Posts Categorized: Web


internet cafe fight

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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China’s Biggest Pirate Movie Site Was Also Hosting 70s Pornos

Last month we wrote about Chinese authorities’ takedown of two websites suspected of distribut...

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  • May 14, 2013
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Beware: BSA Raids Indonesian Companies Which Run Pirated Software

I’m not sure how people in general think of Business Software Alliance (BSA), especially those liv...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Huawei and ZTE Under Investigation by Indian Intelligence Agencies

On Monday, the US Department of Defense released a report that once again points the finger at China...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Baidu Indonesia

China’s Baidu Just Made its First (Very Stealthy) Move into Indonesia

While we were doing our usual browsing of the web we stumbled on something very interesting: a new s...

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  • May 8, 2013
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Kingsoft CEO Announces Mobile Browser, Jokes About Condoms

Kingsoft CEO Announces Mobile Browser, Jokes About Condoms

Yesterday, in an interview with Sina Tech at GMIC, Kingsoft CEO Fu Sheng made an announcement: soon,...

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  • May 8, 2013
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Streetdirectory Founder Picked Himself Up and Rebuilt

Forced Out of His Own Company, Sued by a State-Owned Firm, Streetdirectory Founder Picked Himself Up and Rebuilt

During Startup Asia Singapore a month ago, I met Streetdirectory‘s founder, Firdhaus Akber and...

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  • May 7, 2013
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Mobile Day: Vietnam’s Biggest Event For Looking at the Future of Mobile

Here are a few stats for you to ponder: 24 percent of Vietnam’s search traffic happens on mobile a...

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  • May 6, 2013
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CyberAgent Gets Into the Crowdfunding Business in Japan

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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Indonesia’s Worst Online Scams (and How to Report Them)

Today I received an SMS which claimed to be from Rocket Internet owned online shop Lazada. The SMS t...

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  • May 13, 2013
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Vietnamese Nude Model Asks Google To Take Down Photos of Her Posing With A Monk

In university, I majored in history of religion and visual culture, so how can I resist writing abou...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Baidu, Qihoo, and Tencent Fighting to Acquire Sogou

Rumor: Baidu, Qihoo, and Tencent Fighting to Acquire Sogou

Boy, there are a lot of acquisition rumors flying around in the Chinese press these days! First ther...

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  • May 9, 2013
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RocketLabs: Giving Online Education in Philippines a Boost

Education is a sensitive topic in the Philippines, whether it’s questions of quality, discussions ...

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  • May 8, 2013
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Evernote China

After 1 Year in China, Evernote Reaches 4 Million Chinese Users

Last time we got some China numbers from Evernote, makers of the notes syncing service, it had hit 1...

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  • May 7, 2013
  • at 11:39 pm
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Crowdbaron, Real estate crowdfunding

Crowdbaron Brings Real Estate Crowdfunding to Asia

We’ve seen crowdfunding been put to use for zany gadgets and enacting positive social change, ...

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  • May 6, 2013
  • at 8:00 pm
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Follow Tech in Asia on KakaoTalk

Be Our ‘Plus Friend’ on KakaoTalk!

Hello readers, Tech in Asia is now an official Plus Friend on KakaoTalk’s mobile messaging platfor...

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  • May 6, 2013
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