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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

Will the dual launch give Nio the momentum it needs to lead the EV market in 2025?

Nio shakes up the market with luxury ET9 sedan and Firefly compact car debut | KrASIA

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Nio shakes up the market with luxury ET9 sedan and Firefly compact car debut

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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

Tencent

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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

Consumer Services

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

WeChat’s new feature streamlines product gifting on its platform, leveraging its social ecosystem to enhance shopping convenience and drive merchant engagement.

WeChat tests gifting feature ahead of holidays, sparking new e-commerce potential | KrASIA

WeChat tests gifting feature ahead of holidays, sparking new e-commerce potential

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

Retail

With a renewed focus on profitability and expansion in lower-tier cities, GoodMe seeks to bolster investor confidence ahead of its anticipated listing.

GoodMe targets IPO reboot despite China’s tea market shakeout | KrASIA

GoodMe targets IPO reboot despite China’s tea market shakeout

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Travel | KrASIA Archives

The firm currently has 240,000 villas and apartment units on its platform.

Indonesia's Traveloka launches new villa and apartment offerings | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s Traveloka launches new villa and apartment offerings

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Khamila Mulia

The two companies will set up a joint venture and seek global content agreements and governance cooperation.

Chinese online travel agency Trip.com teams up with TripAdvisor to push global expansion | KrASIA

Chinese online travel agency Trip.com teams up with TripAdvisor to push global expansion

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

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

Grab

Kicking off in Singapore, the service will be available in Indonesia and Thailand by year end.

Booking.com launches ride-hailing service via partnership with Grab | KrASIA

Booking.com launches ride-hailing service via partnership with Grab

The company is banking on India's 440 million millennials that are increasingly looking for new travel experiences.

Airbnb expects India to become its top three market to fuel long-term growth | KrASIA

Airbnb expects India to become its top three market to fuel long-term growth

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

The company has created a cryptocurrency that might change how user data is managed in the travel industry.

Travel startup Triip.me wants to 'pay' you for your user data: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Travel startup Triip.me wants to &#8216;pay&#8217; you for your user data: Startup Stories

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Thu Huong Le

MakeMyTrip is also exploring synergies with Ctrip to grow its international presence.

Ctrip-backed MakeMyTrip sharpens focus on overseas markets | KrASIA

Ctrip-backed MakeMyTrip sharpens focus on overseas markets

Q&amp;A

Early Gojek-backers Northstar and Openspace invested in this Myanmarese online travel and ride-hailing platform.

Ride-hailing to be a big revenue contributor in Myanmar in five years: Oway CEO Alok Kumar | KrASIA

Ride-hailing to be a big revenue contributor in Myanmar in five years: Oway CEO Alok Kumar

ScoutMyTrip puts the road trip planning industry at USD 6.6 billion.

Indian road trip planner ScoutMyTrip treks into Indonesia: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Indian road trip planner ScoutMyTrip treks into Indonesia: Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

Users can now buy life insurance products through the Traveloka app.