Amazon Appstore Opens in China, Leaps Final Hurdle Before Kindle Fire Launch
In a surprise move, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has opened its Android-oriented Appstore in China today. Th...
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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.
Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform
We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular socia...
Meituan Nearing $155 Million/Month in Transactions
After a lively explosion a couple years ago, most of China’s group buy sites have long since d...
China’s Top Video Sites Reveal Hundreds of Millions of Mobile Users, Start Race to Monetize Them
We know that Chinese netizens watch billions of hours worth of online videos each month, but how man...
Get Lost, GPS: China Invests $810 Million to Create Products for Homegrown Navigation System
Always concerned about being reliant on foreign technology, China has been developing a homegrown sa...
China Telecom Lowers International Roaming Fees
China has been on an official holiday for the past three days, and there hasn’t been a lot of ...
Call of Duty Online Launches Closed Beta in China, But Will Gamers Care?
Tuesday marked the beginning of the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise’s first real entry into...
Why Did Alibaba Invest $586 Million in Sina Weibo?
Yesterday we learned that the rumors that had been swirling for months were true: e-commerce giant A...
SnapWeibo: This Weibo Post Will Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds
If you’re a fan of Sina Weibo but don’t like the idea of your posts swirling around the ...
‘China’s Silicon Valley’ Has More Startups Now Than Ever Before
Beijing’s Zhongguancun neighborhood, sometimes called China’s Silicon Valley, is home to...
Report: China Mobile’s Top Exec in Guangzhou Detained by Police
China Mobile, it seems, is in trouble. Last week, China Business News reported that police had detai...
Chinese Netizens and Their Love Affair With European Footballers on Weibo (INFOGRAPHIC)
Mailman Group has come back with another infographic about how popular European footballers are on T...
If the PPS Rumors are True, Could Baidu Beat Out Youku-Tudou?
China’s tech media has been talking for weeks now as though Baidu’s rumored acquisition ...
Hashiji is a Chinese E-Commerce Startup That Makes Me Want to Buy Something
New e-commerce startups in China are a dime a dozen, so when I come across one it must offer somethi...
Sina Weibo Has Already Added Taobao Ads in Wake of Alibaba Investment
Well, that didn’t take long. Just days after the announcement of Alibaba’s huge investme...
Huawei Founder Promises No Nepotism and No IPO
Huawei has been having a strange couple of weeks. Last week, there were the reports that Huawei was ...
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