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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

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

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

Creative

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

Gaming

The Chinese tech giant is reportedly allowing studios to tap its expertise while retaining creative independence.

Tencent harnesses M&A, AI to fast-track video game development

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Tencent harnesses M&#038;A, AI to fast-track video game development

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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Nikkei Asia

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

JD.com

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

Backed by a robust ecosystem and amid accelerating overseas expansion, JD Property’s valuation case may be due for a reset.

Can JD Property’s overseas push reshape its IPO valuation story?

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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IPO Zaozhidao

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

AI Infrastructure

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

See it as an AI company, not a search engine, Baidu urged investors.

Baidu Q4 results show legacy declines offset by AI growth

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T. K. Lin

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

Consumer Economy

The layoff plan will affect about 500 employees in charge of research and development.

Exclusive | Luckin Coffee to lay off half of headquarters staff following fraud scandal

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Song Jingli

"The decision is out of my expectations," said Luckin's chairman Lu Zhengyao.

Nasdaq to delist scandal-hit Luckin Coffee

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

Entertainment

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The COVID-19 lockdown increased membership revenue but stunted advertising revenue for iQiyi.

iQiyi's advertising revenue slumps despite surge in subscribers during COVID-19 pandemic

iQiyi&#8217;s advertising revenue slumps despite surge in subscribers during COVID-19 pandemic

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AJ Cortese

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

Grab

The new batch's startups offer services to F&B businesses whose revenue has dropped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five startups join Grab Ventures Velocity's third accelerator cohort

Five startups join Grab Ventures Velocity&#8217;s third accelerator cohort

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Ursula Florene

Photo of Guo Jinyi, chairman and CEO of Luckin Coffee.

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

Food Delivery

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

Food Tech

Luckin

An expert in transport and logistics services, Guo Jinyi will look to steady the crisis-impacted firm navigating a fraud investigation and investor run.

Who is Guo Jinyi, Luckin's new acting CEO?

Who is Guo Jinyi, Luckin&#8217;s new acting CEO?

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

Gojek

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

Video

Q&amp;A

The streaming service envisions a revenue-sharing model with local content creators and production houses to boost the Indonesian movie industry.

Gojek’s GoPlay on how to create a sustainable business and promote Indonesian movies: Q&A with GoPlay CEO Edy Sulistyo

Gojek’s GoPlay on how to create a sustainable business and promote Indonesian movies: Q&#038;A with GoPlay CEO Edy Sulistyo

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Cindy Silviana

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

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

Logistics

Dada Nexus' IPO marks the second China-based company aiming to go public in the US after the Luckin Coffee scandal involving fraudulent financials.

Delivery company Dada Nexus latest China firm to file for US IPO

COO Liu Jian was also fired along with Jenny Qian Zhiya as investors retreat and the board attempts a management reshuffle.

Jenny Qian Zhiya fired as Luckin CEO as fraud probe deepens

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

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Former Chinese tech darling struggles to recover from ill-fated expansion push.

On-demand Services

Exclusive | Luckin Coffee to lay off half of headquarters staff following fraud scandal

Nasdaq to delist scandal-hit Luckin Coffee

iQiyi’s advertising revenue slumps despite surge in subscribers during COVID-19 pandemic

Five startups join Grab Ventures Velocity’s third accelerator cohort

Who is Guo Jinyi, Luckin’s new acting CEO?