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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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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

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How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

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

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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.

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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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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

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

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The company has been focusing on designing chips for quantum-computing X-ray imaging machines.

CHINA BRIEF | Medical imaging solution provider Xpect Vision closes USD 21.4 million Series B+

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Song Jingli

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

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The Saudi Ministry of Tourism issues the first license for touristic rental of private property, similar to Airbnb.

UAE among global top 20 e-governments, Carrefour opens e-commerce center in Dubai, and Tadawul trades derivatives | The Middle East Weekly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

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.

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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WiMi Hologram Cloud shares nearly quadruple on Nasdaq day after Alibaba founder Jack Ma appears holographically at World Artificial Intelligence Conference.

After Jack Ma’s holographic appearance at an AI conference, shares of this Chinese company soared

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SCMP

SG Innovate is an early backer of NDR Medical which developed a smart robotic guiding system for surgeries.

Singapore’s NDR Medical bags USD 5.75 million in Microport-led Series A round

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Ursula Florene

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

Hardware

Japanese shipments of 50-inch or bigger models soar 60% in May.

TV sales roar back to life as stay-at-homers seek larger screens

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In just 45 days since the app’s launch in 2018, the area saw a 745% increase in commerce and USD 700,000 in small business revenue.

Israeli startup Colu helps cities cope with pandemic through civic engagement

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NoCamels

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

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Pegatron has been working to move production away from China to Indonesia and Vietnam due to rising labor costs and the US-China trade war.

Apple's second-largest manufacturer Pegatron eyes India to set up factories

Apple&#8217;s second-largest manufacturer Pegatron eyes India to set up factories

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Moulishree Srivastava

The previous investors Earlybird Venture Capital (Berlin) and FJ Labs (New York) have exited the startup.

Turkish online furniture platform Vivense secures USD 130 million investment, plans expansion to UK

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MENAbytes

The Qutoutiao app has been removed from Chinese app stores with no return date after allegations of fraudulent ads.

Chinese news app Qutoutiao's stocks tumble after public shaming by state broadcaster

Chinese news app Qutoutiao&#8217;s stocks tumble after public shaming by state broadcaster

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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