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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Douyin’s content ecosystem offers brands a path to adapt to shifting consumer habits, engage users, and drive demand across channels.

How does Douyin fuel omnichannel growth for brands? | KrASIA

How does Douyin fuel omnichannel growth for brands?

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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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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

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Deals in brief: Bolttech raises Series C funding, Catcha Digital to acquire stakes in Tastefully and Drive 2 Digital, latest China deals, and more

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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

The Nasdaq-listed superapp continues to taper incentives after Q2 loss narrows to USD 572 million.

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand | KrASIA

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand

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Startup Wire | The Big Picture. The latest startup briefs from across the Asia Pacific region.

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Startup Wire | The Big Picture

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Startup Wire

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud launches AsiaStar 10x10 campaign to highlight Southeast Asian startups. The initiative will bring together 100 startups shaping tech.

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Alibaba Cloud launches AsiaStar 10&#215;10 campaign to highlight Southeast Asian startups

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Alibaba Cloud Project AsiaForward

What unlocks decentralized innovation? Explore blockchain-based platforms, data ownership models, and tools shaping the next internet era.

Web3

Singapore's Insignia raises USD 516 million for ASEAN startups, eyeing Web3. "Winners very obvious when tide goes out," venture capital firm's founder says.

Singapore's Insignia raises USD 516 million for ASEAN startups, eyeing Web3 | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Insignia raises USD 516 million for ASEAN startups, eyeing Web3

The Uptake | Visionary Voices. Profiling insightful tech figures throughout Asia.

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The Uptake | Visionary Voices

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The Uptake

Bigo’s platforms (like Bigo Live) enable interactive live streaming, connecting users with influencers, events, and entertainment content.

Bigo

Chinese apps vie to become the next TikTok without making splash at home. StarMaker, Bigo Live, and Yalla make inroads into Southeast Asia, Middle East.

Chinese apps vie to become the next TikTok without making splash at home | KrASIA

Chinese apps vie to become the next TikTok without making splash at home

The Uptake | Great Games. Feral feline fun.

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The Uptake | Great Games

VinFast, a Vietnamese EV manufacturer, crafts electric cars and scooters, leading Southeast Asia’s shift toward sustainable mobility.

VinFast

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Vietnam's Vingroup strikes tech deals to take EV business global. VinFast teams up with Intel and battery developers, targeting 1 million cars in six years.

Southeast Asia

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand

Startup Wire | The Big Picture

Alibaba Cloud launches AsiaStar 10×10 campaign to highlight Southeast Asian startups

Singapore’s Insignia raises USD 516 million for ASEAN startups, eyeing Web3

The Uptake | Visionary Voices

Chinese apps vie to become the next TikTok without making splash at home

The Uptake | Great Games

Vietnam’s Vingroup strikes tech deals to take EV business global

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