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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.

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Tiktok

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.

Content

Creative

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

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The automatic labeling of AI-generated content on TikTok is a small step in an uphill battle against the misuse of AI.

Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation? | KrASIA

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Will TikTok’s new content labels really combat AI misinformation?

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Jeff Chay

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Investment

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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.

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India

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Vietnam

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

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Osome extends Series B round, Kasagi Labo lands pre-Series A funding, Husk bags USD 5 million from Mekong Capital, and more

Deals in brief: Stupa scores INR 280 million in funding, Chainstack secures strategic investment, six China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Stupa scores INR 280 million in funding, Chainstack secures strategic investment, six China deals, and more

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Marvin Goh

Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

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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

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

Xiaomi

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. 

5G phones are predicted to hit over 100 million shipments by the end of 2020.

Chinese smartphone makers racing for 5G early adopters | KrASIA

Chinese smartphone makers racing for 5G early adopters

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

China is expected to ship over 100 million 5G mobile phones by 2020.

China sees 400% monthly growth in 5G phone shipments, despite slowing smartphone market | KrASIA

China sees 400% monthly growth in 5G phone shipments, despite slowing smartphone market

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Sun Henan

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Oppo holds 26.2% market share in both mid-range and low-end categories.

Having defeated Samsung, Oppo now dominates the Indonesian smartphone market | KrASIA

Having defeated Samsung, Oppo now dominates the Indonesian smartphone market

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Khamila Mulia

Although, Xiaomi is posting record growth one quarter after another, its competitors are coming after it with full force.

Xiaomi sees strong growth in offline sales in India | KrASIA

Xiaomi sees strong growth in offline sales in India

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Xiaomi’s Lei has more than 21 million followers on the Sina Weibo platform, having published nearly 10,000 posts to date.

How popular Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Vivo succeed without celebrity executives | KrASIA

How popular Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Vivo succeed without celebrity executives

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Vietnam plans to roll out 5G for commercial usage in 2020.

Oppo expected to release first commercial 5G smartphone in Vietnam in 2020 | KrASIA

Oppo expected to release first commercial 5G smartphone in Vietnam in 2020

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Thu Huong Le

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four of technology along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

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The number of smartphones shipped globally continues to decline.

Chinese phone brands stand out amidst dwindling global shipments | KrASIA

Chinese phone brands stand out amidst dwindling global shipments

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Viktoria Fricova

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

One of China's most popular smartphone vendors markets itself to developers.

Oppo counts more than 300 million users globally | KrASIA

Oppo counts more than 300 million users globally

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Lao Bei

And more than 92% of China's smartphones are made in Dongguan.

About 80% of smart wearables are made in Shenzhen: report | KrASIA

About 80% of smart wearables are made in Shenzhen: report

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