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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

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

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Newsletters

Turns out, games made in China can be good too.

The Uptake | Game on

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The Uptake

Chagee

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

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

Instead of competing on price, Chagee is counting on store economics, a deeper product pipeline, and long-term brand equity.

After sitting out the food delivery war, what cards does Chagee hold?

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

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How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Post-construction, it can take up to 5 years before Tesla can meet its production goal in China.

Tesla revs expansion with a new factory in Shanghai targeting 500,000 cars

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Elaine Huang

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

Fintech

No stranger to fintech and startups, Adrian Chng will succeed Andre Hesselink as the new CEO of GoBear.

Ex-JobsDB CEO Adrian Chng to run fintech startup GoBear

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

With the World Cup starting in June, the majority of online gambling activities are in betting World Cup game results.

WeChat cracking down online gambling, punishing more than 50,000 accounts and 8,000 WeChat groups

Chauncey Jung works with a unicorn Internet firm based out of Beijing. His professional experience pays him off an insider perspective over China’s internet industry. Completed his bachelor and master education in Canada, Chauncey is obsessed with trending technologies and economic developments across Asia. He can be reached at chaunceyzhang@foxmail.com.

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Chauncey Jung

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

Bike Sharing

Mobike

Ofo spokesman says: ''The company made a strategic decision to focus on priority markets with an international perspective."

Ofo closes its Australia operations, alongside its businesses in Israel and India

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Robin Moh

Luckin

Starbucks

Lucking closes in on a Series A funding round, becoming a new addition to Chinese list of unicorns.

Deals | Luckin Coffee raises $200 million to battle Starbucks in China

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

On-demand Services

All you need to know about what happened in the tech world today.

Today’s Tech Headlines: Grab fined in the Philippines; Indonesia overturns ban on Tik Tok

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Keep has evolved into an ecosystem that focuses on content, covering online courses, communities, communities, offline hardware and gyms.

Deals | China's fitness app Keep seals $127M Series D round from Goldman Sachs and Tencent, foraying into the gym space

Deals | China&#8217;s fitness app Keep seals $127M Series D round from Goldman Sachs and Tencent, foraying into the gym space

Tiger Brokers has closed a Series C round worth more than US$80 million, bringing its valuation to $1.06 billion.