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

Alibaba Cloud

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

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

Foundation and Large Models

Agent-driven coding could be the next test of its AI cloud strategy.

Alibaba Cloud lifts MaaS revenue with deeper focus on AI coding

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Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

The YU7 GT in “crimson red,” one of five available colorways.

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

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

New variants sharpen its challenge to Tesla while testing its ability to scale production and move upmarket.

Xiaomi widens YU7 lineup to take on more of China’s EV market

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

Content

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

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

The company is using sequels, animation, and offline experiences to extend the value of stories beyond the screen.

Alibaba’s Hujing sees longform IP as a counterweight to short-form content

Entertainment | KrASIA

Blinkit (formerly Grofers) focuses on instant grocery delivery, bringing everyday essentials directly to Indian households.

Blinkit

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

JD.com

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

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

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

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

Live Streaming

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Ping An

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ZhongAn

Amid shaky global economic conditions, firms are utilizing share buybacks to minimize damage to their market capitalizations.

Which Chinese companies are buying back their shares in 2020?

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Lin Lingyi

The firm's stock price rose 9% on the Hong Kong stock exchange following the announcement.

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba Pictures to delist from Singapore Exchange

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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Wency Chen

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

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

Visual Stories

Tencent aims to build an online music empire in China and then beyond.

KEY STAT | Tencent acquires 10% stake in newly listed Warner Music Group

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Julianna Wu

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Since December, the vlogger has amassed nearly 187,000 followers and his videos on Bilibili have generated a combined 315 million views.

Bilibili flags popular vlogger’s content as suspect amid rise in disinformation, scams on Chinese video sites

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What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

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

Medtech

Despite a recovery in March, funding for new startups dried up in Q1.

Chinese PE and VC Firms shun risk amidst coronavirus uncertainty

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Venture Matters

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Pinduoduo

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

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

Grocery Delivery

The COVID-19 pandemic generated a wave of digitization that left some companies better positioned than others to capitalize.

Winners and survivors from the pandemic, Q1 sheds light on China's economic recovery

Winners and survivors from the pandemic, Q1 sheds light on China&#8217;s economic recovery

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AJ Cortese

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

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

In April alone, TikTok generated USD 78 million in revenue, surpassing Youtube.

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok owner ByteDance's 2019 net profit exceeded USD 3 billion

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok owner ByteDance&#8217;s 2019 net profit exceeded USD 3 billion

The firm increased its net loss to USD 76.1 million in the first quarter of this year, up 175% from last year.

CHINA BRIEF | Bilibili to issue USD 650 million in convertible bonds as net losses widen

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Song Jingli

The company reported a solid Q1 despite turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic.