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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

It's complicated, but the decision to ditch its initial plan of spinning off Alibaba Cloud may ultimately work out for the better.

Analyzing Alibaba’s decision to halt its cloud business spin-off despite positive financial numbers

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Deep Tech

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

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

Indonesia's new omnibus health law opens up new avenues to enhance its healthcare system, including stronger collaboration with China in vaccine development and genomics research.

Law 17/2023: Indonesia is taking active steps to improve its healthcare system

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Sara Mandagie

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

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

Delivery Hero has confirmed ongoing discussions regarding a partial sale of its Southeast Asian operations, a response to the challenges it is navigating in the post-pandemic landscape.

Meituan explores potential acquisition of Delivery Hero's Southeast Asian arm

Meituan explores potential acquisition of Delivery Hero&#8217;s Southeast Asian arm

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Gideon Ng

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

Investment

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

Venture Capital

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Middle East

Oceania

Philippines

Bringing you the latest news briefs on fundraising activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: ByHours, Edamama, and Seminal secure funding, Mirae Asset launches China-focused ETF, multiple China, India, and Middle East deals, and more

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

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

Retail

In a post-pandemic world, countless unassuming mom-and-pop shops in China are emerging as lucrative growth prospects.

Mom-and-pop shops: A reevaluation of China’s family-run stores

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

Artificial Intelligence

In a recent interview with 36Kr, senior figures from Sensors Data discuss the company's growth phases and its current strategic refocus.

Sensors Data: AI on the horizon, but prioritize practical implementation first

Singapore

Deals in brief: Accelerating Asia invests in ninth startup cohort, Pawprints and Wize secure funding, multiple China and India deals, and more

Japan

New Wuhan destination offers go-karts, virtual reality and petting zoo.

With huge new China mall, Japan's Aeon puts fun over shopping

With huge new China mall, Japan&#8217;s Aeon puts fun over shopping

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Creative

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Entertainment

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Newsletters

This Japanese beverage company made waves by featuring an AI-generated character in its latest commercial. Beyond the hype, can such creations truly outshine their human counterparts?

Fear the byte: What you should know about AI-generated characters

A weekly newsletter analyzing the pros and cons of emerging technology. Published every Thursday.

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Open Source

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

Enterprise Services

The 22-year-old founder isn’t looking to make marketers more efficient. She wants Head AI to make them obsolete.

With Head AI, this Gen Z dropout aims to replace marketing teams entirely

AI Now! is a global AI community of Chinese developers, professionals, and founders.

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AI Now!

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The Leion Hey2 pushes smart glasses closer to making seamless multilingual conversations a reality.

Break the language barrier: Leion Hey2 brings live translation to eyewear

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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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

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

JD.com

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

In a candid address, JD.com’s founder maps a future grounded in core principles and innovation.

Richard Liu and 20 things he wants you to know about JD.com’s future

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