What’s Wrong with Groupon in China?
Things have been looking sort of grim for Gaopeng.com, Groupon’s joint-venture in China with T...
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Youku Releases Desktop Client/Mobile Tool iKu Mini
Youku announced last night the release of iKu Mini, a free desktop client that allows users to do so...
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- August 26, 2011
- at 6:28 pm
Cloud-Based Gaming in China With Cloud Union [INTERVIEW]
PC gaming is remarkably popular in China. But because of the high barrier of entry, many Chinese gam...
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- August 26, 2011
- at 10:30 am
China Mobile Makes Way, Way More Money than Unicom and Telecom
China Mobile announced its half-year financials today. China’s most popular telecom company is...
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- August 25, 2011
- at 12:00 pm
Hey Baby, Let’s Be Relevant Together: MSN China and Renren Partner Up
Today, Renren and MSN China announced plans to cooperate. The strategic cooperation will integrate t...
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- August 24, 2011
- at 10:00 pm
China Has 150 Start-up Incubators Just for Returning Study-Abroad Students
According to the China Daily, China now has over 150 startup incubators specifically aimed at fundin...
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- August 24, 2011
- at 9:00 pm
More Staff Cuts at Groupon China?
A couple weeks ago, Chinese tech media reported the Groupon China (Gaopeng.com) had made significant...
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- August 23, 2011
- at 1:00 pm
Chinese Gov’t to Music Websites: Delete These Songs by Sept 15, Or Else
China’s Ministry of Culture is cracking down on illegal websites and quasi-illegal songs. Yest...
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- August 22, 2011
- at 9:00 am
Foxconn’s Henan Plant Already Has 50,000+ Workers
Foxconn factories may be deeply unpleasant to work in, and they may be increasingly populated by hum...
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- August 19, 2011
- at 1:48 pm
Could Google’s Purchase of Motorola Mobility Make it Illegal in China?
Google’s out-of-nowhere purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion made headlines across ...
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- August 19, 2011
- at 11:00 am
Chinese Net Rundown: Weibo Hurts Sina, Tudou Down, and More
Between the release of most companies’ Q2 financials, the downgrading of the US’s credit...
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- August 18, 2011
- at 12:50 pm
China’s Newest Net Slang: “Hold Steady”
Slang on China’s internet changes faster than…well, something that changes really fast. ...
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- August 17, 2011
- at 8:00 pm
Tudou Raises $174 Million in IPO
Tudou has not been having a great summer. Most recently, the video streaming company’s own fin...
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- August 17, 2011
- at 11:22 am
CCTV Accuses Baidu of Allowing Fraudulent Websites in Promoted Links
A CCTV report has accused China’s search giant Baidu of allowing fraudulent websites to appear...
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- August 16, 2011
- at 10:11 pm
NetDragon Launches Transformers Online Beta
Transformers is big business in China. Despite the fact that they are all objectively terrible, the ...
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- August 16, 2011
- at 11:29 am
Hitwise Says Lashou.com Is The Top Group Buy Site in China
The group buying website market in China is crazy. Back in May, Lashou was accused of fixing prices ...
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- August 15, 2011
- at 11:39 pm