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What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

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StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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

Autonomous 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

With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

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

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

Electric Vehicles

The new facility marks Li Auto’s latest move in its transformation into an “AI company.”

Li Auto builds Silicon Valley lab to chase Xpeng and others in smart driving

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

E-commerce

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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.

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

Are the company's rosy sales numbers too good to be true?

Facing accusations, Alibaba founder Jack Ma says he never faked Singles’ Day sales data (updated)

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Homegrown e-commerce firm Shopee is among those leading Southeast Asia's e-commerce race.

Shopee CCO Zhou Junjie on leading Southeast Asian e-commerce despite fierce competition

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

JD.com

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

Alibaba and JD.com reached new sales records as spending money on Nov. 11 becomes a shopping ritual in China.

Infographic | Splashing 1482 billion in one day, China successfully overwrites "Singles' Day" with "Double eleven"

Infographic | Splashing 1482 billion in one day, China successfully overwrites &#8220;Singles&#8217; Day&#8221; with &#8220;Double eleven&#8221;

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

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

Flipkart

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

Snapdeal connects Indian consumers to online deals, everyday products, and localized marketplaces through its e-commerce site.

Snapdeal

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

Snapdeal is betting big on India’s tier 2 and 3 market to realize greater ambitions.

SoftBank might pour USD 100 million into Indian marketplace Snapdeal

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Priya Pradeep

The world's largest online shopping gala sheds a light into Chinese consumption.

Five e-commerce trends showcased by Alibaba's Singles' Day

Five e-commerce trends showcased by Alibaba&#8217;s Singles&#8217; Day

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

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Alibaba uses this technology to identify and solve the trust issue between customers and merchants.

Alibaba fully implements blockchain technology for the first time in this Singles’ Day

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Tokopedia's leaders: co-founder and director Leontinus Alpha Edison, COO Melissa Juminto, co-founder and CEO William Tanuwijaya, and president Patrick Cao. Photo courtesy of Tokopedia.

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Besides IPO, "go-local" is Tokopedia's main focus on its second decade going forward

Staying local: Tokopedia president Patrick Cao on IPO plans and business strategies

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Khamila Mulia

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

India’s online beauty and personal care market is set to cross USD 3.5 billion by 2022.

More Indians to get a make-over as beauty startups double their funding

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Apple's GMV on Tmall surpassed USD 14 million within the first hours of Alibaba's shopping bonanza.

Apple slashes iPhone prices on Singles’ Day shopping festival for the first time, up to USD 158 off

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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