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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

Douyin

Tiktok

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.

Content

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

Video

The automatic labeling of AI-generated content on TikTok is a small step in an uphill battle against the misuse of AI.

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation? | KrASIA

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Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation?

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

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Jeff Chay

Photo of Victor Lysenko, founder and CEO of Osome.

Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

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

Cambodia

India

Singapore

Vietnam

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

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more

Deals in brief: Stupa scores INR 280 million in funding, Chainstack secures strategic investment, six China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Stupa scores INR 280 million in funding, Chainstack secures strategic investment, six China deals, and more

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Marvin Goh

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

KrASIA | Logistics Archives

On-Demand Services

Abivin

Startup World Cup

The flashy Startup World Cup crowned another winner

Vietnamese startup Abivin takes home grand prize at Startup World Cup 2019 | KrASIA

Vietnamese startup Abivin takes home grand prize at Startup World Cup 2019

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

E-Commerce

Jingdong

This follows reports in April that the company canceled basic salaries and benefits for couriers in the wake of huge losses.

JD Logistics plans hiring spree ahead of June festivities | KrASIA

JD Logistics plans hiring spree ahead of June festivities

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Lao Bei

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

Alibaba

BEST

Best serves TMall and Taobao, among other e-commerce heavyweights.

After years of losses, Alibaba-backed logistics provider Best predicts profits by year-end | KrASIA

After years of losses, Alibaba-backed logistics provider Best predicts profits by year-end

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Song Jingli

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

early stage

On the Move: Early Stage | KrASIA

On the Move: Early Stage

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KrASIA Writers

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. The education industry is fast-reforming nowadays. 

Education

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

eSchool

Lubna.io

Shiok Meats

Triplogic

This week’s highlighted companies secured seed funding from across Southeast Asia.

Planting seeds: Early Stage | KrASIA

Planting seeds: Early Stage

France

The company is gradually trimming delivery lead times to Europe.

Alibaba deepens roots in Europe with a new partner in France | KrASIA

Alibaba deepens roots in Europe with a new partner in France

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

Go-Jek

Ninja Van

Grab sets sights on enhancing its logistics capabilities.

Grab partners with Ninja Van to expand its logistics service offerings | KrASIA

Grab partners with Ninja Van to expand its logistics service offerings

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Robin Moh

Barito Teknologi

Kejora Ventures

Logistic

Sicepat

Sicepat Ekpres

The company claims to complete over 200,000 package deliveries on a daily basis.

Indonesian logistics startup Sicepat raises USD 50 million Series A funding | KrASIA

Indonesian logistics startup Sicepat raises USD 50 million Series A funding

JD Logistics

JD.com

The three "mega-city clusters" JD logistics is targeting accounted for 40% of China’s GDP in 2018.