1,483 Chinese Group Buy Sites Closed, 456 in October Alone
At this point, everyone knows that the group buy market in China is, er, going through a rough patch...
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China is often called a land of contradictions, and its tech industry is no different. Yes, the middle kingdom is the source of some hackers and copycats, but it’s also the source of some startling innovation, one of the world’s most unique and vibrant internet cultures, and some of the most passionate techies and gamers in the universe. China’s internet may be censored but that hasn’t stopped web, gaming, and mobile startups from springing up all over the country. Here at Tech in Asia we’ve got it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. The hottest startups, the craziest copycats, and the darkest tales of censorship in Asia.
Fang Zhouzi Accuses Kaifu Lee of Exaggeration in Autobiography
Last night, Fang Zhouzi took to his Weibo to criticize a few pieces of Kaifu Lee’s autobiograp...
Specialist Sports E-Commerce Site Scores $30 Million in Funding
The specialist Chinese B2C e-commerce site Ku Yun Dong – or, ‘Cool Sports’ in Engl...
Xiaomi M1 Phones Available to Everyone Starting December 18
We’ve been interested in Xiaomi’s low-cost high-power M1 smartphone since the first time...
Ogilvy’s Sina Weibo Policy in a Video – Way Cool
Social media policy, with all policies, can be a very dull thing to communicate to staff. But Ogilvy...
Global Times Attacks Ai Weiwei, Calls For Authorities to Crack Down on “Illegal” Microblogging
Avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei is no stranger to microblogs, or to controversy. Nor is Hu Xijin, the o...
Why China’s Coolest Blogger Doesn’t Use Microblogs
Han Han might be China’s biggest celebrity blogger, which is a pretty impressive title for an ...
Expedia Snaps Up Renren’s Share of Chinese Online Travel Service eLong
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the US online travel giant, has further increased its stake in the comparable...
QQ Browser App Goes Global, Now In the Getjar App Store
Tencent (HKG:0700), the Chinese social media giant, is taking its QQ Browser app global having signe...
Taobao Mall Braces for Physical Protests at Alibaba HQ
Just when you thought that Alibaba’s olive branch had stopped the digital protests by smaller ...
No End to Interest in Chinese E-Commerce, as 2011 Sees 7 Billion RMB Invested
Stats put together by ChinaVenture show that Chinese web companies of the so-called online-to-offlin...
MIIT Says No Need to Package Chargers with Phones, Consumers Rejoice?
MIIT, the Chinese government body that inspects all your favorite mobile gadgets and toys, has annou...
Going For Gold, 360Buy Launches a Luxury Brand Store, Called 360Top
360Buy, the Chinese B2C e-commerce site that’s currently in second place in that sector, has n...
3 Alternative Weibo Mobile Apps For iPhone and Android That Have More Eye-Candy
Like with Twitter, the best mobile apps for firing off Weibo missives are not the official ones that...
Letao CEO: I’m Cutting 80% of Ad Expenditure – Let’s Stop the E-Commerce Price Wars
B2C e-commerce site Letao.com is cutting its advertising budget by 80 percent, says its CEO, Mr. Bi ...
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun Crowd-Sourcing Decision to Expand Smartphone to CDMA
If his Weibo account is to be believed, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has spent at least one sleepless night co...
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