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Staff Picks: 9 Top News Stories this Week in Tech in Asia

A lot of things went down this week; so many, in fact, that we’ve compiled them into a list. G...

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  • March 24, 2013
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China Mobile: Let the Market Decide How to Charge Tencent for WeChat

We’re writing a lot about Tencent’s WeChat these days as it continues to grow in popular...

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  • March 23, 2013
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MNC and Rakuten: Why the Sudden Break Up?

Last night’s news of Rakuten (JSD:4755) breaking up its joint venture with MNC in Indonesia se...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Anime Pirates Game Lets You be Part of Popular Manga ‘One Piece’ World

Indonesian game publisher Prodigy Infinitech launched a new game a couple of days ago called Anime P...

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  • March 22, 2013
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China’s Online Clothing Sales Hit $50 Billion, But Luxury Fashion Brands Lack Commitment

China’s online sales of clothing were worth $50 billion in 2012, but only 41 percent of luxury fas...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Jack Ma: Alibaba Isn’t as Innovative as Tencent

Alibaba founder and former CEO Jack Ma may have retired, but that certainly doesn’t mean he...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Perx: 650K Chops, 130K Downloads, Rolls Out Loyalty Tasks Feature

Singapore-based mobile loyalty app, Perx, has been growing steadily over the past year. In my last e...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Does China’s Games Industry Need Its Own ESRB-Style Ratings Board?

China’s games industry is massive, but along with the massive industry have come massive probl...

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  • March 22, 2013
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5 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

Although you could say this about almost any week these days, this week was sort of the week of WeCh...

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  • March 23, 2013
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Chinese social sites go dark for Earth Hour 2013

6 Chinese Social Sites Will Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for ‘Earth Hour’

Tomorrow, as 8:30pm rolls around the globe, lots of landmark buildings will turn off their lights to...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Google Launches Search Engine in Myanmar as Schmidt Warns Against Web Censorship

Google’s search engine launched in Myanmar yesterday on the Google.com.mm domain. It’s n...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Before Death, Man In Vietnam Posts Suicide Note On Facebook

As Facebook has increased its reach in Vietnam, the types of uses for the social network has diversi...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Kompas Group’s Gramediana Hints at Emulating Amazon’s Kindle Business Model?

Indonesian publishing giant Kompas Group launched its digital publishing service Gramediana in beta ...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Evernote Has 2 Million Users in Southeast Asia, Thailand Growing Fast

Last night at Tech in Asia’s Bangkok Meetup, Evernote’s Tiang Lim Foo, Asia Pacific Mark...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Learn to Design and Code at Startup Academy

Singapore’s Startup Academy teaches folks to design and code. Powered by Subhransu Behera (SAP...

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  • March 22, 2013
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Tencent Plans Three-Pronged Attack to Monetize WeChat

Tencent’s WeChat mobile chat application has been taking the world — especially China &#...

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  • March 22, 2013
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