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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

China

Coffee

Nowwa’s shop-in-shop model has lowered costs, but also made quality control and brand building harder.

After crossing 10,000 stores, Nowwa Coffee faces the hard part

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

KrASIA

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

Tmall, Alibaba’s B2C platform, hosts premium brands and official stores, offering authenticated products to Chinese consumers seeking quality goods.

Tmall

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Investors now have a clearer commercialization story, while Taobao Shangou shifts from subsidies to unit economics.

Has Alibaba’s AI bets started to meet the revenue test?

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

The updated flagship SUV is the Chinese automaker’s first major move to defend its market position.

Li Auto plays its hand with the new Li L9, starting at RMB 459,800

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

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

Live Streaming

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

The fund will be dispersed to eligible content creators over the coming years.

TikTok pledges USD 200 million to support US creators amid mounting regulatory hurdles

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

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

Ant Group

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

Fintech

One can borrow up to RMB 500 (USD 71) with a repayment schedule of seven days,

CHINA BRIEF | TikTok owner ByteDance now offering micro loans

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Song Jingli

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

The company raised USD 7.5 million in its Series B round led by Alibaba-backed BAce Capital.

ByteDance in talks to invest in Indian edtech company Lido Learning

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Avanish Tiwary

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

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

Venture Capital

Visual Stories

From ice cream, milk tea, to bottled drinks, internet-reliant F&amp;B brands are gaining ground in China.

TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&amp;B brands in China

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Julianna Wu

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

Video

Q&amp;A

With over 2 billion downloads worldwide, the ByteDance app is set to disrupt advertising in Southeast Asia with TikTok for Business.

This is how brands can scale with TikTok: Q&A with Chew Wee Ng of ByteDance

This is how brands can scale with TikTok: Q&#038;A with Chew Wee Ng of ByteDance

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Surabhi Pandey

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

E-commerce

Videos

ByteDance is aggressively pushing into arenas dominated by other tech giants.

Video | Will ByteDance erode Alibaba's e-commerce dominance? 

Video | Will ByteDance erode Alibaba&#8217;s e-commerce dominance? 

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James Chan

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

Entertainment

Who you calling a Chinese app? — TikTok

As Chinese apps face scrutiny abroad, TikTok releases new transparency report

TikTok Pro is spreading through India via SMS and requesting access to personal data.

Fake TikTok Pro app spreads across India after ByteDance’s short video app is banned

Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

Do Bilibili, or Xigua Video have what it takes to become China's next major media streaming platform?