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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

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

Transsion, an electronics brand popular in Africa, produces smartphones and feature phones tailored to local consumer preferences.

Transsion

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

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

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

Hardware

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

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

Robotics

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

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

Telecommunications

Europe

The annual Barcelona event offered a glimpse of the latest emerging technologies.

AI glasses, concept phones, and other technologies that stood out at MWC 2026

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

Lin Junyang’s abrupt resignation has unsettled employees at Alibaba’s flagship AI unit.

Alibaba scrambles after sudden departure of Qwen tech lead

Photo shows Blue Bottle Coffee's first outlet in Singapore, located in Raffles City Shopping Mall.

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

Luckin Coffee

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

Retail

Coffee

Nestle will retain part of the business while allowing Luckin to leverage Blue Bottle's brand.

Blue Bottle Coffee changes hands again as Luckin's largest shareholder makes acquisition move

Blue Bottle Coffee changes hands again as Luckin&#8217;s largest shareholder makes acquisition move

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

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ImpactAim Indonesia aims to help the country achieve the UN's sustainable development goals by 2030.

UNDP partners with 500 Startups to launch social impact accelerator in Indonesia

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Zhixin Tan

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

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

On-demand Services

The new recruiting platform is tasked with solving merchants’ staffing issues.

Exclusive | Meituan builds blue-collar jobs recruitment platform

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

E-commerce

Kudo said the robbery wasn't caused by security errors on its app.

Scammers used Grab-owned O2O commerce app Kudo to skim money from Indonesian state-owned bank

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Khamila Mulia

What keeps financial services compliant? Assess monitoring tools, automation platforms, and frameworks ensuring regulatory alignment.

Regtech

The firm is following its expansion plans after USD 30 million Series B round.

UK regtech ComplyAdvantage establishes foothold in Asia with new office in Singapore

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

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

Kuaishou

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

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

The Chinese startup is collecting more than USD 1 billion in a pre-IPO round which targets a USD 25 billion valuation.

Kuaishou seeks US IPO in 2020 as it gears up for overseas expansion

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

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

Logistics

Indian online retailers sold products worth USD 2.5 billion during last year's five-day festive season sale.

Amazon India steps up delivery capabilities for upcoming festive season

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Avanish Tiwary

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

WeChat

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

Fintech

The tool could bring extra revenues to the Chinese internet giant.

Tencent incubates new credit payment product to take on Ant Financial's Huabei

Tencent incubates new credit payment product to take on Ant Financial&#8217;s Huabei

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Song Jingli

The non-profit entity moves to create a more connected fintech ecosystem.

ASEAN Financial Innovation Network works with PwC, Bridge+ to support fintech growth

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

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Ride-hailing

Grab says its cloud kitchens are the main driver of growth for GrabFood.

Grab plans to launch 50 GrabKitchens across Indonesia this year

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