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

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NLP leader Xiaoice gains unicorn status after closing Series A from Hillhouse, GGV Capital. It has 90% share of China’s automated financial report vertical. 

NLP trailblazer Xiaoice gains unicorn status after closing Series A from Hillhouse, GGV Capital | KrASIA

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NLP trailblazer Xiaoice gains unicorn status after closing Series A from Hillhouse, GGV Capital

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Cloud computing firm Singularity Data raises a USD 10 million angel round. It believes existing databases cannot perform enough ultra-fast cloud computing.

Cloud computing provider Singularity Data raises USD 10 million angel round | KrASIA

Cloud computing provider Singularity Data raises USD 10 million angel round

Prop Tech

Beike executives discuss AI applications in China’s massive real estate market, which can benefit from advances in big data analytics and machine learning.

Beike executives discuss AI applications in China’s massive real estate market | KrASIA

Beike executives discuss AI applications in China’s massive real estate market

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

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.

Gree strikes deal with Huawei to use HarmonyOS in home appliances. Brands like Midea, Supor, and Joyoung already embed Huawei’s software in their products.

Gree strikes deal with Huawei to use HarmonyOS in home appliances | KrASIA

Gree strikes deal with Huawei to use HarmonyOS in home appliances

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.

SenseTime CEO extols the power of AI to augment scientific discovery, particularly in medical research as well as life and material sciences

SenseTime CEO extols power of AI to augment scientific discovery | KrASIA

SenseTime CEO extols power of AI to augment scientific discovery

Creative

Children’s content creator BabyBus seeks Hong Kong IPO. It operates more than 200 apps but is under pressure to find new monetization methods beyond ads.

Children’s content creator BabyBus seeks Hong Kong IPO | KrASIA

Children’s content creator BabyBus seeks Hong Kong IPO

Xpeng

Electric Vehicles

Xpeng Motors raises USD 1.8 billion in Hong Kong IPO as EV race heats up. This follows a USD 1.5 billion New York IPO in August 2020.

Xpeng Motors raises USD 1.8 billion in Hong Kong IPO as EV race heats up | KrASIA

Xpeng Motors raises USD 1.8 billion in Hong Kong IPO as EV race heats up

Hoteam Software raises USD 28 million in Series B to expand industrial design offerings like a 3D modeling engine for advanced manufacturing.

Hoteam Software raises USD 28 million in Series B to expand industrial design offerings | KrASIA

Hoteam Software raises USD 28 million in Series B to expand industrial design offerings

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

MiniEye completes Series D1 round as investment in autonomous driving heats up. It aims to ship 500,000 units of its assisted driving solutions in 2021.