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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

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.

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Trials are underway even as narrow roads and competition from buses pose potential hurdles.

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

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

Deep Tech

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

Medtech

StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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

Logistics

With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

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

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

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

Flipkart

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

Indian commerce ministry is investigating online marketplaces Flipkart and Amazon India for alleged predatory pricing.

Walmart CEO urges India to stabilize business environment

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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.

More than 200,000 brands will be taking part in the shopping extravaganza and over 1 million new products will be on sale.

Alibaba sets sight on attracting 500 million global customers to shop online on 2019 Singles’ Day this November 11

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Delishop.Asia will utilize the funds to improve its web portal, develop its mobile apps and broaden its delivery fleet.

Cambodia's OBOR Capital invests in online supermarket platform Delishop.Asia (update)

Cambodia&#8217;s OBOR Capital invests in online supermarket platform Delishop.Asia (update)

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Khamila Mulia

The company has turned profitable in the first half of this year.

China's flower-focused e-commerce platform Flowerplus raises USD 5 million in Series B1 round

China&#8217;s flower-focused e-commerce platform Flowerplus raises USD 5 million in Series B1 round

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Song Jingli

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

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

Entertainment

A few months ago, TikTok rolled out in-app shopping advertisements in the US.

TikTok might be harboring e-commerce dream in India

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Priya Pradeep

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

JD.com

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

The platform now wants to reframe itself as a marketplace for branded merchandise.

Pinduoduo surpasses JD.com on GMV two years earlier than planned, says founder Huang (updated)

India's FDI policy bars online marketplaces from offering deep discounts and forging exclusive deals with brands.

India to look closer at discounts offered by Amazon and Flipkart during festive season

Local e-commerce platform Sendo is neck-to-neck with regional player Shopee in terms of web traffic.

Shopee and Sendo are top e-commerce platforms in Vietnam by web traffic

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Thu Huong Le

The e-commerce giant will employ a dedicated team to support Vietnamese businesses to sell globally on Amazon.