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IT makes social distancing more bearable, but new privacy concerns emerge.

South Korea harnesses tech prowess in coronavirus fight | KrASIA

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South Korea harnesses tech prowess in coronavirus fight

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

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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

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

Chinese tech giant's position in global smartphone market at risk.

Huawei turns to mobile chip rivals to beat US pressure | KrASIA

Huawei turns to mobile chip rivals to beat US pressure

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

Popular 80-million user social media platform to also offer payment service.

Japan's Line to launch telemedicine app on rising pandemic demand | KrASIA

Japan&#8217;s Line to launch telemedicine app on rising pandemic demand

Top operator AIS ready to invest up to USD 1.2 billion for network expansion this year.

Thailand leads ASEAN in 5G rollout due to pandemic | KrASIA

Thailand leads ASEAN in 5G rollout due to pandemic

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Video

Company under scrutiny from both US and China as trade tensions flare anew.

Zoom suspends free service to individuals in China | KrASIA

Zoom suspends free service to individuals in China

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

Alibaba

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

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

E-Commerce

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

Independent directors named as CEO Son tries to boost confidence after big loss.

Jack Ma leaves SoftBank board after 13 years | KrASIA

Jack Ma leaves SoftBank board after 13 years

Flagship model Mate 30 now only has 1% American components.

Huawei teardown shows US ban made company turn to Chinese parts | KrASIA

Huawei teardown shows US ban made company turn to Chinese parts

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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

Osaka eyes flying cars over World Expo 2025 under new legislation.

Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech 'super cities' | KrASIA

Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech &#8216;super cities&#8217;

Sony

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.