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Undercut on price, Japanese brands emphasize after-sales service and longevity.

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

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Once known for exports, Chinese companies are shaping their own identities abroad and gaining traction.

Chinese brands vie for the spotlight abroad with tech, tea, and toys

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

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Ding's story shows that opportunity often follows relentless preparation.

From rejection letters to red carpets: How Ding Xiaoyin brought Chinese cinema to the world

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

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

JD.com

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

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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

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

On-demand Services

Business units of Alibaba and JD.com, as well as e-commerce start-up Meicai, have initiated temporary staff recruitment programmes.

E-commerce companies offer temporary jobs to thousands amid coronavirus outbreak

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Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

WorkIndia claims to have 15 million job seekers across more than 750 Indian cities on its AI-enabled platform.

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi invests in Indian recruitment tech startup WorkIndia

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

The new development is a relief for many fintech firms reliant on foreign capital.

Vietnam drops proposed 49% foreign ownership cap in e-payment firms

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Thu Huong Le

Circles.Life will use the new funds for expansion into new markets.

Warburg Pincus backing pushes Singapore’s Circles.Life to near-unicorn status

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Passengers must scan a QR code placed on buses, subways, and taxis, and provide contact info.

Shenyang becomes launchpad to track public transit users as companies across China resume operations

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Sun Henan

A merger could pose a significant threat to regional counterparts Lazada and Shopee.

Vietnam's largest e-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo in merger talks: report

Vietnam&#8217;s largest e-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo in merger talks: report

Airbnb connects travelers with unique short-term rentals, from city apartments to countryside retreats, worldwide.

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Tujia, another Airbnb rival in China, said suspension guidance from the authorities had affected most of its listings in the city.

Online home-sharing platforms in China like Airbnb feel the chill as coronavirus outbreak hits bookings

Taobao and other e-commerce platforms have recently focused on direct-to-consumer selling.

Alibaba to help struggling farmers sell produce online amid coronavirus epidemic

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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The fresh cash will be used to expand the company's reach and services.

Indonesia’s B2B marketplace GudangAda raises eight-figure seed funding

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