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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Taobao

Tmall

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

The integration aims to enhance cross-border commerce and streamline operations, with Jiang Fan leading the newly consolidated division.

Alibaba unites domestic and global e-commerce operations in major overhaul | KrASIA

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Alibaba unites domestic and global e-commerce operations in major overhaul

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

Yang Zhilin, founder of Moonshot AI, also unveiled K0-math, a new model designed for mathematical reasoning.

Scaling law remains valid, but priorities are shifting, says Moonshot AI founder | KrASIA

Scaling law remains valid, but priorities are shifting, says Moonshot AI founder

Robotics

The lawn mowing robot market is on track to more than double by 2029, with companies like Ninebot leading the charge.

Ninebot taps into soaring global demand for lawn mowing robots | KrASIA

Ninebot taps into soaring global demand for lawn mowing robots

MENA

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Talabat is a food delivery service in the Middle East and North Africa. Courtesy of Talabat.

Japan, Korea, and the West

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

A series of acquisitions explains Delivery Hero’s rise in the Middle East.

Foodpanda parent Delivery Hero’s acquisitions in Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey | KrASIA

Foodpanda parent Delivery Hero’s acquisitions in Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey

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MENAbytes

Creative

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Voca.ai has built a human-friendly agent designed to reduce the size and cost of call centers.

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million | KrASIA

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

A number of Peregrine’s current portfolio companies have already pivoted to use their technologies to combat the coronavirus.

Peregrine Ventures launches USD 300 million fund for life sciences startups | KrASIA

Peregrine Ventures launches USD 300 million fund for life sciences startups

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Markets in the Middle East are moving towards cashless payments, with online shopping surging and diversity in payment methods.

Adyen expands to Middle East, opens Dubai office | KrASIA

Adyen expands to Middle East, opens Dubai office

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Social Impact

The Israel-Indonesia Futures Program is centered around challenges in health, food security, education, and talent creation.

Israelis, Indonesians link up in new program for post-pandemic tech solutions | KrASIA

Israelis, Indonesians link up in new program for post-pandemic tech solutions

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Cairo Angels will continue to operate an angel network, but its new fund will invest in seed and pre-Series A opportunities in the region.

Cairo Angels launches micro VC fund to invest in startups in Middle East and Africa | KrASIA

Cairo Angels launches micro VC fund to invest in startups in Middle East and Africa

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. 

Space Tech

The satellite is undergoing pre-flight testing at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, after which it will be sent to the United States to hitch a ride to space in early 2021.

Tel Aviv University to launch research satellite into space | KrASIA

Tel Aviv University to launch research satellite into space

After rolling out Noon Pay in the UAE, the next destination is likely to be Saudi Arabia.

Noon launches Noon Pay mobile wallet in UAE | KrASIA

Noon launches Noon Pay mobile wallet in UAE

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