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China’s startup scene has been exploding with ever-larger funding rounds. But industry insiders – and SEC documents – suggest that the big numbers you see in the press aren’t always the truth.

Nobody has ever really accused the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) of handling the internet era well. The advent of online movie piracy has inspired the organization into a

China’s streaming video market is a lot more respectful of copyright law than it used to be, but if you think that means there aren’t still major disputes, think again.

A startup’s office in Beijing. Hey, where’s the foosball table? There are secrets that are broken; there are secrets taken to the grave; there are state secrets for which people

The company aims to raise US$100 million – although this could just be a placeholder figure – on New York’s NASDAQ exchange with a valuation of US$1 billion.

Xunlei, a Chinese video streaming site and media portal, revealed today that it has wrapped up US$310 million in funding. Xiaomi, the much-hyped upstart phone-maker that’s aiming at selling 60 million phones this year, ploughed in $200 million.

As Xiaomi starts shipping its smartphones to markets beyond mainland China, the company is still in the early stages when it comes to actually making money from those phones. It sells its

Wandoujia’s latest China App Index report is out now. July’s most interesting trend? The rapid growth of mobile video in China. Specifically, the report highlights Tudou and Xunlei Kankan apps,

2011 saw economic turmoil and financial scandals that led to only two Chinese tech companies venturing to IPO in 2012. But 2013 is looking up. This year there’s the distinct

For those of you who were still in holiday mode during the past week, we’ve done our best to keep tabs on what was happening in the China tech space.