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

Consumer Services

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

As shopper bases mature and grow savvier, platforms focus on retaining super users through premium membership perks.

In China’s e-commerce battle, memberships are the new loyalty currency | KrASIA

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KrASIA

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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Saudi Arabia

KEZAD is opening doors for Chinese businesses as Gulf nations push for economic diversification.

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)? | KrASIA

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)?

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

Retail

Once a trailblazer, Roidmi’s closure underscores how a single misstep can unravel an early advantage in a fiercely competitive industry.

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures | KrASIA

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures

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

Deep Tech

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

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Packed with over 100 AI functions and starting at RMB 1,599, the Meizu Lucky 08 is DreamSmart’s push to make AI technology accessible to a broader audience.

Meizu Lucky 08 brings AI-powered features to affordable smartphones | KrASIA

Meizu Lucky 08 brings AI-powered features to affordable smartphones

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Synthetic crystal can handle 50,000 times as much electricity as silicon devices.

Japan R&D brings powerful diamond semiconductors closer to reality | KrASIA

Japan R&#038;D brings powerful diamond semiconductors closer to reality

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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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.

Alibaba

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

Alibaba Cloud

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

Robotics

Artificial intelligence

Multimodal capabilities and embodied intelligence took center stage at this year’s Apsara Conference, held by Alibaba Cloud in Yunqi Town, Hangzhou.

These AI products stole the show at Alibaba’s Apsara Conference 2024 | KrASIA

These AI products stole the show at Alibaba’s Apsara Conference 2024

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 rocket aced its test flight, right up until a last-second landing glitch.

China’s reusable rocket dream took flight with Nebula-1, but the landing hit a snag | KrASIA

China’s reusable rocket dream took flight with Nebula-1, but the landing hit a snag

At Apsara Conference 2024, Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu outlined bold predictions on how AI will reshape industries and the world.

AI’s future is only beginning, says Alibaba’s Eddie Wu | KrASIA

AI’s future is only beginning, says Alibaba’s Eddie Wu

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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US sanctions were meant to stifle China’s tech progress, yet the gap is closing faster than expected as China pushes toward self-sufficiency.

Can US sanctions really hold back China’s chipmaking ambitions? | KrASIA

Can US sanctions really hold back China’s chipmaking ambitions?

DJI sets industry standards in drone technology, offering aerial imaging, filming solutions, and advanced flight controls for professionals and hobbyists.

How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

DJI's sales soar as a worker shortage fuels demand for labor-saving technology.

China's DJI taps young farmers to cultivate drone market | KrASIA

China&#8217;s DJI taps young farmers to cultivate drone market

How do machines identify faces? Examine security measures, privacy debates, and tech frameworks driving facial recognition adoption.

Facial Recognition

The world is in the grip of a deepfake epidemic, and victims are coming together to demand accountability and action.

"My life is not your porn": Documenting women’s fight against deepfake abuse | KrASIA

&#8220;My life is not your porn&#8221;: Documenting women’s fight against deepfake abuse

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

As China battles CNC technology restrictions, First Automation’s approach could offer the breakthrough the industry needs.

Deep Tech

Meizu Lucky 08 brings AI-powered features to affordable smartphones

Japan R&D brings powerful diamond semiconductors closer to reality

These AI products stole the show at Alibaba’s Apsara Conference 2024

China’s reusable rocket dream took flight with Nebula-1, but the landing hit a snag

AI’s future is only beginning, says Alibaba’s Eddie Wu

Can US sanctions really hold back China’s chipmaking ambitions?

China’s DJI taps young farmers to cultivate drone market

“My life is not your porn”: Documenting women’s fight against deepfake abuse

Can First Automation step up to break China’s CNC bottleneck?

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