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Korea

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

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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

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Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI company MiniMax confirms Zhang Qianchuan’s move to an advisory role after stepping down as head of product.

MiniMax’s product chief steps back amid China’s AI leadership shakeup | KrASIA

MiniMax’s product chief steps back amid China’s AI leadership shakeup

Lu Fanxi, the architect of Bilibili’s original content success, steps down after pushing for more diverse content formats.

Lu Fanxi departs Bilibili, marking a shift in content strategy | KrASIA

Lu Fanxi departs Bilibili, marking a shift in content strategy

Japan, Korea, and the West

Tesla

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

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

The world's biggest automotive market provides a vast testing ground for new technology.

As with EVs, China's self-driving cars have Tesla in their sights | KrASIA

As with EVs, China&#8217;s self-driving cars have Tesla in their sights

Honor

Smartphones

With its striking design and powerful AI capabilities, the Magic V3 sets the stage for Honor’s dominance in the foldable phone market.

Honor’s foldable Magic V3 steals spotlight at IFA 2024, overtakes Samsung in west Europe | KrASIA

Honor’s foldable Magic V3 steals spotlight at IFA 2024, overtakes Samsung in west Europe

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

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

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

Apple and Tencent square off again—this time over China’s booming minigames market.

WeChat stays on iPhones as Tencent and Apple spar over minigame revenues | KrASIA

WeChat stays on iPhones as Tencent and Apple spar over minigame revenues

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Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

Malaysia

Deals in brief: Carsome fuels expansion with new financing, Bangladesh’s Pathao and iFarmer snag funding, five China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Carsome fuels expansion with new financing, Bangladesh’s Pathao and iFarmer snag funding, five China deals, and more

TSMC

Semiconductors

An analysis reveals the limited impact of US tech curbs on consumer products.

China's chip capabilities just three years behind TSMC, teardown shows | KrASIA

China&#8217;s chip capabilities just three years behind TSMC, teardown shows

Battery

Sunwoda’s cautious rise in the power battery market reflects the high stakes and rewards of competing with industry giants.

Unpacking Sunwoda’s rise as an EV battery player | KrASIA

Unpacking Sunwoda’s rise as an EV battery player

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

E-Commerce

Food Delivery

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

On-Demand Services

Xiaohongshu expands group buying services across 49 cities, giving food and beverage merchants a break on fees.