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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

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

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

Consumer Economy

Mixue’s large store in Guangzhou is part of its efforts to differentiate itself from competitors.

Mixue Bingcheng takes page from Labubu with Snow King merch

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Nikkei 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

Its footprint now spans dozens of cities across 12 countries.

WeRide posts record quarterly revenue as robotaxi rollout gains pace

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

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IPO Zaozhidao

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Companies look to expand in Japan’s EV market, with local production under consideration.

Chinese automaker Chery to launch EV brand with Japan's Autobacs Seven

Chinese automaker Chery to launch EV brand with Japan&#8217;s Autobacs Seven

Consumer Economy | KrASIA

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

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

E-commerce

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

Retail

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Sea Group will use the proceeds for business expansion, including potential strategic investments and acquisitions.

Sea Group to raise up to USD 2.6 billion via share offering

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Stephanie Li

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Reliance

Till now, small and medium businesses have been using WhatsApp to individually send photos of their products to users over chat.

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to double as shopping platform

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

On-demand Services

Companies like Alibaba and Meituan use exclusivity agreements and "monopoly clauses" to box in merchants and hobble competitors. That may change soon.

China's new antitrust rules rein in sprawling marketplace platforms

China&#8217;s new antitrust rules rein in sprawling marketplace platforms

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AJ Cortese

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

JD.com

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

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

Visual Stories

The healthcare unit of JD.com became the youngest unicorn on the Hurun Global Unicorns Index 2020.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | JD unit breaks out in Asia's biggest health IPO

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | JD unit breaks out in Asia&#8217;s biggest health IPO

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Julianna Wu

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

Flipkart

Walmart combines brick-and-mortar retail with e-commerce channels, offering low-cost products to millions of shoppers.

Walmart

Flipkart competes with Amazon India and Reliance-owned JioMart to get a bigger pie of the e-commerce market that is expected to reach USD 94 billion by 2023.

Walmart eyes listing Indian e-tailer Flipkart at a valuation of USD 40 billion

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

Sprii was the second most funded startup in the e-commerce category for products for babies and mothers within the region.

Dubai’s Sprii enters liquidation after running out of cash

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MENAbytes

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

Ant Group

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

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

WeChat

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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

Fintech

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

Payments

An "offline wallet" function will enable mobile payments without the need to be connected to the internet.

China's digital yuan is tested for online shopping, as JD.com joins trial in Suzhou

China&#8217;s digital yuan is tested for online shopping, as JD.com joins trial in Suzhou

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

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

Entertainment

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Q&amp;A

Jackson reflects back on his entrepreneurial journey, and how his technology is changing the way we authenticate collectibles.

[Tuning In] With a tap on the phone, rare collectibles can be authenticated, says Jackson Aw

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Emily Fang

Community e-commerce app Nice Tuan raised USD 196 million

China's grocery group-buying sector is gaining steam as the pandemic is boosting demand.

Consumer Economy

Sea Group to raise up to USD 2.6 billion via share offering

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to double as shopping platform

China’s new antitrust rules rein in sprawling marketplace platforms

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | JD unit breaks out in Asia’s biggest health IPO

Walmart eyes listing Indian e-tailer Flipkart at a valuation of USD 40 billion

Dubai’s Sprii enters liquidation after running out of cash

China’s digital yuan is tested for online shopping, as JD.com joins trial in Suzhou

[Tuning In] With a tap on the phone, rare collectibles can be authenticated, says Jackson Aw

KEY STAT | Social e-commerce startup Nice Tuan closes its fourth fundraising round in 2020

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