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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

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

JD.com

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

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

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

It is getting more profit out of retail, even as quick commerce spending tests the limits of that improvement.

JD.com beats quarterly expectations, but food delivery keeps margins under pressure

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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T. K. Lin

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

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

Heavier spending has wiped the tech giant’s profit and pushed cash flow negative, even as AI demand continues to outstrip supply.

Alibaba’s AI cloud gains ask investors to look past profit decline

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

Games and advertising still fund the company’s next act, but investors are asking when AI will become more than a spending line.

Tencent’s AI push gets harder to price after muted first quarter

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

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

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

Robotics

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Startups have proved vulnerable to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Despite China's tech giants' support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

Despite China&#8217;s tech giants&#8217; support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

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Sun Henan

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

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

Venture Capital

Equator Pure Nature's products are derived from a pineapple fermentation process rather than petrochemicals.

This Thai natural household cleaning products firm eyes fivefold sales increase in China

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Song Jingli

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

Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo will subscribe to USD 200 million in convertible bonds to be issued by Gome as part of the partnership.

Pinduoduo partners with Gome, former largest electronics retailer in China

The partnership with JD Logistics will help Chinese merchants improve their efficiency and reduce resource wastage.

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com teams up with US firm Blue Yonder on AI supply chain transformation

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South China Morning Post

65% of one brand's products were sold after just four days.

CHINA BRIEF | Luxury products see brisk sales on JD.com during COVID-19 pandemic

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

Live Streaming

Videos

Livestreaming isn't just for entertainment anymore.

Video | Are e-commerce and livestreaming a perfect match?

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James Chan

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

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

Fintech

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

Food Delivery

The app also has a local service function.

Amid university shutdowns, JD Digits forges ahead with campus-focused social app

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

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

WeChat

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Video games and new TV episodes were also put on hold.

China's internet goes black and white on day of mourning for pandemic victims

China&#8217;s internet goes black and white on day of mourning for pandemic victims

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@rwegrgdf5.eu.org

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Visual Stories

As of April 3, the virus has infected 82,804 people in total and caused 3,331 deaths in China. More than 76,000 patients have recovered from the disease.

Coronavirus weekly updates: Chinese tech companies come forward to help battle the epidemic

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