Posts Tagged: Taiwan



China’s Underground Network Of International Telephone Fraudsters Busted

Just last week, two Chinese nationals were arrested in Vietnam. They were found with a total of 7,20...

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  • April 10, 2013
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Alibaba launches Juhuasuan in Hong Kong and Taiwan

In a Challenge to Groupon, Alibaba Takes Daily Deals to Hong Kong and Taiwan

China’s top e-commerce player, Alibaba, also runs the nation’s leading daily deals site. Run und...

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  • April 8, 2013
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Startup Management: Tips for Prioritizing and Scaling (Live Blog)

Kee Lock Chua is the group president and CEO of Singapore-based Vertex Venture Holdings. Backed by T...

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  • April 4, 2013
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How E-Commerce King Taobao Is Expanding Out of China (Startup Asia Preview)

Taobao is a household name in China, being the online marketplace that first got the country going n...

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  • March 21, 2013
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Duable Chinese Makes the Internet your Language-Learning Textbook

If you’re starting to learn Chinese today, you’re probably facing one of two big hurdles –...

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  • February 24, 2013
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Opera and MediaTek smart TV app store

Opera Puts TV App Store in MediaTek Smart TV Chips

Opera is working with Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek (TPE:2454) to integrate the Opera TV ...

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  • February 5, 2013
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5 Years After Launching, Twitter-esque Startup Plurk Gets Series A Funding

Plurk has been around since 2008 as a social network that works like Twitter. It has proved popular ...

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  • January 28, 2013
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MiTalk messaging app Southeast Asia

China’s Xiaomi Aims its MiTalk Messaging App at Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea

China’s Xiaomi not only makes a range of popular Android-based smartphones (a whopping 7.19 mi...

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  • January 21, 2013
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Taiwan’s Cubie Hits 6.5 Million Users, Now in 9 Languages

Taiwanese mobile messaging app Cubie recently rolled out four additional languages — Indonesia...

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  • April 9, 2013
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Is Foxconn Firing Suicidal Employees? Worker Claims He Was Fired Over Suicide Misunderstanding

Zhang Moujun, a 27-year-old employee at a Foxconn plant in Shenzhen, doesn’t sleep very well, ...

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  • April 8, 2013
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Coffee Chat: Demystifying Taiwan Startup Scene (Live Blog)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original speaker, Le Hong Minh is unable to attend the conferen...

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  • April 4, 2013
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Line’s Now Got 120 Million Users And Line Play Rocks Southeast Asia

Japan-based app Line announced today that the company has reached another milestone by hitting the 1...

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  • March 13, 2013
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Xiaomi Hong Kong Taiwan April 2013

Xiaomi Confirms April Phone Launch in Hong Kong and Taiwan

The relatively new Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi teased a possible expansion into Hong Kong and Taiwan ...

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  • February 7, 2013
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VanityTrove Buys Glossybox Taiwan, Now Has “A Few Thousand” Subscribers

On a peaceful and lazy Saturday afternoon, beauty box subscription commerce startup VanityTrove anno...

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  • February 2, 2013
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Growing Faster than Facebook and Twitter: Key Highlights for Japan’s Line App [Infographic]

Now boasting more than 100 million users on its Line mobile chat app, NHN Japan has released an info...

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  • January 25, 2013
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Taiwan's Fashionguide funding from CyberAgent Ventures

Newest CyberAgent Ventures Funding Makes it a Dedicated Follower of Taiwanese Fashion

Japan’s CyberAgent Ventures has had a Taiwan office for well over a year, and now the VC firm ...

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  • January 21, 2013
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