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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

Companies look to expand in Japan’s EV market, with local production under consideration.

Chinese automaker Chery to launch EV brand with Japan's Autobacs Seven

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Chinese automaker Chery to launch EV brand with Japan&#8217;s Autobacs Seven

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei Asia

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

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

JD.com

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

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

Logistics

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

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

Retail

It is getting more profit out of retail, even as quick commerce spending tests the limits of that improvement.

JD.com beats quarterly expectations, but food delivery keeps margins under pressure

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T. K. Lin

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

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

Heavier spending has wiped the tech giant’s profit and pushed cash flow negative, even as AI demand continues to outstrip supply.

Alibaba’s AI cloud gains ask investors to look past profit decline

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

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

Venture Capital

Despite the pandemic, the total second quarter capital raising was one of the highest ever, a new report by the IVC Research Center and an Israeli law firm showed.

Israeli companies raise USD 2.5 billion in 170 deals during Q2 2020 but feel COVID-19 impact

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NoCamels

The app's parent company, BlueCity, raised USD 85 million in its IPO, at USD 16 per share.

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese LGBTQ dating platform Blued rises 47% on Nasdaq debut

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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WeChat and AliPay Expanding their Businesses into Canadian Universities

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

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

Payments

QR code payments are already widely popular in China, and Apple adoption could help it catch on elsewhere.

Apple Pay could add QR code payments to iOS 14, similar to China’s WeChat and Alipay

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

Fintech

China’s central bank partners with Didi Chuxing to advance its sovereign digital currency payment program trials.

Didi partners with China’s central bank on digital currency research and development

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South China Morning Post

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Netflix streams films, TV series, and documentaries, revolutionizing how audiences consume on-demand entertainment worldwide.

Netflix

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

Entertainment

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 tax levied on digital products and services will help Indonesia generate extra income as the pandemic reduced state revenue.

Indonesia to impose VAT on tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Netflix starting in August

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Cindy Silviana and Khamila Mulia

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

TikTok Pro is spreading through India via SMS and requesting access to personal data.

Fake TikTok Pro app spreads across India after ByteDance’s short video app is banned

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

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

Edtech

RedSeer and Omidyar Network predict the edtech user base for the K-12 segment would grow to 110 million by 2022, from 25 million last year.

Indian edtech market to become a USD 3.5 billion opportunity by 2022: Report

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Mobilexpress claims to be one of the largest online payment platforms in Turkey processing nearly 10 million transactions per month.

Turkey’s Mobilexpress raises USD 2 million Series A for its online payments platform

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MENAbytes

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

The company becomes China's most valuable EV maker.

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China's most valuable electric car company

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China&#8217;s most valuable electric car company

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