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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

Pop Mart readies a flagship store in New York City as Luckin Coffee moves into former Starbucks locations.

Labubu takes Manhattan: Chinese brands target inflation-hit US

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Nikkei Asia

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

China

Autonomous Driving

Growth in ride-hailing orders and technology services drove the expected improvement.

OnTime Mobility operator expects first-half revenue to more than double as losses narrow

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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IPO Zaozhidao

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

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

Coffee

The company expects margins to improve as delivery subsidies normalize and operating efficiency increases.

Luckin Coffee surpasses 36,000 stores as Q2 revenue rises

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

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The Star Market in Shanghai has produced at least 13 billionaires in its first year, including a chip supplier to Huawei.

China’s Nasdaq-style Star Market mints one billionaire a month with rally that outstrips FAANG stocks

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South China Morning Post

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

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

Entertainment

The company plans to expand to Vietnam, Philippines, and Malaysia.

Partipost bags USD 3.5 million funding in a SPH-led Series A round

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Ursula Florene

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

E-commerce

Pinduoduo's aggressive discounts are enraging some big brands who are reluctant to give up control over brand image and pricing strategy.

Tesla denies involvement in price-slashing Pinduoduo Tesla Model 3 promotion

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The company offers homeowners’ insurance in 29 states in the US.

Israeli-founded insurance tech startup Hippo raises USD 150 million at USD 1.5 billion valuation

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NoCamels

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Payments

LinkAja could be the key to dominate the digital payments sector in Indonesia.

Gojek and Grab compete for investment in Indonesia's LinkAja

Gojek and Grab compete for investment in Indonesia&#8217;s LinkAja

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Cindy Silviana

Zoom’s video conferencing tools power remote work, online events, and virtual classrooms globally.

Zoom

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

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

Video

Between January and April, Zoom saw a 6,700% increase in free user sign-ups in India.

Video conferencing platform Zoom to strengthen its presence in India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The move ‘signifies Oppo's first steps into Japan's mainstream market’, the company says.

China’s Oppo teams up with KDDI, SoftBank to bring its 5G smartphones to Japan

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 does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

Xingsheng Youxuan leverages group-buying to provide groceries at bargain prices to residents who live near to each other.

CHINA BRIEF | Tencent-backed grocery app Xingsheng Youxuan to close USD 800 million pre-IPO round

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

Gaming

Unipin confirmed the vulnerability, which included usernames, purchase amounts, and email addresses.

Vulnerability exposes 10 million transactions at Indonesia's largest mobile games payment processor Unipin

Vulnerability exposes 10 million transactions at Indonesia&#8217;s largest mobile games payment processor Unipin

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