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Another Suning E-Commerce Acquisition Rumored to be a Done Deal

Chinese electronics retailer Suning (SHE:002024), which is currently expanding its e-commerce offeri...

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  • October 18, 2012
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Gome VP Denies Rumors the Electronics Retailer Will Sell its Coo8 Site

Chinese electronics retailer Gome (HKG:0493) has something of an odd e-commerce strategy, with its o...

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  • October 17, 2012
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ZTE Wins Major Contract to Build China Mobile’s 4G Network in 5 Cities

Phone-maker and telecoms firm ZTE (HKG:0763; SHE:000063) might be reviled in the US, but it’s ...

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  • October 16, 2012
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GREE Continues Overseas Investment Taking Minority Stake in eBuddy

It looks as though Japanese gaming giant GREE (TYO:3632) is continuing its activities overseas, this...

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  • October 16, 2012
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Exclusive: Unveiling Project Magellan, SingTel’s Guiding Vision for Acquisitions

SingTel’s series of acquisitions and investments has turned many heads in the Southeast Asian ...

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  • October 15, 2012
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Endeavor Indonesia: These Three Tech Entrepreneurs Will Change the Country

Global non-profit Endeavor aspires to be a catalyst for high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, ...

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  • October 12, 2012
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Japan’s Social Restaurant Finder ‘Retty’ Raises $1.2 Million, Starts Global Expansion

Japanese social gourmet site/ restaurant finder Retty just announced that it has raised a total of $...

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  • October 12, 2012
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Remember China’s Only US IPO of 2012? It’s Doing Rather Well Right Now

Remember VIPShop (NYSE:VIPS), the Chinese flash e-commerce sales site that’s the only company ...

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  • October 11, 2012
  • at 7:52 pm
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Is Xiaomi Making a Set-Top Box Like Apple TV?

The Chinese tech scene is full of rumors, but boy, this one is interesting. Sina Tech says that acco...

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  • October 18, 2012
  • at 8:30 am
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Can Asia Take the Lead in the Next Generation of Social Games?

About the Author: Sangeet Paul Choudary writes regularly on strategies for online markets, and works...

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  • October 16, 2012
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Chinese Gaming Portal YY Shoots For US IPO

The Chinese gaming and downloads portal YY.com has taken its first step towards a US IPO – des...

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  • October 16, 2012
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Zhou Hongyi Talks Innovation, Destruction, and Defense

I have made no secret of my personal distaste for Qihoo 360 CEO Zhou Hongyi and his obnoxiously bell...

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  • October 16, 2012
  • at 1:00 am
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Softbank Officially Acquires Sprint, Claims to Be Global Number 3 Mobile Company in Revenue

Softbank (TSE:9984) and Sprint (NYSE:S) held a joint press conference in Tokyo to announce Softbank&...

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  • October 15, 2012
  • at 5:40 pm
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Skyfire Raises $10 Million, Plans Expansion to Europe and Asia

California-based company Skyfire makes a number of mobile products for both consumers and mobile ope...

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  • October 12, 2012
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Tech in Asia Chinese Officially Launched!

欢迎欢迎! Tech in Asia Chinese Officially Launched

2012 has been a year filled with fun and excitement for Tech in Asia. Not only have we kickstarted o...

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  • October 12, 2012
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GameSaku’s Hendri Salim Shares Insights About the Startup’s Life with Apps Foundry [INTERVIEW]

One of the milestones in many startups’ progress is when they decide to look for and receive inves...

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  • October 11, 2012
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