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Hong Kong&#8217;s hub ambitions are not a zero-sum game

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Edric Mak

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

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

It has raised its revenue targets, betting that stronger models will lift its cloud business.

Volcano Engine bets better models, not lower prices, will decide the MaaS race

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

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

Grab

Pony.ai develops self-driving technologies for cars and trucks, collaborating with automakers to bring safer, fully autonomous mobility to public roads and fleet services worldwide.

Pony.ai

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

WeRide refines autonomous vehicle software, deploying AI-driven solutions that improve road safety, efficiency, and future-ready mobility.

WeRide

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous 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

Singapore

ComfortDelGro is launching a free driverless shuttle service through its app.

Singapore moves ahead with autonomous taxis as trials expand

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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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Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

India sees a burgeoning sign of new retail, the combination of online and offline retail channels.

Walmart in advanced talks with India’s Tata Group to boost Flipkart’s grocery dream

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Fintech

The world's second-most populous country is garnering traction in its online lending sector, though highly regulated.

PayPal-backed microlender Tala raises USD 110 million in expansion to India

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Priya Pradeep

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

JD.com

Big e-commerce platforms have the tech and supplier connections to potentially make customization work at scale.

JD.com allows users to tailor-make clothes, pushing the boundaries of mass customization

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Song Jingli

Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

OYO plans mass recruitment in India to boast of 12k staff by year-end.

OYO plans mass recruitment in India to boast of 12k staff by year-end

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

The company has already laid off about 1,000 people this year.

Nio to lay off more than 1,000 employees by the end of September

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Luna Lin

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

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

NetEase

NetEase believes Kaola was "undervalued."

Alibaba's USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

Alibaba&#8217;s USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

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 streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

About half of the population still do not have access to bank accounts.

Mobile money soon to be piloted in Vietnam

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Thu Huong Le

Guangzhou would be among the first cities worldwide to clear infrastructure and regulatory barriers for this new form of urban mobility.

China's EHang gets serious about bringing drone air-taxis to Guangzhou

China&#8217;s EHang gets serious about bringing drone air-taxis to Guangzhou

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

Amazon

The three-year-old online marketplace GeM allows only government departments to buy products so far.

News

Walmart in advanced talks with India’s Tata Group to boost Flipkart’s grocery dream

PayPal-backed microlender Tala raises USD 110 million in expansion to India

JD.com allows users to tailor-make clothes, pushing the boundaries of mass customization

OYO plans mass recruitment in India to boast of 12k staff by year-end

Nio to lay off more than 1,000 employees by the end of September

Alibaba’s USD 2 billion acquisition of NetEase’s cross-border e-commerce site is off, reports say

Mobile money soon to be piloted in Vietnam

China’s EHang gets serious about bringing drone air-taxis to Guangzhou

Indian government to take on Amazon and Flipkart with GeM, its own online marketplace

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