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Deals in brief: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: IvyCap Ventures announces final close of third fund, Ion Energy raises USD 3 million, 19 China and India deals, and more

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The chipmaking equipment producer looks 'four generations ahead' in bolstering the supply chain.

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan's Silicon Road reclaim glory | KrASIA

Tokyo Electron investments help Japan&#8217;s Silicon Road reclaim glory

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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

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Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more

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Marvin Goh

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.

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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&#8217;s core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

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

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Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

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Several contenders exist, but the verdict on the future leader of Southeast Asia's e-commerce market remains pending.

Southeast Asian e-commerce: TikTok disrupts the market, Shopee and Lazada navigate defensive dilemmas | KrASIA

Southeast Asian e-commerce: TikTok disrupts the market, Shopee and Lazada navigate defensive dilemmas

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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ByteDance is playing the long game by spending the year to refocus on business areas where it can leverage its strengths for long-term success.

2023 was a year speckled with setbacks for ByteDance, but why? | KrASIA

2023 was a year speckled with setbacks for ByteDance, but why?

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

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The integration of TikTok Shop into Tokopedia will enable it to resume operations in Indonesia, following its forced suspension in October due to regulatory reasons.

TikTok invests USD 1.5 billion in GoTo’s Tokopedia to restart e-commerce business in Indonesia | KrASIA

TikTok invests USD 1.5 billion in GoTo’s Tokopedia to restart e-commerce business in Indonesia

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

An investment in Tokopedia would be an unprecedented move for TikTok amidst its global expansion into online shopping.

All you need to know about TikTok’s potential partnership with Tokopedia in Indonesia | KrASIA

All you need to know about TikTok’s potential partnership with Tokopedia in Indonesia

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

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After significant investments in gaming and facing a lack of commensurate success, ByteDance appears poised to conclude its venture in the gaming sector by winding down Nuverse.

ByteDance to wind down Nuverse, signaling exit from gaming sector | KrASIA

ByteDance to wind down Nuverse, signaling exit from gaming sector

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ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

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

Kuaishou

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

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

With Meituan in the lead, Douyin posing a challenge, and other contenders striving to catch up, the jury is still out on the future state of China's local lifestyle sector.

In a battle between Meituan and Douyin, who will prevail? | KrASIA

In a battle between Meituan and Douyin, who will prevail?

TikTokShop

The new regulation mandates the clear segregation of social media and e-commerce activities, impacting TikTok Shop and the e-commerce landscape in Indonesia.

Reg 31/2023: The regulation behind TikTok Shop's closure in Indonesia | KrASIA

Reg 31/2023: The regulation behind TikTok Shop&#8217;s closure in Indonesia

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Baidu

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.

Among the roster of companies that obtained approval for their LLM products are not only tech giants like Baidu and Douyin Group, but also Chinese startups and research institutions.

Baidu’s Ernie Bot among eight Chinese LLM products approved for public launch | KrASIA

Baidu’s Ernie Bot among eight Chinese LLM products approved for public launch

Controversy around TikTok’s Project S could trigger regulatory change to protect the interests of local MSMEs in Indonesia.