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

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud

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

China Tech

Vietnam

The Chinese tech group is renting server space from state-owned partners in the meantime.

Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law | KrASIA

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Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law

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

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As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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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

Douyin

Tiktok

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Content

Creative

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

The automatic labeling of AI-generated content on TikTok is a small step in an uphill battle against the misuse of AI.

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation? | KrASIA

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation?

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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.

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India

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more

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

On-Demand Services

KrASIA | On-Demand Services Archives

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

Voices

Meituan-Dianping seeks to serve 1 billion consumers per day.

Meituan-Dianping WANG Xing explained why he invested in Go-Jek and Swiggy | KrASIA

Meituan-Dianping WANG Xing explained why he invested in Go-Jek and Swiggy

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Indonesian Go-Jek stages $500M expansion battle with Grab across SEA

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

Gojek

The newest battleground for Grab and Go-Jek: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines

Indonesian Go-Jek stages $500M expansion battle with Grab across SEA | KrASIA

I'm Xiaochun with KrASIA [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

Didi Chuxing will stop taking orders for its ride-pooling service from 22:00 to 6:00.

Didi Chuxing rectifying ride-pooling service amid public outrage | KrASIA

Didi Chuxing rectifying ride-pooling service amid public outrage

KrASIA Daily: Grab rival U-Hop raises fresh funding, planning to expand in SE Asia and the US

Plus, Didi Chuxing suspended hitch service. Walmart may list Flipkart.

KrASIA Daily: Grab rival U-Hop raises fresh funding to expand in SE Asia and the US | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Grab rival U-Hop raises fresh funding to expand in SE Asia and the US

Didi Chuxing Kicking off Car-Rental Service and Who Still Wants to Own A Car?

Plus, eBay to relaunch in India. Singapore's BitOfProperty raised fresh funds. 

KrASIA Daily: Didi apologized after the murder of female passenger | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Didi apologized after the murder of female passenger

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. 

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Plus, Ofo's order for new bikes shrinks. Buffett is no bitcoin fan. 

KrASIA Daily: Grab announces first update after acquiring Uber's SE Asia operations  | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Grab announces first update after acquiring Uber&#8217;s SE Asia operations 

Grab counts SoftBank and Didi Chuxing as backers

Grab reportedly adding $1 billion to its war chest, expecting competition with local and foreign rivals | KrASIA

Grab reportedly adding $1 billion to its war chest, expecting competition with local and foreign rivals

Grab reveals annual revenue to be over US$1 billion 

Plus, Alibaba expects an acceleration of sales. Flipkart agrees to sell 75% stake to Walmart.

KrASIA Daily: Grab reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion to fuel expansion in SE Asia | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Grab reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion to fuel expansion in SE Asia

The partnership is part of Didi Chuxing’s alliance with 31 companies in the auto industry.