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

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Electric Vehicles

Mobility

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

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Chery

Electric vehicle

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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

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

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

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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

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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.

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

Deals in brief: Openspace Ventures leads Series B investment in Fano Labs, Edukita and Happynest bag funding, seven India investment deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Openspace Ventures leads Series B investment in Fano Labs, Edukita and Happynest bag funding, seven India investment deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

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

Toutiao is reportedly eyeing to compete with Alibaba and Tencent in instant messaging tool for enterprises. 

Deals | Toutiao Invested in China's Google Docs-like Shimo, Paving Out Its Way to Tap into the Enterprise Services | KrASIA

Deals | Toutiao Invested in China&#8217;s Google Docs-like Shimo, Paving Out Its Way to Tap into the Enterprise Services

I'm Xiaochun with KrASIA [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

China’s most valuable independent startup Toutiao was courted by Alibaba amid growing Tencent-Toutiao feud

Plus, Uber acquires bike-sharing startup JUMP. SoftBank Ventures invested $23.5 million in Singapore-headquartered IYUNO Media.

KrASIA Daily: China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Taken Offline from Local App Stores, as Regulations on Cyberspace Tightens | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: China&#8217;s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Taken Offline from Local App Stores, as Regulations on Cyberspace Tightens

Phoenix News, NetEase News, and Tiantian Kuaibao were also taken offline from local app stores.

China’s Jinri Toutiao News App Removed from Local App Marketplaces | KrASIA

China’s Jinri Toutiao News App Removed from Local App Marketplaces

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

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

Entertainment

AcFun’s rival Bilibili priced its IPO at $11.50 per share to raise in total $483 million through a Nasdaq-listing.

Toutiao Comes to Rescue as Anime-streaming Site AcFun Fails to Secure Alibaba Investment | KrASIA

Toutiao Comes to Rescue as Anime-streaming Site AcFun Fails to Secure Alibaba Investment

Bytedance General Manager ZHANG Nan: Tik Tok Meshes with China’s Consumption Upgrade Trends (Part 2)

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 2) | KrASIA

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 2)

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 1) | KrASIA

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 1)

China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

Internet traffic giants venture into online education sector for business expansion

Deals | China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye | KrASIA

Deals | China&#8217;s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

The company was on a shopping spree last year, acquiring Musical.ly, News Republic and Flipgram.

China’s Toutiao to Further Beef up Global Presence in 2018 | KrASIA

China’s Toutiao to Further Beef up Global Presence in 2018

Surviving on Regulatory Shocks: Vloggers Seeking New Ways to Maintain Profits

Rises and falls of on-live platforms, as well as the fan economy behind Chinese vloggers.

Surviving on Regulatory Shocks: Vloggers Seeking New Ways to Maintain Profits | KrASIA

Chauncey Jung works with a unicorn Internet firm based out of Beijing. His professional experience pays him off an insider perspective over China’s internet industry. Completed his bachelor and master education in Canada, Chauncey is obsessed with trending technologies and economic developments across Asia. He can be reached at chaunceyzhang@foxmail.com.

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