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Proponents and opponents of regulation both spurn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt at compromise.

South Korea flounders in quest to restrain power of online platforms | KrASIA

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South Korea flounders in quest to restrain power of online platforms

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

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

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Nikkei Asia

Bilibili

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

China Tech

Content

Creative

Creator Economy

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

Entertainment

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

Live Streaming

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

Gaming and ad growth help Bilibili hit a profit, but sustaining this trajectory could be challenging.

Bilibili hits profitability milestone but faces big questions about its staying power | KrASIA

Bilibili hits profitability milestone but faces big questions about its staying power

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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Angel Investing

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

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Podium nets Series A1 funding, Gyges Labs backed to redefine wearables, xAI raises USD 5 billion, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Podium nets Series A1 funding, Gyges Labs backed to redefine wearables, xAI raises USD 5 billion, 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

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

Kuaishou

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

China bars most short video creators from using movie and TV content. Major tech companies have already clashed in court over clips from shows and games.

China bars most short video creators from using movie and TV content | KrASIA

China bars most short video creators from using movie and TV content

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Jiaxing Li

Douyin

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content. Operators were charged with “accepting bribes by a non-state functionary.”

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content for profit | KrASIA

Two ByteDance employees receive prison sentences for illegally promoting content for profit

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Mengyuan Ge

Tiktok

Deep Tech

Edtech

TikTok owner ByteDance reshuffles major businesses into six sections. Changing regulatory and business environments pose challenges to ByteDance’s future.

TikTok owner ByteDance reshuffles major businesses into six sections | KrASIA

TikTok owner ByteDance reshuffles major businesses into six sections

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now the richest internet tycoon in China. Zhang’s net worth has surpassed Jack Ma and Pony Ma.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now the richest internet tycoon in China | KrASIA

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now the richest internet tycoon in China

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

Alibaba

Content on WeChat and Douyin may become searchable by external parties. Regulators are coaxing tech companies to lift blocks to rival platforms.

WeChat and Douyin content may become searchable by external parties, report says | KrASIA

WeChat and Douyin content may become searchable by external parties, report says

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

E-Commerce

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services. Alibaba and Tencent are dissolving protectionist features.

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services | KrASIA

Major tech companies in China unbrick walled gardens to integrate rival payment services

Food Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams. ByteDance is attempting to eat into Meituan and Ele.me’s business.

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams | KrASIA

Douyin to integrate food delivery function into livestreams

Music

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners. Changes in TME’s business offer an opening for ByteDance to step into music streaming.

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners | KrASIA

ByteDance to launch music streaming app for Chinese listeners

Chinese game developers jump on metaverse bandwagon, sending stock prices soaring and propelling stock prices of video game companies to new heights.