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Over 7,500 coronavirus-related fraud cases have been reported in China as of February 24.

‘Heartless’ online scammers and hackers take advantage of coronavirus fears | KrASIA

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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

Once up and running, the facility will produce EUR 1 billion worth of products annually and directly create 500 jobs.

Huawei’s European factory will improve supply chain efficiency, ease security concerns, says analyst | KrASIA

Huawei’s European factory will improve supply chain efficiency, ease security concerns, says analyst

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Google

Huawei’s AppGallery has more than 390 million active users worldwide, compared with two billion for Google Play.

Google warns of security risks in sideloading its apps on Huawei’s smartphones | KrASIA

Google warns of security risks in sideloading its apps on Huawei’s smartphones

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

Alibaba

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

E-Commerce

Grocery Delivery

Products such as fresh food that were previously sold overwhelmingly offline have seen huge rise in online orders during the health crisis.

Coronavirus a boon for China’s tech-savvy supermarkets as homebound customers switch to online grocery orders | KrASIA

Coronavirus a boon for China’s tech-savvy supermarkets as homebound customers switch to online grocery orders

ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

ele.me

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

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

Food Delivery

Robotics

As customer fears about the coronavirus cast a shadow over China’s food delivery industry, several companies have announced robot-delivery related services.

China’s e-commerce giants deploy robots to deliver orders amid coronavirus outbreak | KrASIA

China’s e-commerce giants deploy robots to deliver orders amid coronavirus outbreak

Many activities are moving online, providing new opportunities for online education providers and fresh food delivery platforms.

How China has turned to tech like never before to combat the coronavirus | KrASIA

How China has turned to tech like never before to combat the coronavirus

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

Fintech investments in China totaled US$1.9 billion last year vs US$25.5 billion in 2018, Accenture says.

Global fintech deals declined 4% in 2019 as China investments fell sharply, report says | KrASIA

Global fintech deals declined 4% in 2019 as China investments fell sharply, report says

Huawei’s developer's event last year attracted more than 5,000 people globally.

Huawei postpones developer conference amid coronavirus, in setback as it seeks to build app ecosystem | KrASIA

Huawei postpones developer conference amid coronavirus, in setback as it seeks to build app ecosystem

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Business units of Alibaba and JD.com, as well as e-commerce start-up Meicai, have initiated temporary staff recruitment programmes.