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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.

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do firms boost efficiency? Assess cloud platforms, consulting solutions, and business intelligence tools powering corporate operations.

Cloud Solutions

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

Deep Tech

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

Enterprise Services

Heavy spending on commerce weighed on its margins and cash flow.

Alibaba earnings come under pressure despite AI and cloud gains

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

Strong results were offset by higher expenses and a warning of increased spending in 2026.

Tencent beats Q4 expectations, but rising AI costs weigh on outlook

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Lynk &amp; Co, a mobility brand, offers connected cars and flexible ownership options, blending digital innovation with urban commuting needs.

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr crafts premium electric vehicles with smart connectivity, performance enhancements, and sleek luxury appeal for modern drivers.

Zeekr

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

Electric 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

NEV growth and an improved product mix supported the carmaker’s earnings, but profit expansion remained uneven.

Geely’s 2025 gains set up next test in exports and integration

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

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

Entertainment

Disney will rebrand existing Hotstar VIP and Premium subscription tiers to Disney+ Hotstar.

Disney+ set to enter India market in March 2020

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

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

Venture Capital

Companies with an emphasis on online channels have a significant advantage.

Investors assess impact of coronavirus on Chinese startups

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Song Jingli

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

Rampant rumors about the novel coronavirus spread on Chinese social media, causing panic.

How WeChat and Weibo fight coronavirus fake news

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

JD.com

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

Hardware

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

The robots will allow receivers to collect packages using facial recognition.

JD.com to launch unmanned robot delivery fleet in quarantined Wuhan

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

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

Food Delivery

Receiving food and packages without person-to-person interaction has become a trend over virus fear.

Fast-spreading coronavirus leads to contactless services in China

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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What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

Zenius also officially announced that it has bagged USD 20 million in Series A funding.

Zenius Education appoints former Gojek top executive as its new CEO

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Khamila Mulia

The company is China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker.

Chinese EV battery maker CATL becomes Tesla's new battery supplier

Chinese EV battery maker CATL becomes Tesla&#8217;s new battery supplier

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Sun Henan

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

Apple

Tech supply chains brace for severe impacts even after holiday ends on Feb. 10.

Coronavirus-linked labor shortages threaten iPhone production: sources

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

Gojek

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

On-demand Services

The company said thousands of policies have been sold through GoSure's pilot since October 2019.