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

Consumer Economy

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

Hardware

Whoop’s screenless bands use a subscription model instead of one-time hardware sales.

Meet Whoop, the new face of fitness wearables that ditch the screen

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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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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

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

Once the dominant name in China’s AC market, Gree is feeling pressure as rivals like Xiaomi close the gap.

Gree’s earnings cool while Xiaomi heats up China’s air conditioner race

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

Unlike Alibaba, Tencent is scaling back capital outlays even as it reports strong earnings.

Tencent tempers AI spending as profits rise for a twelfth straight quarter

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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

Singapore

Garena's mobile shooting game Free Fire has overtaken Tencent's PUBG Mobile as the top battle royale game by player spending in the first quarter in the US, generating about USD 100 million in revenue against USD 68 million for PUBG, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower.

Garena Free Fire tops Tencent's PUBG Mobile for the first time in the US

Garena Free Fire tops Tencent&#8217;s PUBG Mobile for the first time in the US

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Ursula Florene

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

Logistics

Opinion

The stock of Chinese logistics giant SF Holding (SHZ: 002352) fell 10% to RMB 72.72 (USD 11.10) in the A-share market on Friday. Its trading was halted following a profit warning for the first quarter on Thursday night. The company now expects a net loss of RMB 900 million to 1.1 billion (USD 137–168 million), after generating RMB 907.3 million in net profits in the first quarter of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Shares of logistics giant SF drop 10% after unexpected Q1 loss

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Song Jingli

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

Chinese companies raised USD 4.4 billion on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market through April 7 compared with just USD 807 million over the same period last year, according to data compiled by Dealogic.

Record pace of Chinese listings in US shows signs of strain

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Nikkei Asia

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

Bike-sharing startup Hello Chuxing has started selling "intelligent" electric bikes in China, it said on Wednesday during a product launch ceremony held in Beijing, diversifying from its original bike-sharing business, ahead of a reportedly USD 2 billion initial public offering in the US this quarter.

Hello Chuxing transitions to selling intelligent e-bikes after lackluster performance in bike-sharing service

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

India

Indian social media startup ShareChat, which also runs short video app Moj, has landed a half-a-billion dollar check from New York-headquartered hedge fund Tiger Global, American social media giant Snap, and Twitter, among others.The USD 502 million funding round has pushed ShareChat’s valuation to USD 2.1 billion from reportedly USD 650 million last September when it raised USD 40 million in a pre-Series E round. With this, ShareChat becomes the tenth startup to become a unicorn, a startup with USD 1 billion valuation.

Indian social media firm ShareChat raises USD 502 million from Tiger Global, Snap; becomes a unicorn

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Moulishree Srivastava

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Global online payments company Stripe has finally made its way to the Middle East. It announced its official launch in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of its office in Dubai Internet City, on Tuesday. The launch comes after the introduction of its private beta in the country a few months ago. Stripe’s expansion to the Middle East had been in the works since early 2019. It is the second largest online payments player to have expanded to the region in the last six months. Adyen, the Amsterdam-headquartered company, has also opened an office in Dubai to support local payment methods across GCC nations and Egypt.

Stripe expands to the Middle East with UAE launch

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MENAbytes

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

E-commerce

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Indonesia

TikTok is currently hiring for various roles related to e-commerce in Indonesia and Singapore.

TikTok to begin livestreaming e-commerce in Indonesia at onset of Ramadan, report says

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Khamila Mulia

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

Retail

Malaysia

Following robust growth in international markets, Jet Commerce aims to double its revenue this year.

After strong international performance in 2020, Jet Commerce touches down in Malaysia

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

The current round of funding has valued the company at a little over a billion dollar, about three times more than its previous valuation seven months ago, thus catapulting it into the unicorn club.

Groww turns into India's latest unicorn after USD 83 million funding from Tiger Global

Groww turns into India&#8217;s latest unicorn after USD 83 million funding from Tiger Global

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