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

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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.

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

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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.

Deals in brief: Agros and Phnxx raise funding, GlobalData acquires Ai Palette, Malaysia’s Khazanah backs chargEV, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Agros and Phnxx raise funding, GlobalData acquires Ai Palette, Malaysia’s Khazanah backs chargEV, and more

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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

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

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

Youku joins China’s streaming platforms in favoring tighter, more engaging storytelling.

Youku trims drama episode counts as shorter formats take hold | KrASIA

Youku trims drama episode counts as shorter formats take hold

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

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The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

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How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

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Preorders for the new Model Y seem strong, but Tesla faces growing pressure from Chinese automakers launching competitive alternatives.

Tesla’s refreshed Model Y lands in China as rivals close in | KrASIA

Tesla’s refreshed Model Y lands in China as rivals close in

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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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

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

Weishi

Tencent abandoned plans to acquire iQiyi due to tightened anti-monopoly regulations.

Tencent merges video teams to draw eyeballs away from Douyin and Kuaishou | KrASIA

Tencent merges video teams to draw eyeballs away from Douyin and Kuaishou

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Song Jingli

Tencent outspent its Chinese peers on strategic investments last year, now with over 1,200 portfolios under its wings.

Inside Tencent's USD 17 billion foreign investment gamble | KrASIA

Inside Tencent&#8217;s USD 17 billion foreign investment gamble

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Low De Wei

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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Tencent Cloud said on Monday that it has established its first internet data center in Indonesia in Jakarta's central business district. It will allow the firm to be closer to its users, reducing access delays to data and applications, help customers meet regulatory and compliance requirements, and provide more disaster recovery options in the Asia Pacific region, the company said.The data center will further support Tencent’s business in Indonesia, including music streaming platform Joox and on-demand video WeTv. The firm also has a partnership wi

Tencent Cloud opens first data center in Indonesia | KrASIA

Tencent Cloud opens first data center in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

MissFresh's highest IPO target: USD 1 billion

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

Grocery delivery startup MissFresh submitted an application for a public listing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week, indicating a fundraising target in the band of USD 500 million to 1 billion, Chinese news media outlet IPO Zaozhidao reported.MissFresh operates a network of prepositioned warehouses across the country that serve as small-scale distribution centers, each sending out shipments of fresh food to fulfill orders placed by customers. The company counts Tencent, Tiger Global, and Goldman Sachs China as investors.

KEY STAT | Online grocer MissFresh privately files for IPO in the US | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Online grocer MissFresh privately files for IPO in the US

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Julianna Wu

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

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

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Garena's mobile shooting game Free Fire has overtaken Tencent's PUBG Mobile as the top battle royale game by player spending in the first quarter in the US, generating about USD 100 million in revenue against USD 68 million for PUBG, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower.

Garena Free Fire tops Tencent's PUBG Mobile for the first time in the US | KrASIA

Garena Free Fire tops Tencent&#8217;s PUBG Mobile for the first time in the US

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Ursula Florene

WeDoctor Hong Kong IPO to raise USD 3 billion

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

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Internet hospital and health maintenance platform WeDoctor filed a prospectus for a Hong Kong IPO on Thursday night. The company expects to raise up to USD 3 billion, according to 36Kr.The company generated revenue to the tune of RMB 1.8 billion (USD 280 million) in 2020, more than three times higher than that of the year before. Losses in 2020 were RMB 1.9 billion (USD 290 million), a gentle 1.1% decline year-on-year.

KEY STAT | Tencent-backed online hospital WeDoctor files for IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Tencent-backed online hospital WeDoctor files for IPO

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

Beijing-based online mutual aid platform Qingsong Huzhu stopped operations on Wednesday, Economic Observer reported, citing users of the service. Before the shutdown, the site registered 17 million users at the end of May last year, second only to Ant Group's Xiang Hu Bao with about 100 million members.

Tencent-backed mutual aid platform Qingsong Huzhu abruptly shuts down | KrASIA

Tencent-backed mutual aid platform Qingsong Huzhu abruptly shuts down

Chinese internet group Tencent Holdings has vowed to make its platform of a billion-plus users open to industry players -- including competitors -- as Beijing steps up an anti-monopoly crackdown aimed at big tech companies.Tencent President Martin Lau told investors Wednesday that its platform is open to industry players and that collaboration with any big companies needs to be "mutually constructive," responding to media reports that Tencent will allow rival Alibaba Group Holding's Taobao marketplace to sell through its mini-program

Tencent vows to embrace open platform amid antitrust crackdown | KrASIA

Tencent vows to embrace open platform amid antitrust crackdown

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WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent (HKEX: 0700) posted strong revenue growth of 28% for 2020 to reach USD 74.4 billion in sales, as online entertainment, social media, and investments brought in a steady stream of cash. Net income for the year was USD 24.5 billion, a 71% jump from 2019, exceeding previous estimations of USD 20 billion.