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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

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

Consumer Services

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Strong performances across mobility, deliveries, and financial services drove Grab’s better-than-expected first-quarter results.

Grab raises EBITDA outlook as Q1 revenue and user growth beat expectations | KrASIA

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Grab raises EBITDA outlook as Q1 revenue and user growth beat expectations

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Sudo Lim

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

Deep Tech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

The two companies unveiled processors designed to boost real-time performance, enhance safety, and power more centralized automotive systems.

Axera and Black Sesame roll out chips built for smarter, safer vehicles | KrASIA

Axera and Black Sesame roll out chips built for smarter, safer vehicles

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Once reliant on the US, Chinese brands are pivoting to new markets to blunt the impact of trade tensions.

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps | KrASIA

US tariffs push Chinese hardware startups to redraw global roadmaps

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

ByteDance

ByteDance | KrASIA Archives

Bytedance is facing challenges from Chinese cyberspace administration and rival Tencent.

Alibaba’s flopped attempt at investing in Toutiao | KrASIA

Alibaba’s flopped attempt at investing in Toutiao

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

Here are some stories and ideas from the past week that you shouldn’t miss.

KrASIA Weekly: China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Under Pressure from Cyberspace Administration | KrASIA

KrASIA Weekly: China&#8217;s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Under Pressure from Cyberspace Administration

Toutiao is reportedly eyeing to compete with Alibaba and Tencent in instant messaging tool for enterprises. 

Deals | Toutiao Invested in China's Google Docs-like Shimo, Paving Out Its Way to Tap into the Enterprise Services | KrASIA

Deals | Toutiao Invested in China&#8217;s Google Docs-like Shimo, Paving Out Its Way to Tap into the Enterprise Services

China’s most valuable independent startup Toutiao was courted by Alibaba amid growing Tencent-Toutiao feud

Plus, Uber acquires bike-sharing startup JUMP. SoftBank Ventures invested $23.5 million in Singapore-headquartered IYUNO Media.

KrASIA Daily: China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Taken Offline from Local App Stores, as Regulations on Cyberspace Tightens | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: China&#8217;s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Taken Offline from Local App Stores, as Regulations on Cyberspace Tightens

Phoenix News, NetEase News, and Tiantian Kuaibao were also taken offline from local app stores.

China’s Jinri Toutiao News App Removed from Local App Marketplaces | KrASIA

China’s Jinri Toutiao News App Removed from Local App Marketplaces

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Tencent-backed short video streaming app Kuaishou fully acquired AcFun amid increasing competition with Toutiao's Douyin

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

AcFun’s rival Bilibili priced its IPO at $11.50 per share to raise in total $483 million through a Nasdaq-listing.

Toutiao Comes to Rescue as Anime-streaming Site AcFun Fails to Secure Alibaba Investment | KrASIA

Toutiao Comes to Rescue as Anime-streaming Site AcFun Fails to Secure Alibaba Investment

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

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

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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KrASIA Writers

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 1) | KrASIA

How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 1)

China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Internet traffic giants venture into online education sector for business expansion

ByteDance

Alibaba’s flopped attempt at investing in Toutiao

KrASIA Weekly: China’s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Under Pressure from Cyberspace Administration

Deals | Toutiao Invested in China’s Google Docs-like Shimo, Paving Out Its Way to Tap into the Enterprise Services

KrASIA Daily: China’s Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Taken Offline from Local App Stores, as Regulations on Cyberspace Tightens