Posts Categorized: Opinion



As EU Investigates Huawei, is China Gearing Up to Retaliate?

Like I said last week, it never seems to be good news for Huawei and ZTE, does it? The companies alr...

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  • May 22, 2013
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Why Alibaba’s Future Looks Bright

With founder Jack Ma stepping down from the role of CEO, skeptics will doubt whether Alibaba can con...

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  • May 21, 2013
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Is Online Content in Vietnam Actually a Wasteland? Let’s Look Deeper

Is Online Content in Vietnam Actually a Wasteland? Let’s Look Deeper.

Since I posted an article on HaiVL on Tuesday, it has raised eyebrows for two big reasons. First, th...

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  • May 17, 2013
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Bloody Brawl in Chinese Internet Cafe Starts Over Pocket Change

Last week, an argument between some patrons at a Chinese internet cafe ended in violence when one ma...

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  • May 15, 2013
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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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Vietnam’s Mobile Growth Completely Ignores the Macro-Economy

On the eve of Mobile Day in Hanoi tomorrow, I think it’s worth taking a closer look at mobile ...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Why Did Alibaba Invest $586 Million in Sina Weibo?

Yesterday we learned that the rumors that had been swirling for months were true: e-commerce giant A...

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  • April 30, 2013
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Tech Entrepreneurship is Brewing Up in Kathmandu, Nepal

The change of attitude towards entrepreneurship in a traditional society like Nepal will not occur o...

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  • April 19, 2013
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Does Path Have a Future in Indonesia?

Path, a social network that is only accessible through iPhone and Android devices, has been growing ...

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  • May 21, 2013
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Can Charles Zhang Conquer His Demons and Make Sogou a Serious Search Challenger in China?

Sogou, the search subsidiary of Sohu, has been a player in China’s search engine market for a ...

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  • May 21, 2013
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Huawei and ZTE Face More EU Scrutiny: What Are They Doing Wrong?

I’m beginning to think we might as well just consider Huawei and ZTE, given that they seem to ...

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  • May 16, 2013
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BBM No Longer Shackled to Blackberry Platform: Will Indonesians Rejoice?

I remember a few years ago that there was this constant rumor that Blackberry was going to allow its...

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  • May 15, 2013
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Why Alibaba Invested in AutoNavi

Alibaba has been throwing money around like it’s going out of style recently, and the latest c...

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  • May 13, 2013
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Zhou Hongyi Wants Qihoo to Go Global, But Could it Ever Happen?

Late last week, Qihoo 360 CEO Zhou Hongyi spoke to the press about a number of things. Among them wa...

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  • May 6, 2013
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Hanoi vs Saigon: Weighing Up Vietnam’s Two Biggest Startup Cities

Hanoi vs Saigon: Weighing Up Vietnam’s Two Biggest Startup Cities

Vietnam, for the last century, has been a tale of two cities. Hanoi is the cultural capital, full of...

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  • April 29, 2013
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Kaifu Lee: Rumors of Weibo’s Death Are Exaggerated

We’ve written a lot about the rise of WeChat and the danger it poses to Sina Weibo. Last night...

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  • April 17, 2013
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