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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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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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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.

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A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

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A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

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The rise of FIGHT Esports in the golden age of competitive gaming. FIGHT Esports plans to bring blockchain and NFTs to the wide world of e-sports.

The rise of FIGHT Esports in the golden age of competitive gaming | KrASIA

The rise of FIGHT Esports in the golden age of competitive gaming

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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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Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand. Chinese tech giant to also add new metaverse offerings.

Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand | KrASIA

Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand

Wallet Codes: A digital marketplace for gamers. The gamer-focused sales platform now operates as an independent entity.

Wallet Codes: A digital marketplace for gamers | KrASIA

Wallet Codes: A digital marketplace for gamers

NetEase, Inc. is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Lebunto. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms in China.

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China approves first batch of video games in 9 months. Unofficial freeze ends, but no new titles licensed for NetEase and Tencent.

China approves first batch of video games in 9 months | KrASIA

China approves first batch of video games in 9 months

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

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Vietnamese startup Woay is creating "games" for a more engaging retail experience. The SaaS platform designs mini-games for experiential shopping.

Vietnamese startup Woay is creating ‘games’ for a more engaging retail experience | KrASIA

Vietnamese startup Woay is creating ‘games’ for a more engaging retail experience

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Meet Woay.Vn, Asia Star of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator joint Vietnam-Indonesia Demo Day.

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Meet Woay.Vn, Asia Star of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator joint Vietnam-Indonesia Demo Day

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Alibaba Cloud Project AsiaForward

From Flappy Bird to Axie Infinity and beyond, Vietnam’s game developers see bright future ahead. The success of Flappy Bird has inspired many local studios.

From Flappy Bird to Axie Infinity and beyond, Vietnam’s game developers see bright future ahead | KrASIA

From Flappy Bird to Axie Infinity and beyond, Vietnam’s game developers see bright future ahead

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Stephanie Li

China’s refusal to approve new games forces gaming companies to cut staff. More than 14,000 video game companies shut down between July and December 2021.

China’s refusal to approve new games forces gaming companies to cut staff | KrASIA

China’s refusal to approve new games forces gaming companies to cut staff

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Jiaxing Li

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Tencent to take Nasdaq-listed video game streaming site Douyu private. The change is a redirection for Tencent’s overall streaming business.