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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

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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.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Xefco, Thrixen, and Salmon secure funding, Temasek invests in US-based Blaize, ten China and India deals, and more

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

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Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

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Weaker earnings spotlight the state players' overreliance on the likes of Nissan and Honda

China's foreign automotive joint ventures lose luster under EV onslaught | KrASIA

China&#8217;s foreign automotive joint ventures lose luster under EV onslaught

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

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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.

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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

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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.

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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.

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Tencent’s latest update to WeChat Pay targets an improved mobile payment experience for foreign visitors to China. How does it compare to Alipay?

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors | KrASIA

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer. 

Automotive Aftermarket

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer.

KrASIA | Automotive Aftermarket Archives

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

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Casstime, which connects auto parts suppliers with auto repairing companies, is one of many startups transforming China's aftermarket industry.

China's burgeoning auto aftermarket industry sees flurry of tech investment | KrASIA

China&#8217;s burgeoning auto aftermarket industry sees flurry of tech investment

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The fresh funds will be used to develop new auto parts, build new warehouses, and to digitalize its business.

CHINA BRIEF | Automotive parts supplier Mancando raises USD 57 million in Series B round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Automotive parts supplier Mancando raises USD 57 million in Series B round

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.

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Motovis provides automakers with different levels of automation solutions.

CHINA BRIEF| Autonomous driving solution provider Motovis scores USD 14 million in Series A2 round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF| Autonomous driving solution provider Motovis scores USD 14 million in Series A2 round

The EV maker has already suspended its automobile production lines in New York and Fremont since late March.

CHINA BRIEF | Tesla suspends production at Shanghai factory as COVID-19 pandemic hurts supply chain | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Tesla suspends production at Shanghai factory as COVID-19 pandemic hurts supply chain

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

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

Users can control home appliances remotely from their cars via voice command or touch screen.

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com teams up with SAIC Volkswagen to allow home appliances control from vehicles | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com teams up with SAIC Volkswagen to allow home appliances control from vehicles

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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.

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Startups have proved vulnerable to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Despite China's tech giants' support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic | KrASIA

Despite China&#8217;s tech giants&#8217; support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

The deal comes as sales of first-hand automobiles in China dived 42% year-on-year in the first two months of this year.

CHINA BRIEF | B2B automotive e-commerce platform Maihaoche secures USD 20 million in new funding round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | B2B automotive e-commerce platform Maihaoche secures USD 20 million in new funding round

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. 

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Chehaoduo has landed a USD 1.5 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund in March 2019.

CHINA BRIEF | SoftBank-backed used car trader Chehaoduo looks for fresh capital injections | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | SoftBank-backed used car trader Chehaoduo looks for fresh capital injections

The app will carry comprehensive information about consumer vehicles and connect users with auto dealers.

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China’s burgeoning auto aftermarket industry sees flurry of tech investment

CHINA BRIEF | Automotive parts supplier Mancando raises USD 57 million in Series B round

CHINA BRIEF| Autonomous driving solution provider Motovis scores USD 14 million in Series A2 round

CHINA BRIEF | Tesla suspends production at Shanghai factory as COVID-19 pandemic hurts supply chain

CHINA BRIEF | JD.com teams up with SAIC Volkswagen to allow home appliances control from vehicles

Despite China’s tech giants’ support, these promising startups have failed to survive the coronavirus pandemic

CHINA BRIEF | B2B automotive e-commerce platform Maihaoche secures USD 20 million in new funding round

CHINA BRIEF | SoftBank-backed used car trader Chehaoduo looks for fresh capital injections

Baidu launches auto-focused app in wager that COVID-19 drives consumer demand for private vehicles

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