Baidu Shuts E-commerce Site and Builds a New One
Both Reuters and WSJ reported that Baidu, China’s largest search engine, is shutting down Youa, it...
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.
Both Reuters and WSJ reported that Baidu, China’s largest search engine, is shutting down Youa, it...
Last year’s Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) was a huge success. GMIC 2010 saw a total...
We can now add one more big brand on Taobao Mall. Gap Inc. has recently opened an online store on Ta...
Update: To curb the piracy issue, Baidu will put in place a filtering system which monitors and remo...
If I may comment, I think Alibaba’s lead founder Jack Ma is Asia’s ‘Mark Zuckerberg’. I just...
Groupon China, Gaopeng.com, recently just launched its operation and I believe many of us are curiou...
We are hearing rumors that the iPhone 5 would be launching around June this year. This rumor is now ...
China’s leading retail website – Taobao has joined hands with some of the world’s best kno...
China-based security software maker, Qihoo 360, experienced a 130% leap on its first day of trading ...
Russian investment group DST (Digital Sky Technologies) has committed hundreds of millions of dollar...
We’re hearing reports that Sina Corp. has dropped Google as its search engine choice. The terminat...
Microblogs like Sina Weibo are the third favorite online news source in China, according to a resear...
The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) will be held in Beijing on April 27th-28th, and is focu...
Congrats to LinkedIn, you hit the 100 million users milestone! Out of the 100 million, 56 million us...
The Gmail vs China tussle goes on… And today, Google “accused the Chinese government of making i...
Written content started from print… and China was the first to start printing using woodblocks...