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SoftBank, in an official response to what Bitmain, a cryptocurrency miner maker, announced last week that it has received investments from SoftBank among

SoftBank: We didn’t participate in Bitmain’s last round | KrASIA

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SoftBank: We didn’t participate in Bitmain’s last round

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

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

China's JD.com is teaming up with Sequoia China to raise up to RMB40 billion (US$5.81 billion) for a state-owned fund that invests in China's long-term and strategic tech areas.

JD teams up with Sequoia China to raise $5.8b for state-owned Starquest Capital | KrASIA

JD teams up with Sequoia China to raise $5.8b for state-owned Starquest Capital

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

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

MedTech

The merger deal will give birth to China’s largest online healthcare platform for multisite license medical practice.

China's Tencent merges medtech investees to build an online-to-offline medical network | KrASIA

China&#8217;s Tencent merges medtech investees to build an online-to-offline medical network

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Google

Censorship in China

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The company is reportedly also developing a censored version of an online search app for China users.

Google developing a news-aggregation app for China: Report | KrASIA

Google developing a news-aggregation app for China: Report

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Google In China

Don't Do Evil but the US tech giant is reportedly planning a censored search app in China

Google to return to China? Leaked US docs say so but Chinese authorities deny | KrASIA

Google to return to China? Leaked US docs say so but Chinese authorities deny

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Mobike

In a bid to turn a profit by the end of this year, Ofo is scaling back its global ambition.

In retreat from many countries, Ofo sees hope in Singapore | KrASIA

In retreat from many countries, Ofo sees hope in Singapore

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.

En-trak

The company won close to US$1 m last year from a startup competition by Alibaba Fund

Deals | Energy management IoT company En-trak closes pre-Series A from Alibaba | KrASIA

Deals | Energy management IoT company En-trak closes pre-Series A from Alibaba

ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

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Ele.me

Luckin

Starbucks

With sales dropping, the coffee chain giant might be facing a real threat from local startup Luckin Coffee.

Starbucks China is betting on deliveries with Ele.me to stay ahead | KrASIA

Starbucks China is betting on deliveries with Ele.me to stay ahead

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi Chuxing

The news come after the bike-sharing company halted its international expansion plans