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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more

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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

Deep Tech

Semiconductors

The Chinese tech company is spending billions, snapping up talent in its battle against the US crackdown.

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&D center in Shanghai | KrASIA

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&#038;D center in Shanghai

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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

Douyin

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

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

E-Commerce

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

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

On-Demand Services

Retail

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Commerce

E-commerce

quick commerce

Meituan Shangou, its quick commerce business, could play a significant role in its strategy to counter competition from main rival Douyin.

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business | KrASIA

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business

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Live Streaming

The latest research indicates that delivery riders operate within a more equitable income environment, while significant gaps exist in the livestreaming industry.

Comparative analysis between livestream hosts and delivery riders reveal disparities in China’s gig economy | KrASIA

Comparative analysis between livestream hosts and delivery riders reveal disparities in China’s gig economy

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

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud's upcoming hackathon in Singapore will reward participants who can create innovative AI applications.

Alibaba Cloud to spur AI innovation with upcoming Singapore hackathon in March | KrASIA

Alibaba Cloud to spur AI innovation with upcoming Singapore hackathon in March

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Mobility

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

Transportation

ASEAN

The Tesla rival eyes a doubling of outlets in Singapore and the Philippines after entering Indonesia.

Chinese EV leader BYD makes aggressive push in ASEAN | KrASIA

Chinese EV leader BYD makes aggressive push in ASEAN

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

Climate

CATL has arrived early to the carbon asset management market, but it is expected to forge a formidable presence by leveraging existing resources and expertise.

CATL establishes carbon asset management company: What signals does this move send? | KrASIA

CATL establishes carbon asset management company: What signals does this move send?

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.

Electric vehicle

Tesla

It is anticipated to be among the pioneering electric vehicle models to feature Nio’s NT3 platform.

Nio’s Alps to begin trial production of first EV model in July 2024 | KrASIA

Nio’s Alps to begin trial production of first EV model in July 2024

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

Shein

Amazon

pinduoduo

Temu

Given the significant differences between the US and Chinese markets, is PDD Holdings risking a pyrrhic victory by emulating Pinduoduo's strategy with Temu?

Temu's Super Bowl return highlights e-commerce anxieties in the US | KrASIA

Temu&#8217;s Super Bowl return highlights e-commerce anxieties in the US

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Energy

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Energy Storage

2023 marked a turning point for BYD as it began to double down on energy storage projects in the domestic market for ultra-low prices.

China’s BYD sets sights on crowning itself as global energy storage leader | KrASIA

China’s BYD sets sights on crowning itself as global energy storage leader

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

With heavyweight Douyin encroaching on its market share, Meituan cannot afford to remain in autopilot mode.

What signals has Meituan sent with its largest organizational overhaul in six years? | KrASIA

What signals has Meituan sent with its largest organizational overhaul in six years?

Indonesia

The company says it is 'on track' to start constructing a local plant later this year.