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Logos of Chinese electric vehicle brands displayed overhead inside the exhibition hall at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2025.

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

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BYD and others face a bumpy road as the price war triggers backlash.

China automakers look to Toyota in next growth push in Thailand

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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.

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

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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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.

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

Travel

The company is expecting a network of over 2,600 hotels by the end of this year.

Ctrip-backed hotelier LvYue secures funding from Tencent and Goldman Sachs

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Sun Henan

Aims to treble Asian bookings from China, world's largest source of travelers.

Tujia, China's answer to Airbnb, nurses big ambitions

Tujia, China&#8217;s answer to Airbnb, nurses big ambitions

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

Zhu Wenjia is the new CEO of Jinri Toutiao, while former CEO Chen Lin will reportedly focus on ByteDance’s new initiatives.

ByteDance's Toutiao welcomes new CEO following management reshuffle (updated)

ByteDance&#8217;s Toutiao welcomes new CEO following management reshuffle (updated)

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

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

Gaming

Tencent reported a 13% slide in its profit and missed analysts' expectations.

Beyond the numbers: What Tencent’s Q3 results tell you about its transformation

BigBasket delivers groceries online, supplying fresh produce, household essentials, and personal care items to Indian customers.

BigBasket

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

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

This year at least three milk delivery businesses either shut shop or trimmed their operations.

Alibaba-backed Bigbasket might acquire Indian milk delivery startup DailyNinja

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Priya Pradeep

Jovee wants to support a healthy lifestyle by providing supplement recommendations according to individual needs.

Indonesian serial entrepreneur Natali Ardianto kicks off on-demand digital pharmacy platform

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Khamila Mulia

The company has reached the store level break-even point for the first time with a profit margin of 12.5%.

Luckin reports 540% revenue growth on quest to outnumber Starbucks storefronts in China

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Short Video

“No two services are the same,” an Instagram spokeswoman said while acknowledging that TikTok is doing “big things” in the short video format.

Instagram takes on TikTok, Kwai in Brazil with new video-music remix feature

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Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

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

Although, Xiaomi is posting record growth one quarter after another, its competitors are coming after it with full force.

Xiaomi sees strong growth in offline sales in India

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

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