Tech in Asia podcast episode 3: the agony and the ecstasy of Asia’s taxi apps

Yes, it’s true: after years of providing you top-notch text coverage of Asia’s tech scene, Tech in Asia has branched out into the world of multimedia. Meet the Tech in Asia Podcast, our weekly show where hosts Anh-Minh Do and Charlie Custer will take you through the week’s top Asia tech stories and then dive into deeper discussions on pressing issues with experts from all across Asia’s tech industry.

This week: the agony and the ecstasy of Asia’s taxi apps! My cohost Minh’s microphone may be missing, but that won’t stop me from breaking down the news, both good and bad, for taxi/private car apps across Asia this week. Plus, quadcopters get banned in Tokyo, India’s Housing sees even more founder-vs-VC drama, and we talk to Softlayer’s Casey Lau about startups in Hong Kong and across Asia.

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Show notes

Story links:

• Housing CEO offloads all his shares to employees
• Rahul Yadav challenges Zomato, Ola founders to give half their shares to employees
• Following protests, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache offices shut down in Luoyang
• (Related) After raiding Uber office, Guangzhou authorities set to launch city-backed rival app
• Tokyo bans drones in public parks after radioactive quadcopter lands on prime minister’s roof
• Philippines becomes first country to create rules for ridesharing services such as Uber

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