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Nikkei Asia

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

Kling AI

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

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 lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Two new features expand Kling AI’s capabilities, pushing it closer to production-grade applications.

Kling AI rolls out new features to streamline generative content workflows

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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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker, manufactures passenger and commercial vehicles through various brands and joint ventures.

SAIC Motor

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

Smart, spacious, and designed for volume, the Shangjie H5 sets out to reshape expectations for the RMB 200,000 SUV tier.

With Huawei and SAIC behind it, the Shangjie H5 goes big on tech and scale

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

Retail

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Consumer Economy

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

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

Enterprise Services

Beijing-based AI firm Aibee digitizes "space, people, and products" for brick-and-mortar retailers.

This firm digitizes offline shopping: Inside China's Startups 

This firm digitizes offline shopping: Inside China&#8217;s Startups 

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

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

E-commerce

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

WhatsApp's updated privacy policy revealed it had been sharing user data with Facebook all along.

WhatsApp tip-toes privacy policy in India as Facebook pushes its new hosting service

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The grocery group-buying business has come under fire from state media as a cheap means of monetization, but how real is the threat posed to conventional retailers?

China’s tech companies are greengrocers now

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AJ Cortese

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

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

Things are going to shake up for Amazon India and Flipkart both, as India is working on yet another round of changes in FDI norms for the e-commerce sector.

India's e-commerce giant Flipkart shelves plan to enter food retail sector

India&#8217;s e-commerce giant Flipkart shelves plan to enter food retail sector

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Avanish Tiwary

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

JD.com

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.

Group-buying businesses have shunned top-tier cities so far.

Pinduoduo pioneers neighborhood group-buying service in Shanghai

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Song Jingli

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

Chinese consumers are expected to account for 50% of the global luxury market by 2025. Second-hand luxury platforms have also sprung up in China to gain a slice of the market.

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China's Startups

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

Shein and Zaful's ultracheap styles drive sales in US, Europe and Middle East.

China's fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push

China&#8217;s fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Global tech-giant scrutiny casts shadow on Ambani's growth tactics in India.

Reliance copies Facebook's playbook, including antitrust fears

Reliance copies Facebook&#8217;s playbook, including antitrust fears

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

New battleground for internet giants threatens small businesses.

Retail

This firm digitizes offline shopping: Inside China’s Startups

WhatsApp tip-toes privacy policy in India as Facebook pushes its new hosting service

China’s tech companies are greengrocers now

India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart shelves plan to enter food retail sector

Pinduoduo pioneers neighborhood group-buying service in Shanghai

Ti’amoo gives luxury bags a second owner: Inside China’s Startups

China’s fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push

Reliance copies Facebook’s playbook, including antitrust fears

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