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

China

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

East Asia

Keeta, an independent brand of Meituan, specializes in food and consumer product delivery services.

Keeta

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

Xiaoxiang Supermarket leverages digital channels to deliver groceries and essentials directly to local consumers’ doorsteps.

Xiaoxiang Supermarket

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

Consumer Economy

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

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

Facing pressure on multiple fronts, Meituan is working to defend its home turf while pushing ahead with global expansion.

As rivals pile on, Meituan braces for a brutal fight in delivery and commerce

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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 grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

With a Kickstarter hit in UV printing and new boundary-free robotic mowers, Anker’s sub-brands are reentering markets where it once stumbled.

Eufy and EufyMake mark Anker’s second act in lawn mowers and UV printing

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

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Chen Guang joins Xiaomi to strengthen its assisted driving push as the company works to catch up with China’s leading EV players.

Xiaomi taps FAW veteran to steer its next phase in assisted driving

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

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How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

The second fine for Tencent's arm behind WeChat Pay.

China's banking authorities fine WeChat's operator Tenpay for violating payment regulations

China&#8217;s banking authorities fine WeChat&#8217;s operator Tenpay for violating payment regulations

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Song Jingli

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

NetEase

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

Gaming

Titles freeze, longer approval processes for IPO are among hindrances faced by small and mid-sized game publishers.

Chinese gaming firms tap South Korean capital amid headwinds in home market

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Sun Henan

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

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

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

Short Video

The Chinese startup is collecting more than USD 1 billion in a pre-IPO round which targets a USD 25 billion valuation.

Kuaishou seeks US IPO in 2020 as it gears up for overseas expansion

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

WeChat

The tool could bring extra revenues to the Chinese internet giant.

Tencent incubates new credit payment product to take on Ant Financial's Huabei

Tencent incubates new credit payment product to take on Ant Financial&#8217;s Huabei

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

Venture Capital

Its clients include H&amp;M, Walmart, Amazon, Hugo Boss, Armani. and Calvin Klein.

Tencent and Sequoia lead Smart Fabric's USD 100 million Series C

Tencent and Sequoia lead Smart Fabric&#8217;s USD 100 million Series C

Tech giants are increasing their presence in the Chinese second-hand trading market.

Tencent sets bigger bet on second-hand trading unicorn Zhuan Zhuan

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

GoGames builds upon Gojek's previous entry into mobile gaming through its payments portal.

Gojek launches GoGames, bringing full ecosystem to Indonesia’s mobile game industry

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Industry watchers say the move shows Tencent's confidence in the loss-making auto manufacturer.

Tencent places bigger bet on struggling EV maker Nio

The deal is in line with the social giant's To-B strategy.

Tencent

China’s banking authorities fine WeChat’s operator Tenpay for violating payment regulations

Chinese gaming firms tap South Korean capital amid headwinds in home market

Kuaishou seeks US IPO in 2020 as it gears up for overseas expansion

Tencent incubates new credit payment product to take on Ant Financial’s Huabei

Tencent and Sequoia lead Smart Fabric’s USD 100 million Series C