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

China Tech

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.

Huawei

Deep Tech

Semiconductors

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

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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.

Bytedance

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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The director of Singapore's first edtech accelerator says that schools have been caught by surprise, but they will plan better in the future.

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What will happen to education tech when the pandemic fades? | Q&#038;A with Niko Lindholm of EduSpaze

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Shannen Tan

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

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

AET Fund is currently in talks with up to 15 Indian startups for investments.

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We will launch a content platform for kids in India: Q&#038;A with Yuki Kawamura of AET Fund

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

No decision yet on Gojek's planned Malaysia expansion.

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This is how Gojek is helping SMEs survive the COVID-19 crisis: Q&#038;A with chief food officer Catherine Sutjahyo

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Khamila Mulia

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

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.

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

How has the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the investment outlook for healthcare in 2020?

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The top China healthcare investment trends in 2020, according to investors

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Venture Matters

After COVID-19, Rim predicts interest from investors will return to emerging markets such as .

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Access Ventures&#8217; Charles Rim on why Vietnamese startups still attract investors despite COVID-19

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Thu Huong Le

The need and opportunity for digitization is further accentuated now. All sectors will be forced to digitize in order to survive.

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Now is the time to invest in early-stage companies: Q&#038;A with Sanjay Swamy of Prime Venture Partners

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A growing number of companies in Asia are seeking out mental wellness services for employees.

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MindFi founder Bjorn Lee on rising demand for mental wellness services due to COVID-19

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

Singapore is becoming Asia’s food tech hub, with a strong commitment to build an alternative protein ecosystem.

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COVID-19 crisis could boost awareness about alternative proteins: Q&#038;A with Andrew Ive, founder of Big Idea Ventures

Despite the pandemic, Chinese buyers have been probing for properties in the past few months, and Southeast Asia is a popular destination.

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