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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

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

China Tech

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

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

From Tencent to Pinduoduo, companies use surveillance and lawsuits to retain staff as competition ramps up.

China's tech workers trapped in jobs by noncompete contracts | KrASIA

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China&#8217;s tech workers trapped in jobs by noncompete contracts

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JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer. 

Automotive Aftermarket

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Electric vehicle

JD.com

New Energy Vehicle

new energy vehicles

Apart from selling its own cars, JD aims to handle every aspect of the automotive business.

What is JD's blueprint for entering the new energy vehicle industry? | KrASIA

What is JD&#8217;s blueprint for entering the new energy vehicle industry?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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China is tapping into emerging markets for its solar exports amid trade tensions with the US and Europe.

China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets | KrASIA

China’s solar surplus creates opportunities for emerging green markets

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Jeff Chay

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. 

Grab

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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SEA Tech

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

Gojek

GoTo

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

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.

Tokopedia

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

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

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

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Philippines

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Thailand

Vietnam

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Startups

Tied to the fortunes of SoftBank's Vision Fund, the tech sector must now sink or swim.

From Grab to GoTo, Southeast Asia's startups weather funding winter | KrASIA

From Grab to GoTo, Southeast Asia&#8217;s startups weather funding winter

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Sea Group

Social Impact

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.

Venture Capital

Navigating the dynamic landscape of Southeast Asia, tech startups strive to overcome hurdles and seize opportunities on their journey towards the elusive unicorn status.

Southeast Asia’s Tech Startups: The Road to Becoming Unicorns | KrASIA

Southeast Asia’s Tech Startups: The Road to Becoming Unicorns

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Degen Hill

The superapp operator cites a 72% revenue boost for ride-hailing with 'ample room to recover'.

Singapore's Grab cuts losses in Q1 as tourism demand returns | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab cuts losses in Q1 as tourism demand returns

The ride-hailing giant introduces travel-focused features through partner integrations with WeChat, Alipay, and Kakao T to ensure a seamless booking and payment experience for travelers.

Grab Launches New Travel-Focused Features for Post-Pandemic Tourism Industry | KrASIA

Grab Launches New Travel-Focused Features for Post-Pandemic Tourism Industry

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Melody Bay

Singaporean superapp cuts sales promotions to focus on monetization

Grab leans on Tencent and Amazon in rush to turn profit | KrASIA

Grab leans on Tencent and Amazon in rush to turn profit

Nasdaq-listed tech group expects to break even sooner after annual loss halves to USD 1.74 billion.

Singapore's Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off

Singapore's Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule. Superapp narrows Q3 loss to USD 342 million with reduced incentive payouts.

Singapore's Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab. Be Group also competes with Gojek in food delivery and has digital bank

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab | KrASIA

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab

Digital Banks

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Virtual lender GXS launches with 'earn interest daily' perk to lure consumers.

Grab

From Grab to GoTo, Southeast Asia’s startups weather funding winter

Southeast Asia’s Tech Startups: The Road to Becoming Unicorns

Singapore’s Grab cuts losses in Q1 as tourism demand returns

Grab Launches New Travel-Focused Features for Post-Pandemic Tourism Industry

Grab leans on Tencent and Amazon in rush to turn profit

Singapore’s Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off

Singapore’s Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab

Grab-Singtel beats Sea to the punch with Singapore digital bank

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