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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

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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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The Chinese tech company is spending billions, snapping up talent in its battle against the US crackdown.

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&D center in Shanghai | KrASIA

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&#038;D center in Shanghai

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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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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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Meituan Shangou, its quick commerce business, could play a significant role in its strategy to counter competition from main rival Douyin.

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business | KrASIA

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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.

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Waste Labs offers an AI and data modelling platform to help waste management companies reduce costs and improve efficiency through an optimal combination of vehicles, crew and routes.

[Tuning In] Elias Willemse on tackling urban waste by shifting gears from academia to AI innovation | KrASIA

[Tuning In] Elias Willemse on tackling urban waste by shifting gears from academia to AI innovation

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China's desire to groom homegrown chip firms has led to a series of multimillion-dollar investments in poorly planned projects, many of which went bankrupt quickly.

Out of bargaining chips: Inside HSMC's billion-dollar grift | KrASIA

Out of bargaining chips: Inside HSMC&#8217;s billion-dollar grift

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Aside from a lithium battery plant, Tesla would also invest in energy storage products.

Indonesia's mining companies discuss Tesla investment plans | KrASIA

Indonesia&#8217;s mining companies discuss Tesla investment plans

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Including Honor, Huawei remained the biggest Chinese smartphone maker in 2020. Amid global challenges in its 5G network and smartphone businesses, Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei still managed to generate revenues of USD 136.7 billion in 2020, with a net profit hitting USD 9.9 billion, 10.9% higher year-on-year, news outlet Yicai reported, citing internal sources.

KEY STAT | Huawei earns larger net profit in 2020 despite global headwinds | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Huawei earns larger net profit in 2020 despite global headwinds

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Operational continuity is not significantly adversely affected by the US restrictions, the company says.

Chinese chipmaker SMIC posts revenue growth, but stock plunges | KrASIA

Chinese chipmaker SMIC posts revenue growth, but stock plunges

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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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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Guangzhou-based Vision Medicals focuses on gene technology innovation and infection precision medicine.

Tencent leads USD 31 million Series C round into gene technology firm Vision Medicals | KrASIA

Tencent leads USD 31 million Series C round into gene technology firm Vision Medicals

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The PaaS company has been waiting in the wings and is poised to take center stage. Agora's story is much bigger than Clubhouse, with its tech-savviness pre-dating the COVID-19 era. The company has been biding its time since its founding in 2013 by Zhao Bin, JoYY Inc.'s ex-CTO and a founding engineer of Cisco Webex.

Behind Clubhouse, Agora is playing in the big leagues | KrASIA

Behind Clubhouse, Agora is playing in the big leagues

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US chipmaker leapfrogs rivals to 176-layer 3D-flash memory milestone. US chipmaker Micron Technology has put Asia at the center of its strategy for the NAND flash memory market, leveraging Singapore's generous government support as it looks to catch up with deep-pocketed rivals.

Micron taps Singapore as launch pad for NAND offensive | KrASIA

Micron taps Singapore as launch pad for NAND offensive

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Singapore-based healthtech firm Bot MD announced it has closed a USD 5 million Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, a VC firm with a focus on early-stage startups in Southeast Asia. Existing and new investors include SeaX Ventures, tech executives investment network XA Network, the Singapore government-owned SGInnovate, Biosensors International Group founder Yoh-Chie Lu, and Zilog founder Steve Blank. %

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk's Hill Ventures | KrASIA

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk&#8217;s Hill Ventures

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[Tuning In] Elias Willemse on tackling urban waste by shifting gears from academia to AI innovation

Out of bargaining chips: Inside HSMC’s billion-dollar grift

Indonesia’s mining companies discuss Tesla investment plans