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

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But tensions with the US still cast a cloud over overseas expansion ambitions.

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

Hong Kong

New capital, maturing pipelines, and a more global R&D mindset are pushing valuations higher, even as competition tightens.

Hong Kong biotech enters its second act with a licensing supercycle

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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With AI-powered systems and energy-efficient infrastructure, the site reflects Midea’s smart building ambitions.

Midea opens new Shanghai campus to anchor its global innovation push

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

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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.

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

JD.com

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

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Daily active users of online on-demand services have declined by more than half.

Ride-hailing and food delivery plummet due to coronavirus, while online grocery shopping sees uptick

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

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

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

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

Hardware

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

As customer fears about the coronavirus cast a shadow over China’s food delivery industry, several companies have announced robot-delivery related services.

China’s e-commerce giants deploy robots to deliver orders amid coronavirus outbreak

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SCMP

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

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

Venture Capital

Swiggy plans to use the new funds to expand its hyperlocal delivery services, Swiggy Stores, Swiggy Go, and SuprDaily.

Online food delivery startup Swiggy raises USD 113 million led by Naspers

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The vehicles can complete deliveries within a 5 km radius.

Meituan makes first grocery deliveries in Beijing with driverless vehicles

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has impacted every aspect of daily life in China.

Video | Five technologies fighting the SARS-CoV-2 virus

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James Chan

Passengers must scan a QR code placed on buses, subways, and taxis, and provide contact info.

Shenyang becomes launchpad to track public transit users as companies across China resume operations

Receiving food and packages without person-to-person interaction has become a trend over virus fear.

Fast-spreading coronavirus leads to contactless services in China

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

Bilibili

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

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

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

Internet companies have launched work-from-home policy to mitigate impact, with mixed results.

Chinese tech companies battle to contain economic impact of coronavirus

The 2019-nCov virus has claimed 361 lives in China and sickened more than 17,000 individuals.

Following Alibaba, Meituan offers to help merchants hit by coronavirus outbreak

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