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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

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

ByteDance comes in second behind Alibaba but ahead of Baidu in China’s digital media spending market by revenue.

TikTok owner ByteDance becomes second-largest digital ad player in China behind only Alibaba | KrASIA

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TikTok owner ByteDance becomes second-largest digital ad player in China behind only Alibaba

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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

The number of Top500 systems installed in China reached 227, up from 219 six months ago.

China expands its share of fastest supercomputers although US remains No 1 when it comes to speed | KrASIA

China expands its share of fastest supercomputers although US remains No 1 when it comes to speed

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Beijing-based ByteDance is set to launch its new music streaming service as soon as next month, according to the Financial Times

Spotify, Apple Music to face music streaming challenge from TikTok owner ByteDance: FT | KrASIA

Spotify, Apple Music to face music streaming challenge from TikTok owner ByteDance: FT

Private equity and venture capital firms are filling the vacuum as China’s technology titans shift focus to local start-up firms

China’s tech entrepreneurs are getting venture capital funding at home in push into Southeast Asian markets | KrASIA

China’s tech entrepreneurs are getting venture capital funding at home in push into Southeast Asian markets

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

Kuaishou

“No two services are the same,” an Instagram spokeswoman said while acknowledging that TikTok is doing “big things” in the short video format.

Instagram takes on TikTok, Kwai in Brazil with new video-music remix feature | KrASIA

Instagram takes on TikTok, Kwai in Brazil with new video-music remix feature

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

E-Commerce

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

On-Demand Services

The nod clears the way for Hangzhou-based Alibaba to start a weeklong roadshow from November 13 to garner interest from global investors.

Alibaba gets nod to sell shares in Hong Kong, in a secondary listing that catapults city back to the top of world’s IPO ranking | KrASIA

Alibaba gets nod to sell shares in Hong Kong, in a secondary listing that catapults city back to the top of world’s IPO ranking

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

Wireless headset sector is seen as a huge new market.

Apple AirPods craze spreads to China, becoming music to the ears of wireless-headset stock investors | KrASIA

Apple AirPods craze spreads to China, becoming music to the ears of wireless-headset stock investors

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. 

Strategies that include a sharper focus on its home market have helped Huawei stabilise the ship through the trade ban.

Huawei defies the odds to lead global telecoms market after 180 days on US trade blacklist | KrASIA

Huawei defies the odds to lead global telecoms market after 180 days on US trade blacklist

The tiny robots are able to move within a patient’s body to treat tumours