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

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

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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

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Marvin Goh

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Mobility

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

Transportation

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Weaker earnings spotlight the state players' overreliance on the likes of Nissan and Honda

China's foreign automotive joint ventures lose luster under EV onslaught | KrASIA

China&#8217;s foreign automotive joint ventures lose luster under EV onslaught

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

Alibaba

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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.

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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

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

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Tencent’s latest update to WeChat Pay targets an improved mobile payment experience for foreign visitors to China. How does it compare to Alipay?

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors | KrASIA

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world&#8217;s largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

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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.

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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. 

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Tik Tok

Short-video app Douyin, which is known outside of China as Tik Tok, found that one gateway it relied on for onboarding new users - via WeChat - had been

Tencent no longer allows users to create an account on Bytedance's Douyin via WeChat | KrASIA

Tencent no longer allows users to create an account on Bytedance&#8217;s Douyin via WeChat

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Song Jingli

Voices

Allan Zhang mentioned that the current problem with most Internet companies is the obsession of user acquisition through devious schemes.

WeChat creator Allan Zhang quoted Jeff Bezos to warn product managers to choose kindness over cleverness | KrASIA

WeChat creator Allan Zhang quoted Jeff Bezos to warn product managers to choose kindness over cleverness

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DeFang Tang

Mini Program

WeChat is cementing its position as China's biggest 'super app' by offering its users access to more and more services.

Tencent's WeChat claims 1m mini programs, growing an app store-ish ecosystem | KrASIA

Tencent&#8217;s WeChat claims 1m mini programs, growing an app store-ish ecosystem

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Elaine Huang

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In a move to spur Chinese outbound tourists' spending in Singapore, Changi Airport will be deploying WeChat Pay across most of its merchants by end-2018.

Singapore's Changi Airport integrates WeChat Pay for Chinese travellers | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Changi Airport integrates WeChat Pay for Chinese travellers

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

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Mini-apps

Mini-apps users have jumped more than half just in six months this year, with third-party developers for the platform increasing by a third.

WeChat now has over 1.5m third-party mini-apps developers | KrASIA

WeChat now has over 1.5m third-party mini-apps developers

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With the World Cup starting in June, the majority of online gambling activities are in betting World Cup game results.

WeChat cracking down online gambling, punishing more than 50,000 accounts and 8,000 WeChat groups | KrASIA

WeChat cracking down online gambling, punishing more than 50,000 accounts and 8,000 WeChat groups

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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Chauncey Jung

WeChat data insights show that it has successfully become a lifestyle app, and have further room for growth in China's rural area.

Tencent releases first WeChat data insights report, revealing growth room in rural area | KrASIA

Tencent releases first WeChat data insights report, revealing growth room in rural area

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Wechat

Tencent no longer allows users to create an account on Bytedance’s Douyin via WeChat

WeChat creator Allan Zhang quoted Jeff Bezos to warn product managers to choose kindness over cleverness

Tencent’s WeChat claims 1m mini programs, growing an app store-ish ecosystem

Singapore’s Changi Airport integrates WeChat Pay for Chinese travellers

WeChat now has over 1.5m third-party mini-apps developers

WeChat cracking down online gambling, punishing more than 50,000 accounts and 8,000 WeChat groups

Tencent releases first WeChat data insights report, revealing growth room in rural area

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