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Photo shows a Nowwa Coffee outlet in the Wanzai Ancient City area of Yichun, Jiangxi.

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

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

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

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

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

The brand aims to offer live-streamed English and maths courses to primary students in China.

Tencent, Sequoia lead USD 80 million funding for VipKid’s new education brand Dami Wangxiao

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SCMP

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

Medtech

The funds will be used to grow the company’s development team and accelerate commercial operations in the US and Europe.

Singapore startup Eko.ai raises USD 4 million from Sequoia India, EDBI, others

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Tech in Asia

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Xiaomi India already manufactures its television sets in India.

OnePlus to make India its production hub, starts assembling smart TVs

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Avanish Tiwary

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

E-commerce

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

Live Streaming

The firm acquired internet celebrity agency Yowant, and has been linked with popular video blogger Li Ziqi.

Chinese shoemaker firm triples its valuation propelled by China’s staggering influencer economy

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

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

Fintech

Xiaomi follows other Chinese major tech companies such as Ant Financial, ByteDance, and Razer.

China's Xiaomi joins race for Singapore digital banking license

China&#8217;s Xiaomi joins race for Singapore digital banking license

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Song Jingli

The production of Model Y targeting the Chinese market will commence in early 2021.

Tesla officially launches Model Y production in Shanghai factory

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Sun Henan

wants to become an EV hub for Asia and beyond.

Taipei-based e-scooter firm Gogoro to invest in Indonesia, ministry says

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Cindy Silviana

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

Logistics

Rivigo looks to raise USD 20 million in Series F round.

Trifecta Capital fuels Indian logistics unicorn Rivigo with USD 3.46 million in debt funding

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The strategic cooperation will allow Baidu to apply its artificial intelligence technologies in China's financial sector on a large scale.