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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.

China Tech

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

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

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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India

MENA

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Toku to acquire AiChat, Strativity Group bought by UST, ADQ and OIA launch new fund to stimulate MENA tech innovation, and more

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Jeff Chay

New Zealand

The recent delegation visit underscores China's openness to collaborate more closely with "friend and partner" New Zealand.

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand | KrASIA

Chinese delegation bolsters bilateral trade and cooperation in recent visit to New Zealand

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight.

KrASIA | Entertainment Archives

Creative

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

Tencent Weishi

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

A regular Chinese internet user consumes over six hours of the day on digital devices.

Chinese netizens spend 15% of screen time browsing short videos, report says | KrASIA

Chinese netizens spend 15% of screen time browsing short videos, report says

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

A few months ago, TikTok rolled out in-app shopping advertisements in the US.

TikTok might be harboring e-commerce dream in India | KrASIA

TikTok might be harboring e-commerce dream in India

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Priya Pradeep

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

Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider headquartered in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.

Netflix

According to consulting firm eMarketer users for subscription-based video on demand in India will cross 150 million by 2020.

Netflix to maintain its India focus amidst regulatory hurdles | KrASIA

Netflix to maintain its India focus amidst regulatory hurdles

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

USD 50 million investment will also aid Japanese restaurants to join Go-Food Festivals.

Cool Japan taps Gojek to deliver anime in Indonesia | KrASIA

Cool Japan taps Gojek to deliver anime in Indonesia

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

Live Streaming

Live streaming is in search of its place after the initial hype has cooled off.

Live streaming in Southeast Asia: from 'in-real-life' broadcasting to shopping and gaming | KrASIA

Live streaming in Southeast Asia: from &#8216;in-real-life&#8217; broadcasting to shopping and gaming

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Zhixin Tan

Multi-channel networks like Collab Indonesia are helping creators make money online.

How the influencer marketing trend is playing out in Indonesia | KrASIA

How the influencer marketing trend is playing out in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

With over 500 million monthly active users in 154 countries, TikTok is rethinking its future.

TikTok prioritizes US, Japan, India in global push, but ditches UK | KrASIA

TikTok prioritizes US, Japan, India in global push, but ditches UK

Tencent tries to curb the expansion of rivals like ByteDance and Kuaishou.

Tencent folds game live-streaming investees Huya and Douyu under one roof to avoid sibling rivalry | KrASIA

Tencent folds game live-streaming investees Huya and Douyu under one roof to avoid sibling rivalry

Changyou's shares have risen 54.73% to USD 9.16 at pre-market trading hours.

Loss-making Sohu plans to privatize US-listed game developer Changyou | KrASIA

Loss-making Sohu plans to privatize US-listed game developer Changyou

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