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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.

On-demand Services

China

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.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

Central Asia

Singapore

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Southeast Asia

Thailand

Vietnam

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

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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

Xiaomi | KrASIA

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

Chinese tech companies IPO

Nasdaq

UP Fintech Holding Limited, known as Tiger Brokers in Asia, a platform that help Chinese retail investors trade stocks listed outside the Chinese

Xiaomi-backed online broker UP Fintech significantly scales back IPO target

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Song Jingli

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Xiaomi to launch 5G flagship phone Mi 9

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

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

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

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

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MSCI indexes

This inclusion means billions of capital from passive funds tracking these indexes managed around the world will flow to these Chinese new economy shares.

Xiaomi, Meituan and Pinduoduo to be included in MSCI indexes

Soocare

Shenzhen-based electric toothbrush Soocas closed series C round financing of RMB200 million (US$29.5 million), marking the largest fund-raising deal in

Xiaomi-backed electric toothbrush maker Soocas raises $30m

Smartphones

Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi just set up an African unit to ramp up its sales in a continent populated by 1.2 billion residents. At the same time, the

Xiaomi sets up Africa regional office amidst Asian business consolidation

Chinese TV brands established by internet companies, such as Leshi (乐视) and Whaley (微鲸), are losing their grounds in the overall TV market. The only

Xiaomi TV rises against the fall of Chinese internet TV makers

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KrASIA Writers

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

The offices of these entrepreneurs closely reflect their personality and character.

[REVEALED] Here's a look at the offices of Internet big shots in China

[REVEALED] Here&#8217;s a look at the offices of Internet big shots in China

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DeFang Tang

Photo of Lei Jun, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi.

Voices

My role as an investor is to look into the future, spot trends and opportunities.

Voices | Xiaomi LEI Jun: Angel investor spots trends and opportunities, and I saw the future in mobile internet

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

Visual Stories

Lion investors are well-respected and even idolized for their positive spirit and influence.