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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

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.

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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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36Kr English

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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KrASIA Writers

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia.

KrASIA | Grab Archives

SEA Tech

The KPPU accused Grab Indonesia of offering preferential treatment to drivers in its rental program, but the case has been overturned by the South Jakarta district court.

Grab Indonesia wins legal battle against competition watchdog | KrASIA

Grab Indonesia wins legal battle against competition watchdog

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Khamila Mulia

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

Gojek

Food Delivery

Indonesian ride-hailing startup challenges archrival Grab outside home turf.

Gojek kick-starts Thai operation after brand unification | KrASIA

Gojek kick-starts Thai operation after brand unification

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

Alibaba

Visual Stories

The Chinese tech magnate shifts investment attention from India to Southeast Asia given the tightened Indo-China relationship.

KEY STAT | Alibaba reportedly to invest USD 3 billion in Grab | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Alibaba reportedly to invest USD 3 billion in Grab

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

Ride-hailing

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

Transportation

charge

data

data breach

grab singapore

penalty

personal data

privacy

risk

security

Data such as profile pictures, passenger names, and vehicle plate numbers of GrabHitch drivers and passengers were compromised.

Grab fined for exposing personal data of more than 21,000 users | KrASIA

Grab fined for exposing personal data of more than 21,000 users

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Yin Lin Tan

Bukalapak

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

E-Commerce

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Videos

There are about 3.5 million small neighborhood shops, known as warungs, in Indonesia.

Video | Here's how Indonesia's mom-and-pop shops are going digital | KrASIA

Video | Here&#8217;s how Indonesia&#8217;s mom-and-pop shops are going digital

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James Chan

WeChat and AliPay Expanding their Businesses into Canadian Universities

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

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Will super apps like Grab and Gojek implement the same strategy of do-everything platforms like WeChat and Alipay?

Should Southeast Asian super apps follow the same route as their Chinese peers? | KrASIA

Should Southeast Asian super apps follow the same route as their Chinese peers?

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Ursula Florene

Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. 

Amazon

Flipkart

PhonePe

Grocery Delivery

Lending

Small neighborhood stores are integral part of the economy of both developing nations, and tech firms are stepping in to provide additional services.

The race to digitize neighborhood stores in India and Indonesia (Part 1 of 2) | KrASIA

The race to digitize neighborhood stores in India and Indonesia (Part 1 of 2)

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Avanish Tiwary and Khamila Mulia

cloud kitchen

deliveroo

ghost kitchen

shared kitchen

Delivery firms and ride-hailing startups are major players in Southeast Asia’s cloud kitchen market.

Singapore's food delivery and cloud kitchen market remains dynamic, competition watchdog says | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s food delivery and cloud kitchen market remains dynamic, competition watchdog says

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

On-Demand Services

The new financial products include investment and loan services.