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What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

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

Payments

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Lenders backed by Grab, Sea, and StanChart hang on as legacy rivals DBS, UOB, and OCBC boom.

Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore's digital banks

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Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore&#8217;s digital banks

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

China

Chinese food chains are moving beyond diaspora enclaves to attract mainstream international diners.

Hotpot, malatang, bubble tea: Chinese dining chains expand abroad to win over global palates

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

The Chinese startup reckons generative AI will eventually be processed directly on devices, not just in data centers.

Beyond the cloud, Houmo.AI sees AI compute shifting to the edge

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

News | KrASIA

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

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

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

Kuaishou

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

E-commerce

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

Short Video

The growing sector gives video-sharing platforms an opportunity to gain presence in the e-commerce industry.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance forms e-commerce business unit

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

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

Airtel has operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. At the end of March 2020, it had over 423 million customers.

Reliance Jio's telecom rival, Airtel buys a strategic stake in edtech startup Lattu Media

Reliance Jio&#8217;s telecom rival, Airtel buys a strategic stake in edtech startup Lattu Media

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Logistics

Shipper uses technology to manage logistics and shipping needs that are currently not well organized.

Indonesian logistics startup Shipper reports Series A funding from Prosus Ventures, Y Combinator, others

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Ursula Florene

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

The investment follows the direction set by Premier Li Keqiang last month, when he announced details of the government’s 3.6 trillion yuan fiscal stimulus package.

Chinese tech giants team up with State Grid on new digital infrastructure for energy sector

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SCMP

Under 10% of applications are digital, while neighbor South Korea zooms ahead.

Japan's analog government struggles to accept anything online

Japan&#8217;s analog government struggles to accept anything online

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

A recent game published by e-commerce giant Alibaba is rising in global rankings in terms of revenue.

Is Alibaba’s 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition' its first real entrance into mobile gaming?

Is Alibaba’s &#8216;Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition&#8217; its first real entrance into mobile gaming?

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South China Morning Post

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Another gay-dating app Grinder's IPO plan was shelved because of its Chinese owner.

China's biggest online LGBTQ community Blued files for a US IPO

China&#8217;s biggest online LGBTQ community Blued files for a US IPO

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

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Hyper-local delivery, a model of picking up goods from neighborhood stores, warehouses, and supermarkets, had gained widespread investor interest a few years ago.

Walmart-owned Flipkart kicks-off its hyperlocal delivery service

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

The US entertainment giant has listed several open roles for Singapore, such as Creative Producer, Manager of Partner Engagement, and PR Manager.

Disney+ is hiring in Singapore, will the streaming service be launching soon?

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News

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance forms e-commerce business unit

Reliance Jio’s telecom rival, Airtel buys a strategic stake in edtech startup Lattu Media

Indonesian logistics startup Shipper reports Series A funding from Prosus Ventures, Y Combinator, others

Chinese tech giants team up with State Grid on new digital infrastructure for energy sector

Japan’s analog government struggles to accept anything online

Is Alibaba’s ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition’ its first real entrance into mobile gaming?

China’s biggest online LGBTQ community Blued files for a US IPO

Walmart-owned Flipkart kicks-off its hyperlocal delivery service

Disney+ is hiring in Singapore, will the streaming service be launching soon?

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