Line App is Primed and Ready to Censor Politically Sensitive Chinese Words
A few months ago we spotted that Tencent’s WeChat app was censoring certain ‘sensitive&#...
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China Mobile Preps Biggest Ever 4G Trial in Shanghai
With China Mobile thought to be keen to launch its 4G network nationwide later this year, the behemo...
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- May 20, 2013
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EatAds Expands its Online Marketplace for Offline Ads into India
EatAds, the Singapore-based startup that’s an online platform for buying and selling offline a...
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- May 20, 2013
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This Chinese Deals Site is Offering a Free Gay Marriage Trip to Canada
Today and tomorrow is a sort of Chinese Valentine’s, so it’s an apt time for couples to be think...
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- May 20, 2013
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Qihoo Sees Record User Numbers (457 Million) But Falling Income in Q1
China’s Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU), a software maker and web portal turned search engine, has reported its ...
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- May 20, 2013
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Baidu and Tencent Thought to be Vying to Acquire Mobile Antivirus Expert
Antivirus products and services have been a renewed battleground in China in the past couple of year...
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- May 20, 2013
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Samsung CEO Hails 10 Million Galaxy S4 Sales in 3 Weeks, Hints at 100 Million in Future
Samsung (005930:KS) co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun has today hailed the company’s new Galaxy S4 phone as it...
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- May 17, 2013
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Aimed at Japan’s Most Stylish Shoppers, Muse & Co Raises $3.4 Million
The fashion-loving Japanese startup Muse & Co has raised 350 million yen, about $3.4 million, in...
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- May 17, 2013
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How China’s Top Video Site Battles the Pirates
After merging into one company last year, Youku Tudou (NYSE:YOKU) further established itself as Chin...
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- May 16, 2013
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Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeChat
China’s biggest web company by revenue has just posted its Q1 2013 financial report. Tencent (HKG:...
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- May 15, 2013
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With Only Digital Business Growing, SingTel Sets Aside $1.6B For Startup Acquisitions
The newest earnings report from SingTel (SGX:T48) makes for painful reading. The giant Singapore-bas...
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- May 15, 2013
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Attach and Sniff: Japan’s ChatPerf Lets Your iPhone Emit Smells (VIDEO)
Using a smartphone is a very sensual and immersive experience, but so far our sense of smell has bee...
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- May 15, 2013
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Canalys: China Bought 82 Million Smartphones in Q1, Apple Back Up to 5th Spot
When we looked at Canalys smartphone data for Q4 2012, we noted that Apple had sunk to sixth spot in...
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- May 15, 2013
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Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands – All in One App
We’ve seen all kinds of social fashion startups crop up in Asia in the past couple of years. One o...
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- May 14, 2013
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Zalora Delivers 1 Millionth Order to a Customer in Singapore
Rocket Internet’s fashion e-store for Southeast Asia, Zalora, has just shipped its one million...
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- May 14, 2013
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CyberAgent Gets Into the Crowdfunding Business in Japan
Japan’s CyberAgent (TYO:4751) has burst onto Japan’s crowdfunding scene with the launch ...
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- May 14, 2013
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