Posts Tagged: China

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.



Massive Chinese IT Community CSDN Looking for Big Financing Round

Unless you’re a software developer, the last time you thought about CSDN was probably when it ...

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  • February 19, 2013
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Rumor: Tencent Invests in Chinese Social Sharing Platform JiaThis

The last time we heard from Chinese social sharing platform JiaThis, it was because the company had ...

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  • February 19, 2013
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Kaifu Lee Weibo ban

Kaifu Lee: I’ve Been Banned From Weibo for 3 Days

Entrepreneur and former Google country manager for China, Kaifu Lee, is often outspoken on his Chine...

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  • February 18, 2013
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China tech news

6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week [February 17, 2013]

With the New Year happening earlier this week, we’ve got some cool communication stats coming ...

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  • February 17, 2013
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China’s 360Buy Unwraps Massive New Funding Round of $700 Million

It was only three months ago that 360Buy, China’s second-largest online store, wrapped up $400...

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  • February 16, 2013
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Kobe Bryant Joins Sina Weibo, Says Nothing, Gets Many Followers

It seems like every day another Western celebrity is joining Sina Weibo, and LA Lakers star Kobe Bry...

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  • February 15, 2013
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Brad Pitt Banned From China Again (This Time From Sina Weibo)

American actor Brad Pitt has been banned from China proper for some time thanks to his performance i...

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  • February 15, 2013
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WeChat Moves Towards Monetization, Beta-Testing ‘Custom Menu’ Feature for Brands

Tencent’s WeChat (known as Weixin in China) is big — like 300 million users big. But Chi...

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  • February 14, 2013
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Could China Catch Lazy Government Officials With Webcams?

Spring Festival is usually a time of celebration, but this year it was also a time of embarrassment ...

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  • February 19, 2013
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Alibaba, Aliyun search engine launch

China’s E-Commerce Giant Now Has a Search Engine to Take on Baidu and Google

China’s biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, now has a search engine. Using the name of its cl...

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  • February 18, 2013
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5,000 Workers at One Chinese Web Company Queue Up for a Cash Bonus [PHOTOS]

Most people in China were working over the weekend so as to catch up after the lengthy Chinese New Y...

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  • February 18, 2013
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TuJia Gets Series B Funding For its Vacation Home Rentals Service, HomeAway Again Joins In

After attracting its first major financing in May of last year, the Chinese vacation home rentals st...

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  • February 17, 2013
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Deng Fei Launches Weibo Campaign to Share Images of Water Pollution

Web journalist/activist Deng Fei is already a pretty famous guy in China’s cyberspace. In part...

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  • February 16, 2013
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An Apple iWatch Could Really Sell in China

If you follow tech you’ve probably had a hard time not noticing that the world is presently ov...

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  • February 15, 2013
  • at 9:00 am
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Hong Kong’s Surround App Translates Sina Weibo Content into English

Read any news report out of China today, and chances are it’ll include a smarmy comment or two fro...

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  • February 14, 2013
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Copycats Steal Design of Chinese-Developed Markdown App

Usually we hear about stories of Chinese copycats aping foreign tech products, and examples of that ...

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  • February 14, 2013
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