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

Consumer Economy

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

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

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The sector is expanding much faster than broader economies in the region.

Southeast Asian beauty brands seek overseas gloss to bolster growth

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Nikkei Asia

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

China

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

East Asia

Keeta, an independent brand of Meituan, specializes in food and consumer product delivery services.

Keeta

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

Xiaoxiang Supermarket leverages digital channels to deliver groceries and essentials directly to local consumers’ doorsteps.

Xiaoxiang Supermarket

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

E-commerce

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

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Keeta is gaining traction in international markets as the company ramps up investments in AI and retail initiatives.

Meituan’s overseas push steadies investors despite second consecutive loss

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T. K. Lin

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

Its operating system is designed to let devices generate and execute code using natural language.

After OpenClaw, this company aims to build “vibe hardware” powered by AI agents

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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Peoptech Beike's Q3 revenue growth year-on-year: 70.9%

Where does real estate meet innovation? Study IoT building management, digital realty investments, and tech-enabled tenant services.

Prop Tech

Beike's gross transaction value has exceeded RMB 1 trillion (USD 150 billion).

KEY STAT | Softbank-backed proptech firm Beike releases first results since New York IPO

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Julianna Wu

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

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

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

Semiconductors

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Huawei says it will not have any shares in Honor, nor will it participate in its management after the deal.

Huawei selling budget smartphone unit Honor in rescue move

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

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Singapore

Baidu CEO Robin Li said in the earnings call that revenue from its own livestreaming business has grown 80% year-on-year last month.

Baidu Q3 results beat expectations, to acquire YY Live from JOYY

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Song Jingli

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

JD.com

Even as China emerges from the pandemic, JD.com continues to effectively add and retain users.

JD.com continues growth as online shopping habit sticks during China's economic recovery

JD.com continues growth as online shopping habit sticks during China&#8217;s economic recovery

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AJ Cortese

JD Health's 2019 revenue: USD 1.6 billion

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

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

The IPO of JD.com's affiliate is expected to raise at least USD 3 billion.

KEY STAT | China's biggest online healthcare platform JD Health to list in Hong Kong

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s biggest online healthcare platform JD Health to list in Hong Kong

Out of 200 million search inquiries on Baidu each day, more than 30 million are related to e-commerce.

Baidu teams up with Amazon to expand e-commerce business

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Smart farms are in the making as China's farmers are aging.

Agricultural drone maker XAG raises USD 182 million, the biggest-ever round in the sector

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

Wanwu Dezhi aims to revive and upgrade the time-honored Chinese Wenwan market.

This e-commerce platform digitizes antique trading: Inside China's Startups

This e-commerce platform digitizes antique trading: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

ByteDance's e-commerce unit reportedly prefers a standalone shopping site similar to Tmall.

China

KEY STAT | Softbank-backed proptech firm Beike releases first results since New York IPO

Huawei selling budget smartphone unit Honor in rescue move

Baidu Q3 results beat expectations, to acquire YY Live from JOYY

JD.com continues growth as online shopping habit sticks during China’s economic recovery

KEY STAT | China’s biggest online healthcare platform JD Health to list in Hong Kong

Baidu teams up with Amazon to expand e-commerce business

Agricultural drone maker XAG raises USD 182 million, the biggest-ever round in the sector

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