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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Aito

Electric vehicle

Xiaomi's SU7 launch may have influenced Aito's price reduction.

Aito reduces prices for the M7 and M9 in bid to sustain steady sales | KrASIA

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Aito reduces prices for the M7 and M9 in bid to sustain steady sales

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Photo of Lei Jun, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi.

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

xiaomi

Three years on, Lei Jun remains dedicated to leading Xiaomi's venture into car manufacturing, previously labeling it the "last major entrepreneurship project" of his life.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun expresses "unwavering confidence in victory" at SU7 launch | KrASIA

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun expresses &#8220;unwavering confidence in victory&#8221; at SU7 launch

Europe

Renault

Collaborating with European automakers such as Renault provides Chinese new energy companies with a fresh avenue for business growth.

Renault to deepen ties with Chinese new energy companies for EV ambitions | KrASIA

Renault to deepen ties with Chinese new energy companies for EV ambitions

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Deep Tech

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

Semiconductors

autonomous driving

chips

Qualcomm

semiconductors

Toyota

The new collaborations highlight the cost-effectiveness of Qualcomm’s chips as a key differentiator amid escalating competition from Nvidia and Horizon Robotics, among others.

Qualcomm lands autonomous driving projects with Toyota and FAW’s Hongqi | KrASIA

Qualcomm lands autonomous driving projects with Toyota and FAW’s Hongqi

Nongfu Spring

Nongfu Spring is experiencing firsthand the weight of public opinion, and it won't be the last company to face such scrutiny. Fortunately, consumer sentiment is transient.

Why has Nongfu Spring become a “public enemy” in China? | KrASIA

Why has Nongfu Spring become a “public enemy” in China?

Read stories of Travel service providers, platforms or the trending of the travel industry.

Travel

Aircraft dismantling has emerged as a highly lucrative industry in China, outpacing traditional aviation operations amidst growing demand.

In China, aircraft dismantling is a more lucrative business than aviation | KrASIA

In China, aircraft dismantling is a more lucrative business than aviation

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

The partnership bolsters Huawei’s portfolio of automaking alliances, broadening its presence in the electric vehicle market.

Huawei and JAC Group to develop pure-electric MPV model, targeting an annual output of 35,000 units | KrASIA

Huawei and JAC Group to develop pure-electric MPV model, targeting an annual output of 35,000 units

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Retail

E-commerce

JD.com

pinduoduo

JD.com has responded differently to Pinduoduo's meteoric rise compared to mutual rival Alibaba, with its approach appearing to yield positive returns.

JD.com's commitment to low-price strategy pays off with strong financial performance in latest quarter | KrASIA

JD.com&#8217;s commitment to low-price strategy pays off with strong financial performance in latest quarter

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

ant group

Under the new structure, Ant International, OceanBase, and Ant Digital Technologies will function as independent subsidiaries.