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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

As shopper bases mature and grow savvier, platforms focus on retaining super users through premium membership perks.

In China’s e-commerce battle, memberships are the new loyalty currency | KrASIA

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In China’s e-commerce battle, memberships are the new loyalty currency

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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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Saudi Arabia

KEZAD is opening doors for Chinese businesses as Gulf nations push for economic diversification.

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)? | KrASIA

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)?

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

Retail

Once a trailblazer, Roidmi’s closure underscores how a single misstep can unravel an early advantage in a fiercely competitive industry.

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures | KrASIA

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures

KrASIA | Insights Archives

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

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

Artificial intelligence

The AI veteran discusses the industry’s evolution, highlighting opportunities in cost-efficient models and the race to turn innovation into impact.

Kai-Fu Lee on AI’s next frontier: From scaling law to application-first strategies | KrASIA

Kai-Fu Lee on AI’s next frontier: From scaling law to application-first strategies

Pony.ai develops self-driving technologies for cars and trucks, collaborating with automakers to bring safer, fully autonomous mobility to public roads and fleet services worldwide.

Pony.ai

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

Once China’s most valuable autonomous driving startup, Pony.ai’s trajectory from sky-high valuations to post-IPO scrutiny underscores the shifting tides of tech investment.

Pony.ai’s IPO: A reflection on tech dreams and harsh market realities | KrASIA

Pony.ai’s IPO: A reflection on tech dreams and harsh market realities

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

By embracing CarPlay and enhancing its HyperOS system, Xiaomi aims to attract Apple users and strengthen its position in the EV market.

Xiaomi's EV strategy drives forward with Apple integration in focus | KrASIA

Xiaomi&#8217;s EV strategy drives forward with Apple integration in focus

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Huawei

Huawei and JAC are banking on the Maextro S800’s blend of tradition and innovation to justify its lofty price tag.

Maextro S800: Huawei’s audacious bid to win the luxury EV market | KrASIA

Maextro S800: Huawei’s audacious bid to win the luxury EV market

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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Vietnam

The stakes are rising for business groups seeking to preserve wealth as their heirs multiply.

Southeast Asian family firms lay ground for next generation's succession | KrASIA

Southeast Asian family firms lay ground for next generation&#8217;s succession

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Kuaishou

Platforms like Kuaishou are giving carmakers new ways to engage buyers and boost sales in an increasingly competitive market.

Automakers make digital pivot as focus shifts to online sales | KrASIA

Automakers make digital pivot as focus shifts to online sales

Latin America

China’s deepening ties with Peru signal the country’s rising role in the LATAM economic landscape.

Peru emerges as vital bridge between China and Latin America | KrASIA

Peru emerges as vital bridge between China and Latin America

A Sino-American rift is driving Asia's largest economy to pursue Gulf connections.

China and Saudi Arabia build ties beyond trade via financial channels | KrASIA

China and Saudi Arabia build ties beyond trade via financial channels

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

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

Medtech

Originally designed for diabetics, continuous glucose monitors are now drawing interest from young consumers looking to optimize their health and lifestyle.