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

East Asia

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Toyota is banking on a leadership shake-up and a streamlined product lineup to regain its footing in China.

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Toyota shakes up its China strategy as sales slip

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 delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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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

DeepSeek's low-cost chatbot has shaken markets.

What is AI distillation and what does it mean for OpenAI? | KrASIA

What is AI distillation and what does it mean for OpenAI?

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

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

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

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

Artificial intelligence

China steps up in AI as Alibaba Cloud and DeepSeek push forward with competitive large models.

Alibaba Cloud fires back in the AI race with Qwen 2.5-Max | KrASIA

Alibaba Cloud fires back in the AI race with Qwen 2.5-Max

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Starbucks offers coffee, espresso beverages, and pastries, emphasizing premium quality and creating a welcoming "third place" experience for customers.

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Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

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

On-demand Services

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

Venture Capital

Amid competition from Luckin, Starbucks hopes to digitalize its services in the country.

CHINA BRIEF| Starbucks teams up with Sequoia Capital China to co-invest in beverage startups | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF| Starbucks teams up with Sequoia Capital China to co-invest in beverage startups

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Song Jingli

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

The firm's alternative plant-based beef products have been available in more than 3,300 Starbucks locations across China since Wednesday.

Beyond Meat enters the Chinese market via Starbucks partnership | KrASIA

Beyond Meat enters the Chinese market via Starbucks partnership

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Sun Henan

The American coffee chain is catching up on services that have become commonplace with younger rivals like Luckin

Adapting to Chinese consumer trends, Starbucks opens first takeaway-based store in Beijing | KrASIA

Adapting to Chinese consumer trends, Starbucks opens first takeaway-based store in Beijing

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Viktoria Fricova

Luckin coffee

In the second half of 2018, Starbucks partnered with food delivery company Ele.me, an Alibaba subsidiary, to buoy sales.

Starbucks China leadership regroups to focus on retail and digital innovation | KrASIA

Starbucks China leadership regroups to focus on retail and digital innovation

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Starbucks just took a bite out of Luckin Coffee's playbook

Starbucks takes after Luckin, launching in-store pick ups in China | KrASIA

Starbucks takes after Luckin, launching in-store pick ups in China

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Today's Tech Headlines: Starbucks to take on Luckin Coffee and Coffee Box in China | KrASIA

Today&#8217;s Tech Headlines: Starbucks to take on Luckin Coffee and Coffee Box in China

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Robin Moh

With sales dropping, the coffee chain giant might be facing a real threat from local startup Luckin Coffee.

Starbucks China is betting on deliveries with Ele.me to stay ahead | KrASIA

Starbucks China is betting on deliveries with Ele.me to stay ahead

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