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The chipmaking equipment producer looks 'four generations ahead' in bolstering the supply chain.

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Tokyo Electron investments help Japan&#8217;s Silicon Road reclaim glory

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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 | KrASIA

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

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

Kuaishou (Chinese: 快手) is a platform for recording with millions of original fresh videos everyday.

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

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Offering a more humane and entertaining way of online shopping, livestreaming is becoming a thorn in the side of Chinese e-commerce giants.

TECH PANO | How livestreaming e-commerce is posing a threat to Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall | KrASIA

TECH PANO | How livestreaming e-commerce is posing a threat to Alibaba&#8217;s Taobao and Tmall

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

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Gojek's early diversification and decisive pivots laid the foundations for continued success.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What fuels Gojek's success? | KrASIA

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What fuels Gojek&#8217;s success?

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Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

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.

Tencent

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.

Wechat

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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Ant Group eyes the largest IPO of 2020 with a dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | Meet the world's most valuable startup that emerged from China's online payment competition | KrASIA

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | Meet the world&#8217;s most valuable startup that emerged from China&#8217;s online payment competition

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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From ice cream, milk tea, to bottled drinks, internet-reliant F&amp;B brands are gaining ground in China.

TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&amp;B brands in China | KrASIA

TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&amp;B brands in China

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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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.

Chinese AI firms have long relied on VC funding to bolster R&amp;D, but as investment activity cools in a global recession, challenges await.

TECH PANORAMA | How China's four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update] | KrASIA

TECH PANORAMA | How China&#8217;s four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update]

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CATL, a spinoff of ATL an battery marker for Apple, has signed partnership agreements with Tesla and Honda.

KEY STAT | Tesla's battery supplier CATL leads the market with USD 70 billion market cap | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Tesla&#8217;s battery supplier CATL leads the market with USD 70 billion market cap

The Shenzhen-base vaping manufacturer is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic atomization equipment, while 90% of the world's vaping equipment was produced in China.

KEY STAT | China's first e-cigarette stock soars 106% on trading debut | KrASIA

KEY STAT | China&#8217;s first e-cigarette stock soars 106% on trading debut

Pinduoduo is an e-commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals. It was founded by Colin Huang as Shanghai Dream Information Technology Co., Ltd. in September 2015.

Pinduoduo

Social e-commerce site Pinduoduo has made online sales campaigns a year-long regularity in China.

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What Pinduoduo brought to table that justifies its USD 100 billion valuation | KrASIA

BIZ IN GRAPHICS | What Pinduoduo brought to table that justifies its USD 100 billion valuation

Chinese companies listed in the US saw a universal stock price surge in yesterday's trading.

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TECH PANO | How internet and venture capital are brewing a new crop of F&B brands in China

TECH PANORAMA | How China’s four tigers of AI tech torn between hyped valuation and profitability dilemma [Update]

KEY STAT | Tesla’s battery supplier CATL leads the market with USD 70 billion market cap

KEY STAT | China’s first e-cigarette stock soars 106% on trading debut

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KEY STAT | JD.com tops USD 100 billion in market cap for the first time

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