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Deals in brief: Vietnam’s Be Group secures VND 739.5 billion, Zendesk acquires Klaus, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Vietnam’s Be Group secures VND 739.5 billion, Zendesk acquires Klaus, multiple China and India deals, and more

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

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A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

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Lazada's decision to retrench employees may be unpalatable, but Shopee's recent trajectory suggests that it could be a strategic move for the company.

Lazada layoffs: An outcome of a sobering reality check for the Southeast Asian e-commerce company | KrASIA

Lazada layoffs: An outcome of a sobering reality check for the Southeast Asian e-commerce company

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Deals in brief: Atome raises USD 31 million from parent firm, Asia Partners closes second fund, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Atome raises USD 31 million from parent firm, Asia Partners closes second fund, multiple China and India deals, and more

NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.

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

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William Li, CEO of Nio, has formidable financing capabilities—but the real challenge lies in effectively utilizing the funds to secure the company's future.

Despite CYVN's USD 2.2 billion lifeline, Chinese automaker Nio must strengthen its fundamentals | KrASIA

Despite CYVN&#8217;s USD 2.2 billion lifeline, Chinese automaker Nio must strengthen its fundamentals

Deals in brief: Semaai, Komunal, and OnCusp secure funding, Etherscan acquires Solscan, multiple China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Semaai, Komunal, and OnCusp secure funding, Etherscan acquires Solscan, multiple China and India deals, and more

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Deals in brief: Mixue Bingcheng and GoodMe apply for Hong Kong IPO, UniFAHS and Silicon Box secure funding, 11 China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Mixue Bingcheng and GoodMe apply for Hong Kong IPO, UniFAHS and Silicon Box secure funding, 11 China deals, and more

These are ten of the top coffee trends that captured headlines in China amid escalating competition from both domestic and foreign brands.

The top 10 coffee trends that captivated China’s javaphiles in 2023 | KrASIA

The top 10 coffee trends that captivated China’s javaphiles in 2023

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Singapore may be a small city-state, but it has the means and the right conditions to develop into a data center powerhouse and an AI hub.

Singapore joins China and the US as a key AI player, boosting Nvidia’s global revenue | KrASIA

Singapore joins China and the US as a key AI player, boosting Nvidia’s global revenue

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The new flagship model has been hailed as the Chinese automaker's pinnacle, boasting advanced features while maintaining a competitive price.

Xpeng Motors officially launches the Xpeng X9, its maiden MPV | KrASIA

Xpeng Motors officially launches the Xpeng X9, its maiden MPV

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The Chinese tech group is renting server space from state-owned partners in the meantime.

Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law | KrASIA

Alibaba to build Vietnam data center to follow local storage law

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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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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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.

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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

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

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