Announcements

Ecosystem

Events

Features

Insights

News

Opinion

Q&As

China

Southeast Asia

Rest of World

Places

KrASIA Connection

Profiles in Tech

Venture Roundup

Open Source

Startup Wire

Our Events

View All Collections

Collections

About

36Kr (EN)

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

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

China Tech

Tiktok

Content

Creative

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

Video

TikTok's CEO spoke at the APEC event in Latin America, where the app's user base is growing rapidly.

TikTok wants to become "most trusted" company as US ban looms | KrASIA

Home

TikTok wants to become &#8220;most trusted&#8221; company as US ban looms

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

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aec5e55596415464d13490d0e0caa9a2?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Nikkei Asia

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

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

Japan, Korea, and the West

Deep Tech

Smartphones

Mate 70 users will get an early look at HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s new Android-free operating system.

Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS | KrASIA

Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/95a233416d3f865e26cf30c8378b6b83?s=96&d=mm&r=g

CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

CATL

Battery

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

CATL targets heavy-duty transport with its new Tianxing batteries, boasting breakthroughs in range, charging speed, and durability.

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles | KrASIA

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles

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.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a6b9ace74da9df391d5f7ba1892f4393?s=96&d=mm&r=g

36Kr English

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&#8217;s core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

KrASIA | Bytedance Archives

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

Alibaba

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

Kuaishou

Here’s a breakdown of how Chinese short-video app operators are spreading their rivalry to other continents.

One step further: Chinese short-video apps take the world by storm | KrASIA

One step further: Chinese short-video apps take the world by storm

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@kr-asia.com

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b9f210dc904c45eaee7de82333e6b7ef?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Wency Chen

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

Visual Stories

2019 turns out to be an eventful year for Chinese tech tycoons. Hear what those who rein in the powerhouses have to say to wrap up the year.

Infographic | What did the bosses say about China tech 2019 | KrASIA

Infographic | What did the bosses say about China tech 2019

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2bddd502480722fd382ec92dfe2fcb9f?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Julianna Wu

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India's largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

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

E-Commerce

Chinese unicorns no longer immune to fundraising challenges.

Little Red Book tells influencers it's time to pay up | KrASIA

Little Red Book tells influencers it&#8217;s time to pay up

ByteDance’s advisors are said to be pitching a range of options to protect the value of the business.

ByteDance denies rumors of selling TikTok stake to address US pressure | KrASIA

ByteDance denies rumors of selling TikTok stake to address US pressure

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e4338b4380ddb43eefda13e293c37cf4?s=96&d=mm&r=g

SCMP

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

CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala has been a battlefield for Chinese tech companies.

Kuaishou to disburse RMB 1 billion 'red packets' on world’s most-watched TV show | KrASIA

Kuaishou to disburse RMB 1 billion &#8216;red packets&#8217; on world’s most-watched TV show

Live Streaming

Videos

Kwai has big plans for its Chinese New Year holiday campaign in 2020

Here's what to look for in Douyin's biggest rival Kwai | KrASIA

Here&#8217;s what to look for in Douyin&#8217;s biggest rival Kwai

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40bc4bc030b4758fba1c6559649bc5f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g

James Chan

Singapore, London, and Dublin are under consideration.

ByteDance’s TikTok eyes global HQ outside of China as US scrutiny mounts | KrASIA

ByteDance’s TikTok eyes global HQ outside of China as US scrutiny mounts

This year saw Asian companies that have been in the country before, announce and expand their presence in India.

The top-five Asian companies that entered India in 2019 | KrASIA Year in Review | KrASIA

The top-five Asian companies that entered India in 2019 | KrASIA Year in Review

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ee969d23d0ca8a0fdf49239194aee0b?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Moulishree Srivastava

Music

The app is in its beta phase and has been downloaded by 27,000 users.

ByteDance runs trial for new music app in India and Indonesia | KrASIA

ByteDance runs trial for new music app in India and Indonesia

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9f885978867e2c48927ed4d07130e065?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Bytedance

One step further: Chinese short-video apps take the world by storm

Infographic | What did the bosses say about China tech 2019

Little Red Book tells influencers it’s time to pay up

ByteDance denies rumors of selling TikTok stake to address US pressure

Kuaishou to disburse RMB 1 billion ‘red packets’ on world’s most-watched TV show

Here’s what to look for in Douyin’s biggest rival Kwai

ByteDance’s TikTok eyes global HQ outside of China as US scrutiny mounts

The top-five Asian companies that entered India in 2019 | KrASIA Year in Review

ByteDance runs trial for new music app in India and Indonesia

Most Recent

TikTok wants to become “most trusted” company as US ban looms

Huawei’s Mate 70 targets Apple with competitive pricing and new OS

CATL launches advanced battery lineup to electrify heavy-duty vehicles