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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 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

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The strategy helps merchants boost efficiency and minimize tariffs, sidelining Western services.

Chinese door-to-door logistics networks grow in US to counter trade war

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Hong Kong

By connecting businesses across ASEAN and the GBA, Hong Kong can show how hubs create more value together.

Hong Kong's hub ambitions are not a zero-sum game

Hong Kong&#8217;s hub ambitions are not a zero-sum game

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Edric Mak

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

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

It has raised its revenue targets, betting that stronger models will lift its cloud business.

Volcano Engine bets better models, not lower prices, will decide the MaaS race

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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

News | KrASIA

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

Gaming

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

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Huya

Twitch

The firm's strong first-quarter performance was overshadowed by new US regulations promoting stricter rules on Chinese companies.

Twitch-like Huya's stock dives over 10% despite solid earnings results in Q1

Twitch-like Huya&#8217;s stock dives over 10% despite solid earnings results in Q1

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AJ Cortese

Alibaba Group Holding's popular smart speaker, Tmall Genie. Courtesy of Alibaba via South China Morning Post.

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

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

Hardware

Despite a sharp drop in first-quarter sales because of the coronavirus pandemic, smart speaker shipments in China are projected to grow 9.8% in 2020.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to invest USD 1.4 billion to build ecosystem around its Tmall Genie smart speaker

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South China Morning Post

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

Venture Capital

AngelList also launched a new micro fund to invest in early-stage companies in India.

The UAE-based ADQ launches a USD 300 million fund for early-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Entertainment

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

Short Video

Among JOYY's 520.1 million mobile monthly active users, 77% are from overseas markets.

CHINA BRIEF | JOYY's Q1 revenues up 49.6% YoY but net income declines

CHINA BRIEF | JOYY&#8217;s Q1 revenues up 49.6% YoY but net income declines

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

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

SoftBank

The firm's value has risen more than a third within two years.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance's market capitalization hits between USD 100 billion and USD 140 billion

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance&#8217;s market capitalization hits between USD 100 billion and USD 140 billion

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

Medtech

Popular 80-million user social media platform to also offer payment service.

Japan's Line to launch telemedicine app on rising pandemic demand

Japan&#8217;s Line to launch telemedicine app on rising pandemic demand

The disposal of ByteDance's stock will represent a gain of investment of around USD 66 million.

CHINA BRIEF | Cheetah Mobile's stocks soar 47% after announcing special cash dividend and disposal of equity ownership in ByteDance

CHINA BRIEF | Cheetah Mobile&#8217;s stocks soar 47% after announcing special cash dividend and disposal of equity ownership in ByteDance

The agreement with the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank provides opportunities in the Middle East and Africa.

Malaysia's Aerodyne seals MoU to promote drone tech in 57 countries

Malaysia&#8217;s Aerodyne seals MoU to promote drone tech in 57 countries

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Ursula Florene

The layoff plan will affect about 500 employees in charge of research and development.

Exclusive | Luckin Coffee to lay off half of headquarters staff following fraud scandal

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News

Twitch-like Huya’s stock dives over 10% despite solid earnings results in Q1

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to invest USD 1.4 billion to build ecosystem around its Tmall Genie smart speaker

The UAE-based ADQ launches a USD 300 million fund for early-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia

CHINA BRIEF | JOYY’s Q1 revenues up 49.6% YoY but net income declines

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance’s market capitalization hits between USD 100 billion and USD 140 billion

Japan’s Line to launch telemedicine app on rising pandemic demand

CHINA BRIEF | Cheetah Mobile’s stocks soar 47% after announcing special cash dividend and disposal of equity ownership in ByteDance

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