China Nears 200 Million Broadband Subscribers (But the Mobile Web is Still Way Bigger)
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released the latest officia...
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Huawei: We’re Not Giving Up US Market
So it turns out Huawei may not be as Cartman-esque as we originally suggested. After the Financial T...
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- April 25, 2013
- at 11:52 pm
Korea’s Quasi-Porn Game ‘Queen’s Blade Online’ is Coming to Thailand
According to Tencent Games, Korean Game publisher Liveplex has inked a deal with Thailand’s SB...
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- April 25, 2013
- at 10:00 am
Why a $2B Chinese Gaming Company Put “Dick Strings” on a Billboard in Times Square
The billboard you see on the right, if read literally, says “dick strings.” It was locat...
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- April 25, 2013
- at 9:30 am
China Mobile Customers Making Fewer Phone Calls, Telecom Companies At Risk
China’s major telecoms are having a rough week. Yesterday, a MIIT spokesman announced that the...
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- April 24, 2013
- at 8:30 am
China Won’t Force WeChat to Subsidize Telecoms, Says MIIT Spokesman
The battle between Tencent’s WeChat and major Chinese telecoms has been raging all spring, but...
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- April 24, 2013
- at 8:00 am
Huawei to US Market: Screw You Guys, We’re Going Home! [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Huawei says the Financial Times misunderstood what was said and actually it isn’t aban...
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- April 24, 2013
- at 7:25 am
Foxconn Denies iPhone Return Rumors
Addressing the recent rumors that Apple had returned 5 million defective iPhones to Foxconn as the r...
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- April 24, 2013
- at 5:38 am
Konami Brings Asian Champions League Teams to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Courting Asian Gamers?
When it comes to soccer1, there’s one brand global video gamers prefer: FIFA. Despite being th...
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- April 24, 2013
- at 2:35 am
India’s Traverik Aims to Make Trip Planning a Breeze
Personally, I like planning trips. My copy of the Lonely Planet China guide is pretty dog-eared at t...
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- April 23, 2013
- at 9:00 am
China Moves to Stop Spam Texts
Over this past weekend, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) release...
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- April 23, 2013
- at 8:30 am
Apple’s Defective Phone Returns Could Cost Foxconn $160 Million (If Any of This is Real)
Reports in the Chinese press over the past few days have been suggesting that Apple has returned aro...
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- April 23, 2013
- at 8:00 am
Hong Kong’s Zorpia: Is This a Real Social Network or Just a Spammer? [UPDATE]
I first came across Zorpia a couple months ago, when I got an email saying that a friend — we&...
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- April 22, 2013
- at 9:00 am
Qihoo Report Breaks Down China’s Average Internet Speed by Province
Ever wonder where the fastest internet in China is? According to a new report released by Qihoo 360,...
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- April 19, 2013
- at 10:19 am
Xiaomi Founder Lei Jun on the Pressures and Perils of Doing a Startup
China’s Xiaomi is now widely recognized as one of the country’s best startups; it’...
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- April 18, 2013
- at 1:30 pm
Chinese State Media: 60% of Consumers Are Starting To Think Apple Sucks
China’s state media outlets — mostly CCTV and the People’s Daily — have been...
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- April 18, 2013
- at 11:10 am