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

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

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Some cities have suspended programs earlier than expected.

China races to calm worries over end to USD 42 billion consumer subsidies

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

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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

Its new search interface is part chatbot, part creative tool, and part concierge, but whether users will embrace it at scale remains an open question.

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

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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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-listed firm is advancing its pipeline using an mRNA system it says can compete with the industry’s best.

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

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T. K. Lin

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

News | KrASIA

Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

Microsoft

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

Middle East

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Eloops' platform provides human resource leaders with gamification tools combined with a rich marketplace of pre-made content templates and virtual activities.

Israel's Eloops to integrate platform into Microsoft Teams app

Israel&#8217;s Eloops to integrate platform into Microsoft Teams app

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NoCamels

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

Overhaul comes as global compilers remove shares linked to military.

China reshuffles stock indexes in favor of high-tech companies

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

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

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

E-commerce

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

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

Logistics

"The internet industry is not a place outside the anti-monopoly law," said the State Administration for Market Regulation.

KEY STAT | Alibaba, China Literature, and Hive Box fined by market regulator for violating anti-trust laws

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

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

JD.com

The group-buying sector is also increasingly facing headwinds from suppliers.

JD pours USD 700 million into Xingsheng as neighborhood group-buying draws attention from state

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Song Jingli

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

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

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

Medtech

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Short Video

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

The fresh investment would value ByteDance at USD 180 billion.

ByteDance expects to raise USD 2 billion in new round led by Sequoia and KKR

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

India

Disney+ entered India in early April through Hotstar and garnered about 18.5 million paying user by September-end.

Disney+ Hotstar accounts for 30% of Disney+ subscribers globally

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Ovo, an Indonesian e-wallet, enables digital payments, money transfers, and loyalty rewards for everyday transactions.

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

Alibaba is reportedly planning to inject USD 3 billion into Grab, which would make it its largest venture in Southeast Asia.

Ovo and Lazada Indonesia announce partnership, as Alibaba moves closer to Grab

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Ursula Florene

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

Cybersecurity

Southeast Asia

APT32, the hacking group, has a history of launching operations that are aligned with the Vietnamese government's interests.

Facebook traces advanced hacking group to Vietnamese IT firm

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Stephanie Li

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

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

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

Buka Investasi Bersama will launch four new products and has a target to serve 500,000 mutual funds investors on its platform in 2021.

Bukalapak fintech subsidiary sells 20% stake to Ashmore Indonesia

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