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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

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

Robotics

Beijing is prioritizing the sector as a major growth engine.

Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots? | KrASIA

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Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots?

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

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

Consumer Services

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

With trade tensions rising, companies are turning to offshore structures to stay nimble—and stay in business.

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups | KrASIA

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

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.

Fashion

A crop of Chinese handbag brands are skipping the logos and rewriting the luxury playbook, hoping design and storytelling can go where status once ruled.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them? | KrASIA

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

JD.com

JD.com | KrASIA Archives

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

NetEase

Visual Stories

JD.com and NetEase's IPOs accounted for 62.1% of the capital raised in Hong Kong in the first half of 2020.

KEY STAT | JD.com and NetEase IPOs lead capital boom in Hong Kong this year | KrASIA

KEY STAT | JD.com and NetEase IPOs lead capital boom in Hong Kong this year

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Julianna Wu

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

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

Gome

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Retail

Suning

Huang Guangyu was one of China's best-known businessmen before being sent to prison. Now he makes an early comeback.

His 10-year sentence paved the way for Alibaba and JD, now he's back | KrASIA

His 10-year sentence paved the way for Alibaba and JD, now he&#8217;s back

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Lin Lingyi

JD.com's supply chain and logistics business proved to be resilient during the COVID-19 outbreak.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | How JD.com emerged stronger from COVID-19 outbreak | KrASIA

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | How JD.com emerged stronger from COVID-19 outbreak

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Covid-19

JD health

The COVID-19 outbreak has created an unexpected boost for JD Health, according to Xin.

'Even elderly folks have begun to buy medicines online': Interview with JD Health's CEO Xin Lijun | KrASIA

&#8216;Even elderly folks have begun to buy medicines online&#8217;: Interview with JD Health&#8217;s CEO Xin Lijun

Opinion

This deal comes as Tuniu is being hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com sells its shares in online travel agency Tuniu | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com sells its shares in online travel agency Tuniu

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Song Jingli

Blinkit (formerly Grofers) focuses on instant grocery delivery, bringing everyday essentials directly to Indian households.

Blinkit

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

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

Enterprise Services

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

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

Venture Capital

Babytree

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Ping An

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ZhongAn

Amid shaky global economic conditions, firms are utilizing share buybacks to minimize damage to their market capitalizations.

Which Chinese companies are buying back their shares in 2020? | KrASIA

Which Chinese companies are buying back their shares in 2020?

Tmall and JD.com broke their sales records as China welcomed the biggest wave of online shopping since the COVID-19 outbreak.

TECH PANORAMA | China just held its biggest online shopping fest ever | KrASIA

TECH PANORAMA | China just held its biggest online shopping fest ever

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

Autonomous Vehicles

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

VisionNav's clients include JD.com, Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao, cosmetics maker Amway, and global logistics company DHL.

Building intelligent warehousing solutions for the future: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

Building intelligent warehousing solutions for the future: 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).

ByteDance

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Data may provide clues about current consumer confidence in China.

Chinese shoppers break sales records during 618 online festival | KrASIA

Chinese shoppers break sales records during 618 online festival

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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