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

JD.com

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

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JD.com is entering China’s food delivery market, turning its logistics muscle into a platform for hot meals, groceries, and more.

JD.com sees financial surge in Q1, eyes food delivery as next big bet

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Granite Asia leads investment in VFlowTech, Alterno and BrioHR raise funding, latest China deals, and more

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

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

With real-time radar tracking and predictive AI, Tsingray lets families care from afar without wearables, cameras, or compromise.

How radar sensors—and a son’s worry—sparked a smarter eldercare system

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

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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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Huami

Smart Cities

Huami's own brand, Amazfit, is bringing in a growing share of the revenue these days.

Xiaomi-backed smart wearable producer Huami sees faster growth on non-Xiaomi branded gadgets

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Brazil

The new store is a fresh attempt at wooing Brazilian shoppers.

Xiaomi hopes for second-time lucky with fresh start in Brazil

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Lao Bei

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 highlights international business and IoT in buoyant Q1 2019

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

Baidu is in urgent need to find a new frontier and smart speakers are very good entry points for their services

Baidu dethrones Alibaba as China's top smart speaker vendor in Q1 2019

Baidu dethrones Alibaba as China&#8217;s top smart speaker vendor in Q1 2019

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investors

Xiaomi to buy back 10% of its shares

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

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

Hong Kong

virutual banking

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has so far issued 8 virtual banking licenses. Ant Financial, Tencent, Xiaomi, and Ping An each have one.

Companies backed by Chinese tech giants are granted virtual banking licenses in Hong Kong

But global industry leaders are locked out of the lucrative Chinese market.

Chinese smart speaker apps saw 822% hike in installations last year

Xiaomi in patent dispute again ahead of HK IPO

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The company has its eye on a Latin American expansion this year.

Xiaomi opens its first store in Chile

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

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Lei Jun

Sun Taoran

Turns out, Lei Jun's promises are as good as gold.