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Baidu Buys up Shares of iQiyi.com from Providence Equity Partners
Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) CEO Robin Li, in a statement announcing that his company has purchased shares of its online video site iQiyi.com from Providence Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum, giving it...
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Xiaomi Launches New Video App, Rumored TV Set-Top Box Likely Coming Next
With each passing moment it seems more and more likely that Xiaomi really is making a set-top box like the Apple TV. Just a few hours ago we wrote about the product’s leaked guts, and while Xiaomi...
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Shops in One Beijing Electronics Market Caught Cheating Customers
(Image source: market.zpooo.com) Buying electronics in China can be an interesting experience. Generally speaking, they’re sold in large markets containing hundreds of small shops, each with different...
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Kreavi Becomes Google’s Community Partner, Promotes Digital Street Art
In just three short months, Indonesian creative network and marketplace Kreavi.com has gone through several milestones, one of which is by earning a spot as one of Google’s Community Ambassadors...
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Yahoo Indonesia Launches OMG Awards
On Thursday Yahoo Indonesia announced a new initiative. Yahoo OMG, well known as one of the leading gossip and celebrity sites in Indonesia, is organizing its first ever star-oriented online awards...
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Softbank Donates $500,000 to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
This is cool. Full release below: SOFTBANK Group. today announced it will donate $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to support ongoing relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane...
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Tech in Asia: Our Picks for News of the Week [Nov. 3, 2012]
This week we saw more developments in the mobile chat application space, as a number of Asia-based companies and startups continue to push the envelope in mobile communication. As long as the internet...
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14 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye
Another week has passed in Tech in Asia and below is the list of startups which we have covered. For tips and stories suggestions, feel free to email us at Editors[at]techinasia[dot].com....
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10 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week
For those of you in China whose internet is not undergoing maintenance, there were more than a few interesting technology news stories from the Middle Kingdom this past week. Here are a few stories...
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CyberAgent to Close English Version of its Ameba Pigg Virtual World
VS Media points out a CyberAgent (TYO:4751) announcement stating that the company will be closing the English version of its Ameba Pigg virtual world, Pico World. A brief note on its blog last week...
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PriceArea Spotlights 6 Outstanding Indonesian E-Commerce Sites
PriceArea has unveiled the six winners from its Indonesia Top E-Commerce Sites (or ITeCS) Awards last week. It took around three months for the judges and online voting to select 30 e-commerce...
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WeChat Excels Abroad Without the China Brand
The New York Times discusses the recent success of Tencent’s (HKG:0700) WeChat outside of China’s borders, quoting BDA China chairman Duncan Clark as saying: Many people are afraid of Chinese products,...
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Indonesian Flash Game Stolen and Copied, Turned Into iPhone and Android App...
Indonesian game developer Elventales Studio has found that its S40 and Flash-based game Chase Burger has been copied and published on iOS and Android under the name Hungry Chase, by May Games. The game...
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Hong Kong’s Nest Ideas Seeking Startups to Pitch For a Chance at Funding
If you can build a business and pitch it, then give Nest Ideas a shot. The Hong Kong incubator hosts a pitch day on the last Saturday of every month. If you’d like to participate, send your...
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With Indonesia Liking Android, Has RIM Lost its Last Blackberry Stronghold?
Kompas wrote up an interesting interview with three big gadget vendors during the annual Indonesian IT exhibition, Indocomtech, which finished yesterday after running for a week. The verdict: Android...
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Huawei: Indonesia is Our Biggest Market
BeritaSatu cites Huawei spokesperson Scott Sykes yesterday as saying that Indonesia is the biggest money earner for the Chinese telecoms giant. He said that last year Huawei made $1 billion in sales...
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Indian Startup Guides You Round the Taj Mahal, Because Even Backpackers Need...
We know that Indian consumers love online travel products, but here’s something that’s instead aimed at travelers visiting India. The iTajPlus app is made by a group of Indian and expat backpacker...
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Quality Time Lab Co-Founder: Women in Asia Can Create Impressive Startups...
We have written much about female entrepreneurs in the region and how it is often not embraced in Asian society. But there are actually many female entrepreneurs rising up to the challenge, and...
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Ever Wanted a Really Expensive Clipboard? Try Japan’s iPhone 5 Binder Case
For some reason, some of the craziest iPhone cases seem to originate from Japan. And this latest iPhone 5 case is no exception. New from phone accessory company Strapya is this fun binder iPhone 5...
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Tencent’s WeChat App to Offer Coupons and Local Deals After Major Acquisition?
Remember how China’s biggest web company, Tencent, has had a runaway success with its WeChat messaging app? Well, rumors suggest that the WeChat app – known as Weixin in China – is about to get even...
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