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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

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

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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

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

From Tencent to Pinduoduo, companies use surveillance and lawsuits to retain staff as competition ramps up.

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JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer. 

Automotive Aftermarket

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

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

Transportation

Electric vehicle

JD.com

New Energy Vehicle

new energy vehicles

Apart from selling its own cars, JD aims to handle every aspect of the automotive business.

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What is JD&#8217;s blueprint for entering the new energy vehicle industry?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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China is tapping into emerging markets for its solar exports amid trade tensions with the US and Europe.

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China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets

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What's behind the incessant SMS spam in the Philippines? One major telecom firm, Globe Telecom, has blocked over 1 billion text messages since January.

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What&#8217;s behind the incessant SMS spam in the Philippines?

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Opportunities are brewing in Indonesia's grab-and-go coffee scene. Kopi Kenangan, Kopi Janji Jiwa, Fore Coffee, and Kulo are some players in the sector.

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Opportunities are brewing in Indonesia&#8217;s grab-and-go coffee scene

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Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

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Daily Digest | Grab and GRAB

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Registration opens for the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator Singapore-Thailand joint Demo Day.

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Registration opens for the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator Singapore-Thailand joint Demo Day

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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

As Laos rolls out welcome mat for crypto mining, big questions remain unanswered. Analysts worry about the the impact of mining on Laos' natural resources.

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As Laos rolls out welcome mat for crypto mining, big questions remain unanswered

Daily Digest | How much will you pay for convenience? Gig workers may receive better treatment from tech companies in China.

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Daily Digest | How much will you pay for convenience?

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

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

On-Demand Services

Grab debuts on Nasdaq, rings opening bell in Singapore. The company ​​raised USD 4.5 billion for the largest US market debut by a Southeast Asian company.

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Grab debuts on Nasdaq, rings opening bell in Singapore

Registration opens for the second Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator Indonesia Demo Day, to be held on December 21.

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