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Investment

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Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

India

Japan

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Pi-xcels raises USD 2.7 million, Vynn Capital backs MediSun Energy, Gobi Partners teams up with Cross Capital, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Pi-xcels raises USD 2.7 million, Vynn Capital backs MediSun Energy, Gobi Partners teams up with Cross Capital, and more

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Japan, Korea, and the West

Creative

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Nintendo’s new Pokemon mobile game blends nostalgia with a tried-and-true format, but its long-term success is far from guaranteed.

Pokemon TCG Pocket starts strong, but can Nintendo keep the cards in play? | KrASIA

Pokemon TCG Pocket starts strong, but can Nintendo keep the cards in play?

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

China Tech

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Huawei is gearing up to launch at least ten new vehicle models next year, targeting the high-end automotive market.

Aito M8 to headline Huawei’s 2025 automotive lineup | KrASIA

Aito M8 to headline Huawei’s 2025 automotive lineup

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology.

KrASIA | Alibaba Archives

bonds

Red Star Macalline

It would use RMB 1.8 billion from the first batch of the bonds to repay old debt.

After gaining USD 633m from Alibaba, Chinese furniture retail center developer Red Star Macalline plans to issue USD 579m in bonds | KrASIA

After gaining USD 633m from Alibaba, Chinese furniture retail center developer Red Star Macalline plans to issue USD 579m in bonds

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Song Jingli

E-cigarettes

New tobacco

Tmall

Government regulations for e-cigarettes may soon be in place.

Alibaba hints at future e-cigarette sales on Tmall | KrASIA

Alibaba hints at future e-cigarette sales on Tmall

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Lao Bei

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

Short video

Vmate

The app now has 30 million monthly active users.

Indian short video app VMate gains USD 100 million from Alibaba to take on TikTok | KrASIA

Indian short video app VMate gains USD 100 million from Alibaba to take on TikTok

Piaoniu.com, a Ticketing Platform Offering Data Service for Companies in Upstream Markets, Finishes Series B Funding

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

Entertainment

Alibaba Pictures

The film production company has a few hits under its belt.

Alibaba Pictures' losses narrow as marketing expenses are trimmed | KrASIA

Alibaba Pictures&#8217; losses narrow as marketing expenses are trimmed

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

autonomous driving

It has in-house "vehicle-to-everything" technologies.

Alibaba buys into autonomous driving tech provider China TransInfo at USD 520 million | KrASIA

Alibaba buys into autonomous driving tech provider China TransInfo at USD 520 million

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Hong Kong

The company sought a Hong Kong listing five years ago, but was turned down.

Alibaba is reportedly planning a secondary listing in Hong Kong | KrASIA

Alibaba is reportedly planning a secondary listing in Hong Kong

Food Delivery

CR Vanguard

Ele.me

Food

Supermarkets

China's third largest supermarket joins Alibaba's food delivery network.

Ele.me partners with supermarket giant China Resources Vanguard | KrASIA

Ele.me partners with supermarket giant China Resources Vanguard

China’s Food Delivery King Ele.me Puts More Self-service Snack Bars in Office Buildings

ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

ele.me

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

Alibaba's food delivery unit was sued by Meituan in 2016 for unfair competitive practices

Ele.me calls for peace in food delivery beef with Meituan | KrASIA

Ele.me calls for peace in food delivery beef with Meituan

Qutoutiao

The company's share price has dived more than 60% in the past three months.