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GREE Shuts Down China Branch (Update: CONFIRMED)

Update: GREE has replied and this is the company’s official statement on the matter: We are re...

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  • May 15, 2013
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Zoolook fashion app

Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands – All in One App

We’ve seen all kinds of social fashion startups crop up in Asia in the past couple of years. One o...

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  • May 14, 2013
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MOL Records 2.7 Million Users Worldwide, 78% Are Active Users

Today payment service MOL announced its partnership with Indonesian mini-mart retailer Alfamart, Alf...

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  • May 14, 2013
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TMI

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
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Korea’s Top 10 Most Popular PC Games (May 2013)

Korea’s Top 10 Most Popular PC Games (May 2013)

Everyone knows that South Korea loves Starcraft. But aside from that, what are South Koreans playing...

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  • May 14, 2013
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Indonesia’s ICT Minister: BlackBerry Sales Drop 70% in Indonesia

BlackBerry users around the world might be questioning their loyalty after another outage of the pop...

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  • May 14, 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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Reep Remembers The Photos You Took A Year Ago

Photos become more meaningful when you look at them in relation to time. Reep is a made-in-Japan mob...

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  • May 14, 2013
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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
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KakaoHome launch

Kakao Launches KakaoHome, A Social Android Launcher For Your Smartphone

Kakao, the maker of Korean mobile chat app, KakaoTalk, has launched KakaoHome a launcher for Android...

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  • May 14, 2013
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Money Lover: Vietnam’s Answer to Mint Already Has Over 1.5 Million Downloads

After traveling up to Hanoi last weekend and hunting for cool startups, a lot of the people there ke...

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  • May 14, 2013
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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
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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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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
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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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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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