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Retail & Commerce

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

The trendy Chinese jewelry brand’s first-half earnings fell short of forecasts.

Laopu Gold stresses bright outlook and global plans as growth slows

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Nikkei Asia

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

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

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Hong Kong

The company is pushing deeper into industrial deployments while broadening its humanoid robot lineup across commercial and consumer uses.

UBTech’s full-size humanoid robot revenue jumps 1,445% in H1 2026

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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IPO Zaozhidao

The Chinese tea chain is expanding its product range and distribution network to improve store operations.

ChaPanda boosts H1 2026 performance with new products, supply chain efficiency

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

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

Entertainment

USD 50 million investment will also aid Japanese restaurants to join Go-Food Festivals.

Cool Japan taps Gojek to deliver anime in Indonesia

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

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

Pinduoduo

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

E-commerce

The old cash-burning gamble does not always pay off.

Cash-burning e-commerce platform Taojiji offers a debt-for-stake swap plan to pacify thousands of merchants

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Song Jingli

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

Cloudtail had to temporarily halt its operations in February 2019 due to changes in India's FDI rules.

Amazon India’s biggest seller Cloudtail reports profitability in FY 2019

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Priya Pradeep

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Chinese EV makers set sight on state-owned capitals.

Exclusive | EV maker Nio in talks to raise USD 700 million, build factory to roll out 200,000 cars a year

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

Southeast Asia has been a key market for CleverTap since January.

SaaS platform CleverTap closes USD 35 million Series C round led by Sequoia and Tiger Global Management

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Zhixin Tan

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

Fintech

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

True Balance allows users from tier 2 and 3 cities to check their mobile balance without internet.

Korean investors put in USD 23 million in SoftBank-backed Indian fintech company True Balance

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Avanish Tiwary

Qure.Ai tackles radiologist shortage in villages with automated diagnosis.

Indian AI startup in talks to raise USD 20 million to fight tuberculosis

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

Medtech

The company attends 130,000 clinics based in rural areas of 11 provinces in China.

Rural area-focused medical industrial internet platform Mingyi Zhonghe raises USD 14 million in Series B

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

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

Education

The company keeps making strides into new areas, growing into a multi-faceted content provider.