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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

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Backed by a robust ecosystem and amid accelerating overseas expansion, JD Property’s valuation case may be due for a reset.

Can JD Property’s overseas push reshape its IPO valuation story?

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

AI Infrastructure

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

See it as an AI company, not a search engine, Baidu urged investors.

Baidu Q4 results show legacy declines offset by AI growth

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T. K. Lin

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

The company argues the OTA model remains defensible, even as agentic AI could reshape how travelers plan and book trips.

Trip.com margins narrow in Q4 as it steps up global expansion

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

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Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Will live streaming prove to be an efficient relationship-building tool, or a cringe-worthy gimmick?

Tencent’s dating app Qingyuan plays matchmaker with live-streaming

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

Tourkrub offers packaged tours, private group tours and corporate incentives for Thai travelers going abroad.

Thai travel tech Tourkrub is gearing up for Series B funding

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Khamila Mulia

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

Taobao, Tmall, and Cainao have co-launched a USD 143 million fund to support supply chains and logistics.

Coronavirus leads to delays in Alibaba e-commerce platforms' deliveries

Coronavirus leads to delays in Alibaba e-commerce platforms&#8217; deliveries

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Song Jingli

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

This comes at a time when Uber is fighting to operate its taxi services in the UK's capital.

SoftBank and Tencent-backed Ola begins its ride in London

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Moulishree Srivastava

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

The Chinese EV manufacturer is also expecting a reduction in February sales.

Nio reports 11.5 % delivery slump as coronavirus disrupts production

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Sun Henan

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

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

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

Fintech

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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