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

E-Commerce

Retail

After teaming up with JD.com and Pinduoduo, Gome plans to take on market leader Suning. Huang Guangyu, the founder of retail giant Gome, is committed to returning his company to its former glory within the next 18 months, he said at a meeting with company executives on Thursday.

China's former richest man is planning a comeback following jail time | KrASIA

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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

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

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

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.

Live Streaming

The takeover of YY Live has been "substantially completed."

Baidu reports solid profits, expects first EV within 3 years | KrASIA

Baidu reports solid profits, expects first EV within 3 years

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

Europe

The offer is subject to antitrust approval and statutory review from the State Administration for Market Regulation.

SF Holding to take control of logistics firm Kerry in USD 2.3 billion deal | KrASIA

SF Holding to take control of logistics firm Kerry in USD 2.3 billion deal

Mobility

Meanwhile, WeRide has been granted the first ever ride-hailing license for an autonomous driving company.

Baidu deploys broad range of self-driving vehicles in Guangzhou | KrASIA

Baidu deploys broad range of self-driving vehicles in Guangzhou

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Health Tech

Yuanxin runs online presences for more than 200 traditional hospitals.

Medtech firm Yuanxin raises USD 465 million from Sequoia and Tencent | KrASIA

Medtech firm Yuanxin raises USD 465 million from Sequoia and Tencent

Electric Vehicles

It follows Tesla's fire incidents in China.

Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators over quality issues | KrASIA

Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators over quality issues

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

Social Impact

Experts weigh in on the implications for companies.

China's final rules on internet monopolies leave tech giants with room to maneuver | KrASIA

China&#8217;s final rules on internet monopolies leave tech giants with room to maneuver

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

The third trial will help establish the digital yuan's credibility ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

50,000 people in Beijing will test-run the digital yuan | KrASIA

50,000 people in Beijing will test-run the digital yuan

NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.