies, a 712-kilometer range, and body length of 5 meters.