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

Alibaba

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

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

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

Kuaishou

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

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

E-Commerce

The standalone shopping channel is a strategic move by Baidu which is ramping up e-commerce capabilities in its mobile ecosystem.

Baidu launches in-app shopping channel in latest e-commerce move | KrASIA

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Baidu launches in-app shopping channel in latest e-commerce move

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

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Song Jingli

Capitalizing on the platform's 683 million customers, the store sold over 100,000 items within two days of its launch.

Indonesia launches national store on Pinduoduo | KrASIA

Indonesia launches national store on Pinduoduo

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

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.

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

The investment indicates investors are picking up confidence in the ride-hailing sector again after a two-year winter.

Following Dida's IPO filing, Shouqi Yueche closes Series C round | KrASIA

Following Dida&#8217;s IPO filing, Shouqi Yueche closes Series C round

Food Delivery

Grocery Delivery

The initial alliance with Sun Art dates back to 2017, after which Alibaba integrated its online grocery ordering platform Taoxianda with Sun Art's stores, offering home-delivery services.

Alibaba invests USD 3.6 billion to take control of retailer Sun Art | KrASIA

Alibaba invests USD 3.6 billion to take control of retailer Sun Art

Japan, Korea, and the West

Xpeng

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Faraday Future will use the new funds to support mass production of its FF 91 model.

EV maker Faraday Future raises USD 45 million in debt financing | KrASIA

EV maker Faraday Future raises USD 45 million in debt financing

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.

Facial Recognition

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

The warehouse robots are meant to reduce labor costs and improve workers' efficiency.

AI giant Megvii leverages logistics as new growth engine, rolling out seven warehouse robots | KrASIA

AI giant Megvii leverages logistics as new growth engine, rolling out seven warehouse robots

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

Meituan

Edtech

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

Live Streaming

Meituan first released livestreaming features in April, allowing tourist sites to introduce themselves to potential visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meituan rolls out livestreaming tools for educational businesses | KrASIA

Meituan rolls out livestreaming tools for educational businesses

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

Energy

The firm's main rivals Nio, Li Auto, and Xpeng are already listed in the United States.

After raising USD 1.5 billion, EV maker WM Motor kicks off China Star Market IPO | KrASIA

After raising USD 1.5 billion, EV maker WM Motor kicks off China Star Market IPO

Shaonian Dedao scores USD 30 million in Series B

The Shaonian Dedao app has gained 3 million registered users since its launch in April 2018, making it one of the fastest growing platforms in the online education sector.