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Deals in brief: Pi-xcels raises USD 2.7 million, Vynn Capital backs MediSun Energy, Gobi Partners teams up with Cross Capital, and more

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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

Nintendo’s new Pokemon mobile game blends nostalgia with a tried-and-true format, but its long-term success is far from guaranteed.

Pokemon TCG Pocket starts strong, but can Nintendo keep the cards in play? | KrASIA

Pokemon TCG Pocket starts strong, but can Nintendo keep the cards in play?

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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.

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Mobility

Huawei is gearing up to launch at least ten new vehicle models next year, targeting the high-end automotive market.

Aito M8 to headline Huawei’s 2025 automotive lineup | KrASIA

Aito M8 to headline Huawei’s 2025 automotive lineup

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That brand is Code Mint, and it has built a user base primarily comprising sophisticated women in China’s first- and second-tier cities.

Estee Lauder’s first investment in China is in a clean beauty brand | KrASIA

Estee Lauder’s first investment in China is in a clean beauty brand

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 current minimum particle size that Honest’s equipment can process is 5 mm, enabling intelligent ore sorting for a large range of particle sizes.

Improving ore sorting efficiency and eco-friendliness through X-ray technologies | KrASIA

Improving ore sorting efficiency and eco-friendliness through X-ray technologies

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CATL, short for Contemporary Amperex Technology, is a Chinese company specializing in lithium-ion battery production for electric vehicles, energy storage, and battery management systems.

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The Chinese company takes on mining projects, expands overseas, and develops new tech.

CATL confronts triple threat to its EV battery leadership | KrASIA

CATL confronts triple threat to its EV battery leadership

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

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By employing a blend of online and offline strategies, MeToo garners significant sales in Indonesia from selling mouthwash alone.

This company makes RMB 130 million a year from selling mouthwash | KrASIA

This company makes RMB 130 million a year from selling mouthwash

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

It even integrates with ChatGPT to improve its usability for international merchants.

Mogu’s WeShop AI simplifies e-commerce photography using generative AI | KrASIA

Mogu’s WeShop AI simplifies e-commerce photography using generative AI

Baidu

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.

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Among the roster of companies that obtained approval for their LLM products are not only tech giants like Baidu and Douyin Group, but also Chinese startups and research institutions.

Baidu’s Ernie Bot among eight Chinese LLM products approved for public launch | KrASIA

Baidu’s Ernie Bot among eight Chinese LLM products approved for public launch

Energy

Fast and efficient, flywheel energy storage systems can play a crucial role in the modulation of power grids.

China’s maiden grid-level flywheel energy storage facility to roll out in Shanxi | KrASIA

China’s maiden grid-level flywheel energy storage facility to roll out in Shanxi

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

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Xiaomi, known predominantly for its consumer electronics, is now one step away from producing its own electric vehicles.

Xiaomi set to debut its electric vehicles in 2024 | KrASIA

Xiaomi set to debut its electric vehicles in 2024

Douyin

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

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

On-Demand Services

The Chinese on-demand shopping platform has maintained its leading position despite the arrival of a new competitor in the form of ByteDance-owned Douyin.