Posts Categorized: Business


NetQin acquisition rumors

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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Malaysian Mobile Game Dev Nexx Snags $250k from Crystal Horse Investments

Nexx Studio is a Kuala Lumpur-based iOS game developer, with titles like Pig Shot, Glow Puzzle (whic...

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  • May 17, 2013
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The Growth Story and Future of Mobile Chat App Giant LINE

Popular mobile messaging chat app Line was created by NHN Japan, with Japanese and Korean team inspi...

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  • May 15, 2013
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SingTel invests in startups

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
  • at 5:05 pm
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Catcha Media and Says.com Confirm $20 Million Merger, Aim To Dominate Digital Advertising in Malaysia

Malaysia’s media giant Catcha Media Berhad and social news network Says.com have today shaken ...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 11:59 pm
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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
  • at 2:30 pm
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Is Sina’s Stock Undervalued?

Yesterday, Sina Tech sub-site Startup Stories posted an interesting op-ed from T.H. Capital CEO Hou ...

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  • May 14, 2013
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Just Dial IPO India

India’s Just Dial Ready to Raise $175 Million in IPO Next Week

I know that India’s Just Dial has been on the verge of an IPO before, but this time it’s for rea...

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  • May 13, 2013
  • at 7:08 pm
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Samsung Galaxy S4 sales to hit 10 million in under 1 month

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
  • at 9:55 pm
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Tech Execs Deflect, But Don’t Directly Deny, Rumors of Sogou Acquisition

Rumors have been swirling for several weeks now of an acquisition deal for Sohu search and input met...

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  • May 17, 2013
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Wechat user numbers

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
  • at 6:39 pm
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Vietnam: HungryPanda is Rebranded as Foodpanda to Connect with the Regional Rocket Brand

I wrote about Vietnam’s food delivery landscape earlier this month, and already there are some new...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 12:22 pm
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TMI Invests In 3 Taiwanese Startups: CitieSocial, Driving Curve, and Peeridea

TMI, a Taiwan-based early stage investment firm founded in 2012 by US venture firm WI Harper Group, ...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 3:45 pm
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Online Advertising in Vietnam Just Got Way Better: Google AdSense Debuts In Vietnam

In Vietnam, one of the most popular models for internet companies and startups to make money in the ...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 10:31 am
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Puzzle & Dragons Maker GungHo Reaches $15 Billion Market Cap, Now Worth More Than Nintendo

Dr. Serkan Toto is a gaming expert and independent consultant based in Tokyo. You can follow him on ...

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  • May 13, 2013
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From Waiter to Leader: Jonathan Lu’s First Speech as Alibaba CEO

Now that we’ve heard Jack Ma’s final speech as Alibaba’s CEO, we can focus on his succ...

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  • May 13, 2013
  • at 5:11 pm
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