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While China’s tea chains race to open stores, Molly Tea is opting for a more measured expansion. Will this strategy give it an edge, or leave it lagging behind?

Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move? | KrASIA

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Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move?

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

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.

Venture Capital

Indonesia

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

Baidu

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

China Tech

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.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

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

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

With plans to launch in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Middle East, Baidu’s robotaxi service aims to break new ground as competition in self-driving intensifies.

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up | KrASIA

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up

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.

KrASIA | IoT Archives

Deep Tech

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

Xiaomi

India

xiaomi

Part of the smartphone vendor's mobile internet ecosystem.

Xiaomi invests in India's bus-tracking app Chalo | KrASIA

Xiaomi invests in India&#8217;s bus-tracking app Chalo

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Song Jingli

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.

Nanjing Big Fish Semiconductor splits from Xiaomi's chip R&D unit Pine Cone.

Xiaomi spins out new IoT chip unit, eyes for new financing | KrASIA

Xiaomi spins out new IoT chip unit, eyes for new financing

Buhuo Ventures

industrial internet

Source Code Capital

Zhongneng United

China's traditional heavy industries such as manufacturing and construction are due for a makeover.

China's industrial internet pioneer Zhongneng United raises USD 50 million in Series B round | KrASIA

China&#8217;s industrial internet pioneer Zhongneng United raises USD 50 million in Series B round

Huawei

smart home

Huawei will unveil its first ever smart TV set in April, expanding beyond telecom infrastructure and smartphones, online news site jiemian.com reported,

Huawei expected to unveil first "smart TV set" next month | KrASIA

Huawei expected to unveil first &#8220;smart TV set&#8221; next month

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

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud

Midea

Alibaba Cloud unveiled two customized chips, the result of its cooperation with home appliance maker Midea, on its annual summit held in Beijing on

Alibaba Cloud rolls out tailor-made IoT chips for home appliance maker Midea | KrASIA

Alibaba Cloud rolls out tailor-made IoT chips for home appliance maker Midea

CCTV

surveillance cameras

By comparison, the United States has about 30 million security cameras installed across the whole country

IDC predicts China to have 2.76 billion surveillance cameras by 2022 | KrASIA

IDC predicts China to have 2.76 billion surveillance cameras by 2022

Apple

automated production

automation

Foxconn

The Fourth Industrial Revolution seems unstoppable. Scholars are still divided about what automated production means for employment.

With its ‘lights-off factory’, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn leads in Industry 4.0 | KrASIA

With its ‘lights-off factory’, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn leads in Industry 4.0

A major upgrade in the hotel industry is underway, driven by an internet company.

Alibaba’s new hotel: robot bellboys and face-recognition gimmick | KrASIA

Alibaba’s new hotel: robot bellboys and face-recognition gimmick

Air quality

East Ventures

Seeds Capital

uHoo

Wavemaker Partners

Most of its clients are in Europe or North America, but uHoo co-founder Dustin Onghanseng sees a large market targeting Asian enterprises.

This Singapore startup raises new round to help improve your in-door air quality | KrASIA

This Singapore startup raises new round to help improve your in-door air quality

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IoT

Xiaomi invests in India’s bus-tracking app Chalo