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

Consumer Services

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

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How does Douyin fuel omnichannel growth for brands?

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

KrASIA

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.

Venture Capital

Malaysia

Singapore

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

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

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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KrASIA Writers

CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

CATL

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

CATL’s “Choco-Swap” system reimagines EV batteries as assets, shaping a new business paradigm that maximizes utility and profitability.

From power to profit: CATL turns EV batteries into financial assets with “Choco-Swap” | KrASIA

From power to profit: CATL turns EV batteries into financial assets with “Choco-Swap”

Q&amp;A

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Edric Lin

EngageRocket

Graymatics

Jobs

Wanted

Can Wanted beat its competitors, which include traditional recruitment agencies, by offering cash rewards?

South Korean social referral recruitment platform Wanted has a big plan for Southeast Asia | KrASIA

South Korean social referral recruitment platform Wanted has a big plan for Southeast Asia

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Elaine Huang

Easy Taxi

HalalNode

Jianggan Li

Lazada

Momentum Works

Rocket Internet

Zalora

Finding the right people was a challenge for the company initially, he said, managing 30 hires at Momentum Works.

Momentum Works LI Jianggan: How to build a venture builder | KrASIA

Momentum Works LI Jianggan: How to build a venture builder

Cyber attack

Government

LogRhythm

Matthew Winter

SingHealth

In light of the recent SingHealth attack, Matthew Winter of LogRhythm discusses how such breaches can be prevented.

Understanding digital clues key in cyber breaches: LogRhythm exec | KrASIA

Understanding digital clues key in cyber breaches: LogRhythm exec

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

Medtech

Caregiver Asia

Healthcare

Yeo Wan Ling

Operating out of Singapore, Malaysia and the US, this caregiver and care seeker matching platform has seen positive results, says CEO Yeo Wan Ling.

Caregiver Asia on a tech-powered eldercare market in Singapore | KrASIA

Caregiver Asia on a tech-powered eldercare market in Singapore

Carousell

Marcus Tan

Marketplace

Mobile App

Six years in, what has popular Singaporean mobile marketplace Carousell learnt? Co-founder Marcus Tan shares more with KrASIA.

Carousell co-founder Marcus Tan's grand vision for the mobile marketplace | KrASIA

Carousell co-founder Marcus Tan&#8217;s grand vision for the mobile marketplace

Food

Mary Biggins

MealPal

Paul Clifford

US-based foodtech company MealPal aims to help busy corporates in Singapore skip the queue at restaurants.

Takeout subscription app MealPal launches in Singapore | KrASIA

Takeout subscription app MealPal launches in Singapore

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

Elderly

Lim Meng Hui

SmartPeep

video

Zeroth AI

The team of 13 has extracted more than 10,000 worth of samples from videos to train the machine to detect falls or signs of distress.

SmartPeep takes a step towards preventing falls with video AI | KrASIA

SmartPeep takes a step towards preventing falls with video AI

Dorothy Yiu

Human Resources

Leong Chee Tung

Founded in Singapore by two ex-Gallup staff, this Software-as-a-Service company boasts Sephora as a client, among others.

HR tech startup EngageRocket helps firms understand employee grouses | KrASIA

HR tech startup EngageRocket helps firms understand employee grouses

AppKnox

CardUp

Evie.ai

SeedPlus

Tiang Lim Foo

This Singapore-based investor targeting seed investments across the region believes in the banal basics, which many still don't adhere to

Q&A