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

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Indonesia's financial authority has moved to regulate unlicensed financial advisers to protect novice investors.

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Indonesia&#8217;s &#8220;finfluencers&#8221; under scrutiny as P2P lending bubble bursts

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It all feels like Déjà Vu - what is happening now to Uber Southeast Asia & its employees.

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Momentum Works builds, scales and manages tech ventures across the emerging world, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. We combine strategic understanding, execution experience, network of partners, and a great team to make things happen. In addition to building ventures and joint-ventures, we also consult on strategy, venture financing &amp; all areas of operations. Website: www.momentum.asia Our blog: http://thelowdown.momentum.asia/

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Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

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Turning Monopoly into a Duopoly?&#8211;Chinese Ride-sharing Business Enters the Path of Competition, again

Chauncey Jung works with a unicorn Internet firm based out of Beijing. His professional experience pays him off an insider perspective over China’s internet industry. Completed his bachelor and master education in Canada, Chauncey is obsessed with trending technologies and economic developments across Asia. He can be reached at chaunceyzhang@foxmail.com.

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In a development forum, Rolin Li spoke about Chinese users’ view on personal privacy, saying that the Chinese users are ‘less sensitive’ to trading away their privacies for more conveniences.

Trading Privacy for Conveniences: How Chinese Internet Users are Struggling in Their High Techs?

Bytedance General Manager ZHANG Nan: Tik Tok Meshes with China’s Consumption Upgrade Trends (Part 2)

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

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How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 2)

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Will Bullet Comments be Popular in America?

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Chinese users enjoyed immensely, yet little moves were made by American innovators

Yet the once-successful product now became somehow shadowed by the latest trending products such as Douyin, Zhihu and Douban.

Dying Forums and Aging Users: Is Baidu’s Star Community Becoming Outdated?

Sold 200k Second-hand Books in Six Months, WeChat Account Duozhuayu Provides Books as the Remedy for Urbanites' Anxiety

Standardization, durability and price stability make books a perfect pick for the resale business.