Posts Tagged: Business


Qihoo Q1 2013 financials

Despite Being at War With Everyone, Qihoo Posts Stellar 2012 Financials

Despite every single one of its iOS apps being banned by Apple right now, and a lot of negative medi...

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  • March 6, 2013
  • at 10:59 am
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Alibaba Tencent PingAn insurance

Two Chinese Web Giants Get Approval for Online Insurance Business

China’s insurance regulator has confirmed approval, say sources, of a major new online insuran...

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  • February 21, 2013
  • at 1:48 pm
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Huawei sales profit figures 2012

Huawei Profits Up 33% in 2012, Now Seeing 66% of Revenue from Outside China

Chinese telecoms firm and phone-maker Huawei might’ve had the kind of publicity in 2012 that&#...

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  • January 21, 2013
  • at 6:23 pm
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Google glasses - got a 'mobile strategy' for this yet?

I am Calling Bullshit on Your ‘Mobile Strategy’

After 15 years of working for someone else, Mikaal Abdulla finally got smart and started his own com...

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  • January 17, 2013
  • at 12:48 pm
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Jack Ma - Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group

Alibaba Rumored to be Gearing Up IPO in Mid-2013

China’s e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group, is playing its cards close to its chest in terms o...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 9:37 pm
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Game On! China’s YY Ready to Hit NASDAQ, Will Debut at $10.50 to Raise $82 Million

Ending an eight-month drought of Chinese IPOs, the gaming community YY (NASDAQ:YY) is about to hit t...

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  • November 21, 2012
  • at 9:45 pm
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Confirmed: China’s 360Buy Pulls in $400 Million in Series D Funding [UPDATED]

[UPDATE 1: This was all confirmed by the company later in the day. The story's text has been amended...

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  • November 13, 2012
  • at 12:00 pm
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In Email to Employees, Baidu CEO’s Rallying Cry: “Be Willing to Disrupt Ourselves”

Be more wolf-like. That’s one of the rallying cries of Robin Li, CEO and founder of China̵...

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  • November 7, 2012
  • at 10:25 pm
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Sony sells DeNA stake

Sony to Sell Whole 13% Stake in DeNA for About $438 Million

Troubled gadget-maker Sony (NYSE:SNE) is selling off its whole 13.14 percent stake in Japanese mobil...

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  • March 4, 2013
  • at 6:00 pm
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Ganesh

The Founding Story of MOL, One of Southeast Asia’s Largest Payment Companies

MOL is one of the biggest payment companies in Southeast Asia, with over 680,000 physical and online...

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  • February 8, 2013
  • at 10:00 am
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5 Big Things Vietnam’s Tech Scene Needs To Grow

What do startups in Vietnam need or lack? I asked this recently to a bunch of friends on the way bac...

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  • January 18, 2013
  • at 7:00 pm
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A Lephone-made device

Google Didn’t Kill off Alibaba’s Smartphone OS, New Phone Hardware Due Soon

China’s Alibaba, the nation’s biggest e-commerce business, might have suffered the indignity and...

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  • January 4, 2013
  • at 1:30 pm
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Loc, Founder of Aothun, with his 250cc BMW motorcycle

Deep in Debt, Co-Founder Gone. Here’s How One Vietnamese Entrepreneur Fought Back

During my recent trip to Ho Chi Minh city, I met Loc, the founder of Aothun, a T-shirt design and pr...

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  • December 27, 2012
  • at 9:00 pm
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Baidu dollar bonds issue

Baidu Raises $1.5 Billion in Bonds Issue, Now Has a Fistful of Dollars for Overseas Acquisitions

China’s top search engine, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), has raised $1.5 billion in its first-ever bond...

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  • November 21, 2012
  • at 11:24 am
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China’s Gaming Community YY Launches US IPO Roadshow, Looks to Raise $97 Million

Chinese gaming community portal YY has really got its IPO roadshow rolling, and has filed new docume...

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  • November 8, 2012
  • at 12:20 pm
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New Shenzhen Apple Store Set to Open November 3rd

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has set an official opening date for its seventh store in mainland China –...

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  • October 29, 2012
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