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

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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Despite early traction in hardware, the startup is focused on building a full-stack robotics system that unites the “brain” and “body” of machines.

More than a hardware play: Robot Era’s founder sets the record straight on the company’s true ambitions

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

Electric Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

Challenges remain, but the NEV maker sees significant upside in expanding its commercial vehicle business beyond China.

As China’s commercial vehicle market slows, Gecko Motors shifts gears abroad for growth

Photo of Augmentus’ co-founders. From left to right: Daryl Lim, Leong Yong Shin, and Chong Voon Foo.

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Augmentus raises Series A+ funding, Coda to acquire Recharge, Origgin Capital debuts second fund, and more

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Sudo Lim

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

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Offering a more humane and entertaining way of online shopping, livestreaming is becoming a thorn in the side of Chinese e-commerce giants.

TECH PANO | How livestreaming e-commerce is posing a threat to Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall

TECH PANO | How livestreaming e-commerce is posing a threat to Alibaba&#8217;s Taobao and Tmall

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Julianna Wu

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

Grocery Delivery

The merger comes amid competition in community group-buying sector.

CHINA BRIEF | Group shopping sector sees major merger as Tongcheng Shenghuo joins with FamilyOne

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Song Jingli

While Alibaba's second-hand exchange platform Xianyu and Tencent-backed used electronic marketplaces are already big, startups look to niche verticals for opportunities.

Used books find new homes thanks to this firm: Inside China's Startups

Used books find new homes thanks to this firm: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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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Over 1,000 shops that buy goods on Lingshoutong have made more than RMB 1 million (USD 142,686) in net profits.

Mom-and-pop stores beat 11% of Chinese listed companies in profitability

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Q&amp;A

Social Bella has raised USD 110 million in funding from big-name investors like Temasek, East Ventures, Pavilion Capital, and Jungle Ventures.

From e-commerce site to digital beauty ecosystem: Q&A with Social Bella's president Christopher Madiam

From e-commerce site to digital beauty ecosystem: Q&#038;A with Social Bella&#8217;s president Christopher Madiam

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Khamila Mulia

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

Earlier this month, the firm received a USD 1.2 billion check from its parent, Walmart.

Flipkart rolls out hyperlocal-delivery service to compete with Dunzo and Swiggy

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Nice Tuan completed three financing rounds this year alone.

CHINA BRIEF | Grocery group-buying app Nice Tuan bags USD 80 million in latest round

Oway Ride has raised a total of USD 26 million from investors such as the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, Openspace Ventures, Emerging Markets Group, and Daiwa PI Partners.

As COVID-19 wipes out ride-hailing, Myanmar’s Oway turns to online groceries

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Tech in Asia

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Traveloka said it witnessed "a historic drop" in business activity caused by the pandemic towards levels never seen before.

Consumer Economy

TECH PANO | How livestreaming e-commerce is posing a threat to Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall

CHINA BRIEF | Group shopping sector sees major merger as Tongcheng Shenghuo joins with FamilyOne

Used books find new homes thanks to this firm: Inside China’s Startups