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

On-demand Services

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

Retail

While profits are up, Meituan is bracing for volatility as rivals ramp up discounting and regulators tighten oversight.

Meituan had a strong Q1, but it may be the calm before the subsidy storm

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

New model releases and a revamped AI agent development platform highlight Tencent’s push toward practical, enterprise-focused AI applications.

Tencent doubles down on agentic AI with latest Hunyuan updates

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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Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Sportier aesthetics, reworked interiors, and AI-powered ride control define the updated midsize EVs, offered at the same starting price.

Nio overhauls ET5 and ET5T with over 500 upgrades, without raising the price

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Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

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

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Southeast Asia

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

Tokopedia

Indonesia

Super apps race to digitize Indonesia’s MSMEs with new initiatives. Tech giants are supporting MSMEs and bringing more customers into their ecosystems.

Super apps race to digitize Indonesia’s MSMEs with new initiatives

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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

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Swiggy Bazaar will face tough competition from incumbents like SoftBank-backed Meesho, InMobi-owned Shop101, Korea Investment Partners-backed GlowRoad, and Tiger Global-backed DealShare.

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy plans to venture into social commerce space: Report

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Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces. Social media connects buyers to trusted merchants inside their own community.

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces

Pandemic turns Vietnam&#8217;s condos into flourishing marketplaces

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Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US. The company struggles with profitability.

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

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Stephanie Li

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

Logistics

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

Ride-hailing

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain's report on Southeast Asia's platform economy. Around 115 million regional internet users use more than 3 O2O platforms.

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain's report on Southeast Asia's platform economy

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain&#8217;s report on Southeast Asia&#8217;s platform economy

B2B e-commerce platform Ula lands USD 87 million from Amazon's Jeff Bezos and others. Ula is active in tier-2 and tier-3 Indonesian cities.

B2B e-commerce platform Ula lands USD 87 million from Amazon's Jeff Bezos and others

B2B e-commerce platform Ula lands USD 87 million from Amazon&#8217;s Jeff Bezos and others

The latest investment has shot up Meesho’s valuation to USD 4.9 billion from USD 2.1 billion in April 2021—a rise of 133%.

SoftBank-backed Meesho raises USD 570 million at USD 4.9 billion valuation

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

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

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services. Alibaba and Tencent are dissolving protectionist features.

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services

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Mengyuan Ge

Retail tech funding in India more than triples in 2021. Over 200 retail technology companies have raised USD 843 million between January and September 2021.

E-commerce

Super apps race to digitize Indonesia’s MSMEs with new initiatives

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy plans to venture into social commerce space: Report

Pandemic turns Vietnam’s condos into flourishing marketplaces

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain’s report on Southeast Asia’s platform economy

B2B e-commerce platform Ula lands USD 87 million from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and others

SoftBank-backed Meesho raises USD 570 million at USD 4.9 billion valuation

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services

Retail tech funding in India more than triples in 2021

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