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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

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Entertainment

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

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

Video

China

MrBeast and IShowSpeed are among foreign influencers tapping into China's 1.1 billion internet users.

China embraces US YouTubers in push to enhance soft power

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

The brand is betting that home life’s next frontier lies just beyond the back door.

From sofas to prefab spaces, Outer wants to shape the future of backyard living

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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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

With cheap phones and scripted content, they gamed the platform’s algorithm to dominate product search and sales.

These middle-aged men know Xiaohongshu better than anyone, and they’re all in Zhengzhou

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

Food Delivery

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

Amazon

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

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

Swiggy

Swiggy has partnered with 95 restaurants in 13 cities and has already set up 100 brands under its new BrandWorks cloud kitchen tag.

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy launches new cloud kitchen brand

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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.

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

JD.com

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

Grocery Delivery

Business units of Alibaba and JD.com, as well as e-commerce start-up Meicai, have initiated temporary staff recruitment programmes.

E-commerce companies offer temporary jobs to thousands amid coronavirus outbreak

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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.

Receiving food and packages without person-to-person interaction has become a trend over virus fear.

Fast-spreading coronavirus leads to contactless services in China

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

Education

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

Gaming

From contactless food delivery to gaming overload, here's how tech is changing because of the viral epidemic.

Five ways the coronavirus is changing how China uses tech

Customers can ask the courier to drop their meals off at a designated area and then retrieve them.

Food ordering app Meituan launches contactless delivery amid China coronavirus outbreak

Uber is a mobility platform that connects users to ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics services, operating in cities worldwide.

Uber

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

SoftBank has not invested in any foodtech company in India, yet.

Uber Eats acquisition might help Zomato lure investments from SoftBank

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Temasek, a Singaporean state-owned investment firm, drives sustainable growth, strategic acquisitions, and innovation in global markets.

Temasek

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

Zomato-Uber Eats will collectively have 52% market share in India.

Uber Eats sold its India business to local competitor Zomato for USD 206 million (Update)

Valued at USD 3 billion, Zomato will close USD 600 million round in the next two months.

Ant Financial leads USD 150 million funding in Indian food delivery giant Zomato

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Swiggy said it has opened 1,000 cloud kitchens lat year.