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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

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Billionaire says his group's growth pales beside US and Chinese companies.

SoftBank's Son 'embarrassed' by track record as Asia rivals zoom by | KrASIA

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

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WeWork is an American company that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communities, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in New York City.

WeWork

SoftBank had valued WeWork at USD 47 billion in January.

SoftBank Vision Fund chief rejects criticism over valuations | KrASIA

SoftBank Vision Fund chief rejects criticism over valuations

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. 

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

City of Wuhan also picks two other operators for network using Huawei 5G.

Baidu wins China's first commercial license for self-driving buses | KrASIA

Baidu wins China&#8217;s first commercial license for self-driving buses

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

Shanghai's new STAR market part of efforts to encourage investment in tech startups.

China aims for IPO adrenaline to fund strategic chipmakers | KrASIA

China aims for IPO adrenaline to fund strategic chipmakers

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

Alibaba

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

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

Alibaba and Tencent reshape how people access health care, lending and more.

China's USD 25 trillion in mobile payments transform nation's services | KrASIA

China&#8217;s USD 25 trillion in mobile payments transform nation&#8217;s services

Treating drivers as employees will alter cost calculations for Asia's booming gig economy.

California's Uber-driver law hints at Gojek, Grab, and Didi dominoes | KrASIA

California&#8217;s Uber-driver law hints at Gojek, Grab, and Didi dominoes

Investor scrutiny over business models and profitability scares wannabes.

WeWork troubles give Chinese unicorns the chills | KrASIA

WeWork troubles give Chinese unicorns the chills

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

China's biggest tech company pledges $1.5bn for more software developers.

Huawei ups cloud computing push in challenge to Amazon and Alibaba | KrASIA

Huawei ups cloud computing push in challenge to Amazon and Alibaba

Technological revolution is closing economic gap between countries.

Nikkei Asia

SoftBank’s Son ’embarrassed’ by track record as Asia rivals zoom by

SoftBank Vision Fund chief rejects criticism over valuations

Baidu wins China’s first commercial license for self-driving buses

China aims for IPO adrenaline to fund strategic chipmakers

China’s USD 25 trillion in mobile payments transform nation’s services

California’s Uber-driver law hints at Gojek, Grab, and Didi dominoes

WeWork troubles give Chinese unicorns the chills

Huawei ups cloud computing push in challenge to Amazon and Alibaba

Exchange of labor and ideas reshape Asia’s industrial landscape