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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Electric vehicle

xiaomi

The smartphone maker hopes to turn the 'Apple Car' idea into reality.

China's Xiaomi jumps into EV market battle with gusto | KrASIA

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Chery

New Energy Vehicle

new energy vehicles

The Chinese automaker is banking on the new brand to change its fortunes in the NEV market.

Chery to launch new “Yueji” NEV brand, debut model coming by year’s end | KrASIA

Chery to launch new “Yueji” NEV brand, debut model coming by year’s end

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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The decade-old "Oriental Leaf Tea" remained Nongfu Spring's driving force in 2023, spearheading the company's growth.

Nongfu Spring’s profits soared in 2023 despite public backlash | KrASIA

Nongfu Spring’s profits soared in 2023 despite public backlash

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

KrASIA | Kuaishou Archives

Douyin

live-streaming

Kuaishou, the social video platform backed by Tencent, and already a unicorn startup, is targeting RMB 30 billion (USD 4.36 billion) in revenue as well as

Douyin competitor Kuaishou targets USD 4 billion in revenue and profitability in 2019 | KrASIA

Douyin competitor Kuaishou targets USD 4 billion in revenue and profitability in 2019

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Lao Bei

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

But the move could curtail their future growth.

Chinese short video apps Douyin and Kwai introduce feature to cut users' screen time | KrASIA

Chinese short video apps Douyin and Kwai introduce feature to cut users&#8217; screen time

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Luna Lin

Kuai

live video

Short video

Kwai Concept's goal is very transparent - to lure more users from first and second-tier cities.

Tencent-backed Kwai launches new app to go after Douyin's core users | KrASIA

Tencent-backed Kwai launches new app to go after Douyin&#8217;s core users

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Tencent Weishi

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Starci Smart Spectacles

Tencent Weishi EKEN

Will Kuaishou's new wearable tech and Tencent Weishi's new action camera be game changers in the short-video competition?

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam | KrASIA

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam

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KrASIA Writers

Tencent-backed short video streaming app Kuaishou fully acquired AcFun amid increasing competition with Toutiao's Douyin

Both Jack Ma's Yunfeng Fund and Toutiao were said to be mulling over investing in AcFun.

Tencent-backed Kuaishou acquires AcFun amid escalating competition with Douyin | KrASIA

Tencent-backed Kuaishou acquires AcFun amid escalating competition with Douyin

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Xiaochun Zhao

Kuaishou is likely to be valued at USD 18 billion posts new financing round.

Deals | Tencent Reportedly Invests in Kuaishou, Betting on Booming Short Video Market | KrASIA

Deals | Tencent Reportedly Invests in Kuaishou, Betting on Booming Short Video Market

It appears to be expanding into SE Asia with a potential IPO plan said to be resurfacing.

Kuaishou

Douyin competitor Kuaishou targets USD 4 billion in revenue and profitability in 2019

Chinese short video apps Douyin and Kwai introduce feature to cut users’ screen time

Tencent-backed Kwai launches new app to go after Douyin’s core users

Kuaishou launches Snap Spectacles-like product as Tencent Weishi gets a new action cam

Tencent-backed Kuaishou acquires AcFun amid escalating competition with Douyin

Deals | Tencent Reportedly Invests in Kuaishou, Betting on Booming Short Video Market

Deals | Short Video/Livestreaming App Kuaishou Looking at USD 1BN Financing to Get Ahead of Competition

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