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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.

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do firms boost efficiency? Assess cloud platforms, consulting solutions, and business intelligence tools powering corporate operations.

Cloud Solutions

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Heavy spending on commerce weighed on its margins and cash flow.

Alibaba earnings come under pressure despite AI and cloud gains

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T. K. Lin

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

Strong results were offset by higher expenses and a warning of increased spending in 2026.

Tencent beats Q4 expectations, but rising AI costs weigh on outlook

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Lynk &amp; Co, a mobility brand, offers connected cars and flexible ownership options, blending digital innovation with urban commuting needs.

Lynk &amp; Co

Zeekr crafts premium electric vehicles with smart connectivity, performance enhancements, and sleek luxury appeal for modern drivers.

Zeekr

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

NEV growth and an improved product mix supported the carmaker’s earnings, but profit expansion remained uneven.

Geely’s 2025 gains set up next test in exports and integration

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Baidu's secondary listing to raise USD 3.1b

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Internet giant and AI developer Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) will be raising about USD 3.1 billion from its secondary listing in Hong Kong, at a share price of HKD 252 (USD 32.5), which is 14.6% lower than the maximum target of HKD 295, according to its filing.

KEY STAT | Baidu kicks off 'homecoming' listing, remains short of its target

KEY STAT | Baidu kicks off &#8216;homecoming&#8217; listing, remains short of its target

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Julianna Wu

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Singapore

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China's internet giants continue to expand their operations in Singapore at a breathtaking pace. Baidu-backed video streaming service iQiyi, which made the city its international headquarter in December, on Wednesday announced that it will set up a talent management agency together with local media company GHY Culture & Media.

China's tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub

China&#8217;s tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub

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Stella Soon

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

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Q&amp;A

VCs targeting emerging markets don't invest enough in the mobile dating sector—and that's a mistake, says Tian, co-founder of AIG.

Emerging markets need dating apps with fresh flavor and flair, says Andy Tian of Asia Innovations Group

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Stephanie Li

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

China's largest agricultural platform enables more than 12 million farmers to sell products to its more than 788 million active buyers.

Pinduoduo has more buyers than Alibaba as company pushes ahead with agricultural focus

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AJ Cortese

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

Luckin Coffee

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

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

Retail

Xiamen-headquartered beverage chain Luckin Coffee disclosed on Tuesday that it has entered into a debt restructuring agreement with creditors holding about 59% of the USD 460 million convertible senior notes due 2025, who can claim back between 91% and 96% of their money.

Luckin Coffee to restructure debt, raise USD 250 million in equity financing

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Song Jingli

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Logistics

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

Shanghai-based startup Duckbill has raised USD 50 million in a new financing round led by Temasek and joined by Pavilion Capital, as well as existing investors such as Future Capital and Shunwei Capital, the company told KrASIA on Wednesday.

Chinese logistics startup Duckbill scores USD 50 million from Temasek, others

Events

KrASIA’s fortnightly Morning Briefing dives into the business models in China's express delivery sector and examines the case of JD Logistics, and considerations for its recently submitted IPO.

A probe into JD Logistics' impending IPO | Morning Briefing Ep 3

A probe into JD Logistics&#8217; impending IPO | Morning Briefing Ep 3

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KrASIA Morning Briefing and Decoded

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

Chinese short video giant ByteDance has started to develop cloud AI and server chips based on ARM architecture, Semiinsights.com reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The company, which owns TikTok and Douyin, has been recruiting semiconductor talent to be based in Beijing and Shanghai for about one month, information on recruitment site Liepin shows. ByteDance declined to comment when contacted by KrASIA on Tuesday.

ByteDance to design AI chips amid China’s tech independence drive

70 A-share IPOs have been cancelled in 2021

Since the start of the year, 70 IPO applications on the A-share market have been aborted, compared with 43 in Q4 2020, according to local financial news outlet 21 Century Business Herald, which cited data from Wind. The majority of them has quit on a voluntary basis during the inspection.

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KEY STAT | Baidu kicks off ‘homecoming’ listing, remains short of its target

China’s tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub