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Chinese Virus Architects Set Up a Gambling Site, Get Caught, Now Heading Back to Prison

Chinese Virus Architects Set Up a Gambling Site, Get Caught, Now Heading Back to Prison

Zhang Shun and Li Jun just can’t seem to keep themselves out of trouble on the internet. Back ...

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  • June 17, 2013
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Staff Picks: 6 Top News Stories this Week in Tech in Asia

Most of the stories this week – chosen by seven of our bloggers – focus on startups, whi...

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  • June 16, 2013
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WeChat Under Suspicion from Indian Intelligence Bureau

Chinese tech companies are having a rough year in India! First Huawei and ZTE were refused domestic ...

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  • June 15, 2013
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Now With 8 Million Users, Cutesy Messaging App Cubie Adds Easy Mobile Payments Via Your Phone Bill

We know that cutesy sticker/emoticon packs are critical to the success of messaging apps in Asia ...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Browser Maker Opera Opens 5th Asia Office, This Time in Singapore

Norway-based browser maker Opera (OSE:OPERA) is today opening its 17th office around the world ̵...

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  • June 14, 2013
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How To Pitch Successfully to Investors for Follow-on Funding (Part 5)

Step 5: Clear the decks, resolve time-consuming due diligence items in advance and prepare not only ...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Pay for the Bus With a Phone: Mobile Wallet System Coming to China Mobile

Pay for the Bus With a Phone: Mobile Wallet System Coming to China Mobile

Taking the bus in China isn’t that difficult if you have a transit card you can swipe to pay y...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Airbnb Launches ‘Neighborhoods’ in Asia, Starting with Bangkok

Home-booking service Airbnb has been in Southeast Asia since late last year, but now the company is ...

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  • June 14, 2013
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19 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye

This week, we have our spotlight on a huge number of startups across the region. Remember, for start...

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  • June 16, 2013
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6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

China was on public holiday for three of the working days this week, but we still managed to dig up ...

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  • June 15, 2013
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Apptivate Lets You Buy iOS Apps Through Prepaid Cards or SMS Charges

Apptivate Lets You Buy iOS Apps Through Prepaid Cards or SMS Charges

When getting apps for your iPhone or iPad, paid apps are often much better than the free ones. No di...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Indonesian E-Payment Gateway Doku Records $1.1 Billion in Transactions in 6 Years

One of the keys to a strong e-commerce infrastructure in any country is its online payment system. O...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Bangalore-based ‘Interview Master’ Gets Seed Funding For Global Expansion

Bangalore-based startup Interview Master is a globally-focused service for companies to pre-screen j...

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  • June 14, 2013
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A Vietnamese Startup BiitBook Hunts for the E-book Publishing Market

A Vietnamese Startup BiitBook Hunts for the E-book Publishing Market

In Southeast Asia, we’ve seen the compelling rise of Ookbee and Scoop, and chat app giants like Li...

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  • June 14, 2013
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WeChat Looks to Take on Qihoo as New Security Feature Comes to V5.0

Last week we wrote about some of the new features rumored to be coming to version 5.0 of WeChat, but...

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  • June 14, 2013
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Freelancer Wants to Meet the Best Filipino Software Developers

(Update: The company reports that they already have around 300,000 registered Filipino freelancers,...

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  • June 13, 2013
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