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Retail & Commerce

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

China

After two years of stabilization, the sportswear company is again weighing expansion.

Li-Ning eyes a new growth cycle amid strong results and Olympic momentum

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

South Korean players have lost ground after betting on the US market.

China's EV battery makers widen lead to over 70% global share

China&#8217;s EV battery makers widen lead to over 70% global share

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

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

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

East Asia

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Heavy investment is pushing the firm to make the case for AI in games, even as the earnings impact remains unclear.

Tencent says AI will reshape games, but evergreen titles still drive the business

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

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

Ele.me

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

JD.com

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

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

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

On-demand Services

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

Ride-hailing

Companies have taken a series of measures to contain the illness.

How Chinese tech companies are responding to the coronavirus outbreak

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Videos

Tinder is one of the most popular dating apps worldwide but it's not available in China

These are some of the most popular alternatives to Tinder in China

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James Chan

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

The desktop version provides 20Gb of free cloud storage.

ByteDance brings Flipchat to PC, again challenging Tencent in social messaging

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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Content creators can charge as much as USD 30 for original content.

WeChat launches paywall to drive revenue to content creators

Visual Stories

Honor of Kings and Game for Peace are losing users, but they still are the two most popular mobile games in China

Infographic | Tencent's blockbuster games are losing users to short video

Infographic | Tencent&#8217;s blockbuster games are losing users to short video

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Julianna Wu

Despite their stellar performance, women gamers in China see limited exposure and scant resources.

The trials and tribulations of women e-sports players in China

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Luna Lin

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

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

KrASIA attended Tencent's WeChat annual flagship conference in Guangzhou.

WeChat to enhance short-form content on its platform, says creator Allen Zhang

Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com, Didi, and Ele.me are among the 14 companies

Following labor dispute scandals, trade union urges China's top internet companies to prioritize employees

Following labor dispute scandals, trade union urges China&#8217;s top internet companies to prioritize employees

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Currently, merchants have to offer different codes for each payment service.

Tencent and state-owned UnionPay to merge QR code systems for mobile payments in China

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