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Line App is Primed and Ready to Censor Politically Sensitive Chinese Words
A few months ago we spotted that Tencent’s WeChat app was censoring certain ‘sensitive’ politi...
Chat App Battleground in Indonesia Getting Hotter as Line’s New TV Stars Look to Overpower KakaoTalk’s
It’s a fierce battlefield for chat apps in Indonesia. Today, Japan-based Line is going to roll out...
Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands – All in One App
We’ve seen all kinds of social fashion startups crop up in Asia in the past couple of years. One o...
Thailand Now Has 18 Million Social Media Users (INFOGRAPHIC)
Our ZocialInc buddies in Bangkok always keep a close eye on Thailand’s social media scene. In ...
Lei Jun: WeChat Has Done a Great Job
On stage at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing this morning, Lei Jun (pictured)...
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 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...
Does Path Have a Future in Indonesia?
Path, a social network that is only accessible through iPhone and Android devices, has been growing ...
Wooz.in Connects the Offline and Online World, Both Locally and Abroad
In this day and age when a lot of people are connected online through popular social networks like F...
Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeChat
China’s biggest web company by revenue has just posted its Q1 2013 financial report. Tencent (HKG:...
China’s Top Chat App Gets a WeChat-Like Makeover, But Everyone Hates It
Tencent’s (HKG:0700) chat service QQ is used by over half a billion people and is China’s top ap...
An Indonesian Telco Develops Chat App to Battle Against WhatsApp, Line, and the Rest
A few months ago we reported that the Indonesian telcos were planning to build a chat app platform t...
Be Our ‘Plus Friend’ on KakaoTalk!
Hello readers, Tech in Asia is now an official Plus Friend on KakaoTalk’s mobile messaging platfor...
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...
Game On: KakaoTalk Brings Social Gaming Platform to Indonesia and Vietnam
After months of testing it out in South Korea and Japan, the messaging app KakaoTalk is today launch...
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