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SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

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

Son wins 96% shareholder votes, indicating tight grip on tech conglomerate.

SoftBank CEO's approval rating rises despite historic loss | KrASIA

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SoftBank CEO&#8217;s approval rating rises despite historic loss

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

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Sony

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

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

CEO Yoshida faces test of sustaining share rally with post-pandemic vision.

Sony hopes to shed 'conglomerate discount' under new name | KrASIA

Sony hopes to shed &#8216;conglomerate discount&#8217; under new name

Top-tier AI chip companies are sought after, while mediocre startups will find difficulty in financing

Deep Tech

Yangtze Memory bolsters line up amid US-China decoupling.

China's top memory chipmaker to unveil first-ever storage products | KrASIA

China&#8217;s top memory chipmaker to unveil first-ever storage products

Wave Money will focus on an app started in 2018 for paying bills and making online purchases, tapping the expertise of Alipay. Photo by Yuichi Nitta for Nikkei Asian Review.

USD 73 million deal brings Alipay operator on board to expand app services.

Yoma to buy control of Myanmar e-payment venture Wave Money | KrASIA

Yoma to buy control of Myanmar e-payment venture Wave Money

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

Alibaba

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

ZTO Express in talks with banks while Yum China seeks USD 2 billion.

More Chinese companies seek Hong Kong dual listings as US pressure rises | KrASIA

More Chinese companies seek Hong Kong dual listings as US pressure rises

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Apple

Arm-based chipset to be produced by TSMC, sources say.

Apple to replace Intel processors for Macs with in-house chips | KrASIA

Apple to replace Intel processors for Macs with in-house chips

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

Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era.

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic | KrASIA

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic

Nippon Sheet Glass readies lightweight device priced below competing exam kits.

Food poisoning kit transforms into 10-minute coronavirus test | KrASIA

Food poisoning kit transforms into 10-minute coronavirus test

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.

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

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

Nikkei Asia

SoftBank CEO’s approval rating rises despite historic loss

Sony hopes to shed ‘conglomerate discount’ under new name

China’s top memory chipmaker to unveil first-ever storage products

Yoma to buy control of Myanmar e-payment venture Wave Money

More Chinese companies seek Hong Kong dual listings as US pressure rises

Apple to replace Intel processors for Macs with in-house chips

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic

Food poisoning kit transforms into 10-minute coronavirus test

Asia’s electric car sales drift into the slow lane