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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.

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

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

Deep Tech

The tech giant is rolling out a range of AI hardware devices to extend Qwen beyond the smartphone.

Alibaba aims to take Qwen from app to wearable interface

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

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

Photo shows the Luckin Coffee store at the Bailian ZX mall in Shanghai, China.

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

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

Coffee

Rapid expansion and rising delivery volumes lifted revenue, even as store-level profitability declined.

Luckin Coffee’s strong Q4 growth offsets margin pressure

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T. K. Lin

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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

Fintech

Hong Kong

Chinese companies fall back as Beijing denies loosening its anti-crypto stance.

Hong Kong's stablecoin drive nears quiet climax

Hong Kong&#8217;s stablecoin drive nears quiet climax

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Nikkei Asia

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

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NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

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

Gaming

The game publisher has also been criticized by many Chinese netizens.

Ill former NetEase employee sues the company for 'unfair termination,’ seeking USD 88,000 compensation 

Ill former NetEase employee sues the company for &#8216;unfair termination,’ seeking USD 88,000 compensation 

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

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

Venture Capital

The Bahraini fund has supported 7 Indian companies till date.

Investcorp backs Indian kidney care provider NephroPlus with USD 45 million

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Priya Pradeep

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

E-commerce

The world’s largest online retailer closed its own Chinese domestic marketplace in July.

Amazon to open store on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo in time for Black Friday: sources

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SCMP

Block71 hopes to tap into Vietnam's burgeoning startup ecosystem.

Singapore's startup hub Block71 expands to Vietnam

Singapore&#8217;s startup hub Block71 expands to Vietnam

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Thu Huong Le

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

WeChat

Beijing is moving more and more of its governmental services online.

Chinese government digitizes national healthcare system with Alibaba and Tencent

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Sun Henan

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Both rival telcos plan to speed up 5G deployment together while remaining competitive in other areas.

Malaysia's two major telcos sign MoU to accelerate 5G rollout nationwide

Malaysia&#8217;s two major telcos sign MoU to accelerate 5G rollout nationwide

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Sharmila Ganapathy

The latest round brings the firm's total funding to USD 70 million.

Payments firm 2C2P banks USD 52 million to expand beyond Southeast Asia

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Tech in Asia

The platform also wants to monetize the new function to drive revenues.

Chinese Tinder-like Tantan launches “Flash Chat” mode to boost matches 

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

Ant Group

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

Paytm is now valued at USD 16 billion, making it one of the most valued Asian startups.

SoftBank participates in USD 1 billion round in Indian fintech decacorn Paytm

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News

Ill former NetEase employee sues the company for ‘unfair termination,’ seeking USD 88,000 compensation

Investcorp backs Indian kidney care provider NephroPlus with USD 45 million

Amazon to open store on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo in time for Black Friday: sources

Singapore’s startup hub Block71 expands to Vietnam

Chinese government digitizes national healthcare system with Alibaba and Tencent

Malaysia’s two major telcos sign MoU to accelerate 5G rollout nationwide

Payments firm 2C2P banks USD 52 million to expand beyond Southeast Asia

Chinese Tinder-like Tantan launches “Flash Chat” mode to boost matches

SoftBank participates in USD 1 billion round in Indian fintech decacorn Paytm

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