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

Consumer Services

After going viral in China, Botare’s hanging tissue pack is making waves abroad—with TikTok as its launchpad.

How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global | KrASIA

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KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. 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 markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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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

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

Starting at RMB 119,800 (USD 16,800), Nio’s compact EV will launch in China before making its way to Europe and other markets.

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push | KrASIA

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push

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

On-demand Services

On-demand Services | KrASIA Archives

Coffee

Coffee Box

Luckin

Chinese coffee companies have ramped up efforts to challenge Starbuck's dominance in their backyard.

The top six Chinese coffee companies in 2020 bringing caffeine to China's new javaphiles | KrASIA

The top six Chinese coffee companies in 2020 bringing caffeine to China&#8217;s new javaphiles

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Sun Henan

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

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

Food Delivery

Grab and Gojek have shifted gears to match the needs of consumers and partners, but all must make adjustments with shrinking incomes.

In cities under partial lockdown, super apps are the new survival kits | KrASIA

In cities under partial lockdown, super apps are the new survival kits

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Ursula Florene

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

Customers can have the latest Huawei P40 smartphone delivered to their homes within an hour.

Meituan challenges e-commerce giants by offering delivery services for smartphones and cosmetics | KrASIA

Meituan challenges e-commerce giants by offering delivery services for smartphones and cosmetics

Some point to a run on pre-bought coffee coupons amid the specter of bankruptcy.

Luckin Coffee sees surge of app downloads after admitting accounting fraud | KrASIA

Luckin Coffee sees surge of app downloads after admitting accounting fraud

The trading day following the firm's admission of financial fraudulence, Luckin lost nearly USD 5 billion in market value.

Luckin Coffee to investigate USD 310 million of fraudulent sales as share price dives 75% | KrASIA

Luckin Coffee to investigate USD 310 million of fraudulent sales as share price dives 75%

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AJ Cortese

Meituan made total revenues of USD 4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019, representing a 42.2% year-on-year increase.

Meituan reports solid Q4 but expects gloomy outlook for 2020 | KrASIA

Meituan reports solid Q4 but expects gloomy outlook for 2020

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

Medtech

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

Social Impact

Chinese tech companies aim to share their experience and solutions while attracting overseas users.

Chinese medtech platforms tap overseas market with bilingual services during coronavirus outbreak | KrASIA

Chinese medtech platforms tap overseas market with bilingual services during coronavirus outbreak

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

Logistics

Lalamove became a unicorn firm in 2019 after its USD 300 million Series D round.

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand trucking service provider Lalamove invests in Southeast Asia-based logistics firm Inteluck | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand trucking service provider Lalamove invests in Southeast Asia-based logistics firm Inteluck

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Song Jingli

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

Grocery Delivery

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

Ride-hailing

GrabMart and GrabAssistant services will be extended to more cities across the region to provide alternative sources of income for drivers.

Grab senior leaders to take up to 20% salary cut amid new COVID-19 measures | KrASIA

Grab senior leaders to take up to 20% salary cut amid new COVID-19 measures

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