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

Meituan | KrASIA Archives

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

Food Delivery

A year after going public in Hong Kong, the Chinese food delivery giant's market cap only trails behind Alibaba and Tencent.

Four strategies Meituan taps to become China's No. 3 internet firm | KrASIA

Four strategies Meituan taps to become China&#8217;s No. 3 internet firm

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Sun Henan

Q&amp;A

In a market also eyed by strong contenders such as Meituan and JD.com, will FlashEx’s new strategies work?

A speed race: Chinese express courier FlashEx charges toward intense competition | KrASIA

A speed race: Chinese express courier FlashEx charges toward intense competition

Stolen information can lead to online frauds cases.

Meituan, Douyu, YY accused by Chinese authorities for misusing users' information without approval | KrASIA

Meituan, Douyu, YY accused by Chinese authorities for misusing users&#8217; information without approval

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Song Jingli

The new recruiting platform is tasked with solving merchants’ staffing issues.

Exclusive | Meituan builds blue-collar jobs recruitment platform | KrASIA

Exclusive | Meituan builds blue-collar jobs recruitment platform

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

China's largest food delivery service platform says it could help improving delivery efficiency and speed.

Meituan tests unmanned delivery with robots in Beijing and Shenzhen | KrASIA

Meituan tests unmanned delivery with robots in Beijing and Shenzhen

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Luna Lin

China’s top on-demand app wants to tap growing needs amid rising smartphone and mobile payment adoption.

Meituan to make a comeback to shared power bank business | KrASIA

Meituan to make a comeback to shared power bank business

Its new initiatives including bike-sharing and ride-sharing post the fastest growth.

World's largest food delivery platform Meituan turns profitable in Q2, but growth slows | KrASIA

World&#8217;s largest food delivery platform Meituan turns profitable in Q2, but growth slows

Its customers sometimes queue for hours for their tea.

Meituan-backed Heytea test drives beverage lockers in Shenzhen ahead of major financing round | KrASIA

Meituan-backed Heytea test drives beverage lockers in Shenzhen ahead of major financing round

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

With its growing ride-hailing business, the company is more keen to have its own mapping technology.

Meituan

Four strategies Meituan taps to become China’s No. 3 internet firm

A speed race: Chinese express courier FlashEx charges toward intense competition

Meituan, Douyu, YY accused by Chinese authorities for misusing users’ information without approval