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

Electric Vehicles

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Mobility

Transportation

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

The two companies have also established a strategic partnership in ride-hailing service, power and energy solutions, and the production and sales of Byton models overseas.

Exclusive | Byton adds Japanese trader Marubeni to its Series C round investor roster | KrASIA

Exclusive | Byton adds Japanese trader Marubeni to its Series C round investor roster

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Sun Henan

The industry still has large potential for growth.

China wants 25% of vehicles sold in 2025 to be green, jumping from 2018’s 4% | KrASIA

China wants 25% of vehicles sold in 2025 to be green, jumping from 2018’s 4%

Yulu has raised USD 8 million from Indian auto manufacturer Bajaj, which will make its electric bikes in India.

E-bike startup Yulu rides pillion on Bajaj to shift supply chain from China to India | KrASIA

E-bike startup Yulu rides pillion on Bajaj to shift supply chain from China to India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Ride-hailing

China is looking for alternative measures to boost the EV sector after cutting subsidies.

Shenzhen requires new ride-hailing vehicles to be fully electric, starting in December | KrASIA

Shenzhen requires new ride-hailing vehicles to be fully electric, starting in December

The first batch of locally-made models will be delivered in the first quarter of 2020.

Tesla to display its China-made Model 3 in local stores | KrASIA

Tesla to display its China-made Model 3 in local stores

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

Grab

The company will restrict the operations of its e-scooter service GrabWheel and announced fines on users who violate rules.

Grab promises crackdown on e-scooter's users who violate regulations, after deadly collision | KrASIA

Grab promises crackdown on e-scooter&#8217;s users who violate regulations, after deadly collision

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Cindy Silviana

Two GrabWheels users have been killed and four people injured in a car accident.

Indonesia's regulators will limit e-scooter operations in Jakarta, as result of fatal collision | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s regulators will limit e-scooter operations in Jakarta, as result of fatal collision

The total auto sales also had a 4% decrease.

China's NEV market sees decline for four consecutive months with almost halved sales in October | KrASIA

China&#8217;s NEV market sees decline for four consecutive months with almost halved sales in October

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

Xiaomi

This round comes as Xpeng plans to launch its P7 sedan in spring 2020.

Electric Vehicles

Exclusive | Byton adds Japanese trader Marubeni to its Series C round investor roster

China wants 25% of vehicles sold in 2025 to be green, jumping from 2018’s 4%

E-bike startup Yulu rides pillion on Bajaj to shift supply chain from China to India

Shenzhen requires new ride-hailing vehicles to be fully electric, starting in December

Tesla to display its China-made Model 3 in local stores

Grab promises crackdown on e-scooter’s users who violate regulations, after deadly collision

Indonesia’s regulators will limit e-scooter operations in Jakarta, as result of fatal collision

China’s NEV market sees decline for four consecutive months with almost halved sales in October

Alibaba-backed Chinese EV maker Xpeng nabs USD 400 million with Xiaomi being an strategic investor

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