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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

Market constraints still limit its ability to match the scale of global luxury leaders.

After a breakout year, can Laopu Gold become China’s answer to Hermes?

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

Image shows Lightelligence’s Pace 2 accelerator card.

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

Investors are tracking photonics-based systems as demand grows for faster, denser, and more efficient AI infrastructure.

Lightelligence debuts in Hong Kong as optoelectronic computing gains traction

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

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

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

Ant Group

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

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

E-commerce

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

Fintech

The number of gold buyers skyrocketed, driven by the ease of buying gold in small sizes.

Indonesia’s interest in gold soars high on the digital platform

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Cindy Silviana

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

Gojek

Rotating leadership has hampered Gojek's plans for Vietnam.

Go-Viet CEO departs after only five months on the job

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Thu Huong Le

WeWork offers flexible coworking spaces worldwide, nurturing entrepreneurial communities and modern work environments.

WeWork

WeWork filed regulatory filing in mid-August but had to push its IPO after investors questioned company valuation and work ethics.

WeWork's IPO debacle might delay Indian affiliate acquisition

WeWork&#8217;s IPO debacle might delay Indian affiliate acquisition

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Priya Pradeep

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

A sign of Tencent's ambition in the IoT sector.

Tencent open-sources IoT operating system TencentOS tiny

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Song Jingli

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

On-demand Services

Gojek and AIA Financial will provide life and health insurance services for users, drivers, and merchant throughout Indonesia.

Gojek adds AIA Financial to its growing list of Series F investors

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Khamila Mulia

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

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

Ride-hailing

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

While giant Didi is still burning cash, new contenders are turning profitable.

China’s iconic limousine brand Hongqi taps into ride-hailing sector

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

The firm has been exploring new business such as hitch-hiking and battery rental services.

Ride-sharing unicorn Hello Chuxing says it snags 20% of Chinese population as users

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

The platform wants to become more social.

Alibaba's Taobao implements hot topic live ranking to boost sales

Alibaba&#8217;s Taobao implements hot topic live ranking to boost sales

Tencent Cloud ranked second with a share of 17.4% and Baidu was fourth with 8.7%.

Alibaba maintains lead in China’s hot cloud computing market as Tencent, Baidu play catch-up

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