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Regulation for Indonesian Incubators Will be Finalized This Month

Indonesia’s Kontan reports today that regulations covering the development of startup incubators a...

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There is No Glamour in an Asia Startup

Having spent the past 2 years building a company in Hong Kong, I can testify that it is f**king hard...

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Nuffnang Founders’ Story and Their Lessons Learned (Startup Asia Preview)

I have huge respect for blog ad network Nuffnang founders Ming Shen and Timothy Tiah. If you want to...

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  • March 8, 2013
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Sina Weibo Testing New, WeChat-Like Public Platform

A couple weeks ago, Sina admitted its flagship product Weibo is threatened by WeChat. Then last week...

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  • March 8, 2013
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Apart From WeChat, Chinese Developers Are a No-Show in Latest Global App Data

AppAnnie just released its latest report on app monetization; after looking at some amazing performa...

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  • March 7, 2013
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PassKit Raises $1.2 Million, Helps Clients Manage Mobile Wallet Passes on iOS and Android

Founded in June 2012, Hong Kong-based PassKit, a startup that enables customers to create mobile wal...

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  • March 7, 2013
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Google Public Alerts for disasters in Japan

Google Launches Online Public Alerts for Disaster Warnings in Japan

Japan already has a sophisticated and trigger-quick public alerts system for disasters like earthqua...

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Stealing Content in Vietnam is Finally a Real Issue

Local companies are finally taking copyright seriously in Vietnam. Probably because they’re no...

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Chinese Government Rep Says E-Commerce Sites Have Evaded Billions in Taxes

On Wednesday, NPC representative Wang Tian made a rather shocking accusation: Chinese e-commerce pla...

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  • March 8, 2013
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China Unicom is Tracking Your Mobile Browsing History, and Now You Can Check Their Database

Mobile users of China Unicom’s data networks, the company has some news for you: now you can c...

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  • March 8, 2013
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Rakuten Sets Up $10 Million Startup Strategic Fund in Southeast Asia

Following Rakuten’s new Asia headquarters in Singapore, the Japanese e-commerce giant has laun...

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  • March 8, 2013
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Happy Ending: Vietnamese Startup Uses Sex to Sell Flowers

Sometimes you click around and you stumble upon some really funny websites that you have to share. W...

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  • March 7, 2013
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From Line to Puzzles and Dragons, Japan Rocks the World at App Monetization [STATS]

Regular readers will know that Japanese smartphone owners are great for spending money on apps. Now ...

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  • March 7, 2013
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Tech in Asia Shakes Hands With GWC

The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is run by the good folks from the GWC. Tech in Asia and...

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  • March 7, 2013
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IDC: Smartphone Sales Way Up in China, Now Account for 73.2% of All Mobiles Sold

The China division of the market research firm IDC has said that Chinese consumers snapped up a gran...

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  • March 7, 2013
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China’s Top E-Commerce Site to Launch Product Searches Inside WeChat App

The 300-plus million users of China-made messaging app WeChat can already use it for video calls, fi...

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  • March 7, 2013
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