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Four Reasons Online Games Block Chinese IPs
As I’ve said before, being a gamer in China isn’t always fun. Chinese publishers’ censorship of popular foreign games like World of Warcraft is bad enough, but a new column on Tencent’s QQ Games news...
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Ctrip’s China Train Ticket Sales Could Be Illegal (But Not for the Reason...
When I wrote earlier this week that Chinese travel site Ctrip had begun selling train tickets online again, I pointed out that it had done this once before but was ultimately ordered to sto by...
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North Korean News Agency Accuses US and Allies of Cyberattacks
North Korea’s official news agency KCNA has accused the US and its allies of conducting cyberattacks. Described as “intensive and persistent virus attacks”, it’s otherwise not clear what information...
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Games Still Going Strong, VNG Reports Over $90 million In Revenue For 2012
Vietnam’s VNG just reported that it hit a whopping VND 2 trillion ($90 million) in revenue for 2012. Yeah, that’s a lot. The company, which has its hands in everything online – social media, messaging...
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Vietnam’s Messaging App Battle Just Got Hotter: Zalo Reaches 1 Million Users
More good news for VNG today – after announcing record sales revenues – as its Vietnam-oriented Zalo messaging app has reached one million users earlier this month. That’s a particularly strong...
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10 Step Guide to Running a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Yesterday marked the end of HelpLearn.Asia’s event. One of the topics that got me sitting up was crowdfunding – a relatively new concept in Asia – that Daryl Arnold of Newton Circus (not the hawker...
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Docomo Confirms Acquisition of MagaSeek for $21 Million to Boost E-Commerce...
Today, Japanese telco NTT Docomo (NYSE:DCM) has confirmed that its proposed stake in fashion-oriented e-store MagaSeek (TYO:3060) has been accepted. The Docomo acquisition amounts to a stake of 71.28...
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Muslim Pro App Passes 4 Million Downloads, Now Available on the Web Too
It is said that there are currenly 2.1 billion muslims worldwide at the moment, and Singapore-based mobile developer Bitsmedia is one of the few which are looking to make the best use of that market....
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A Timeline of Japanese Startup Acquisitions
Here’s some good work from Startup Dating: An interactive timeline on all the known Japanese startup acquisitions. Hit the source below to view it. Coincidentally, today, Docomo confirmed its...
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Agate Jogja Releases 23rd Titok Game Title, This Time Inspired by Russian Meteor
Indonesian game developer Agate Jogja, which is part of Agate Alliance, announced today that the company has released its twenty-third Titok game title called Titok: Menerjang Meteor (meaning...
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Samsung Upgrades to 3 Co-CEOs as it Focuses on Galaxy Smartphones and Home...
Samsung (005930:KS) announced today that it has appointed two co-CEOs alongside existing corporate leader Oh-Hyun Kwon. The move – coming hours after the unveiling of the new Galaxy S4 phone to...
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New Samsung Galaxy S4 in an Infographic
Now that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 is out, let’s take a quick look at what could be the world’s next best-selling smartphone – with some help from this Samsung infographic. According to the Guardian,...
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China’s Top E-Commerce Sites Saw 600% Growth in Mobile Shopping Last Year
We know that China’s netizens love shopping online – and collectively spend about $40,000 per second on local e-commerce sites – but most of that has been happening on desktop computers and laptops....
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Backed By Japan’s WWS Corp, NusaResearch Aims to be Indonesia’s Top Online...
Indonesian online market research site NusaResearch is a startup that believes its Japanese expertise can spice up the Indonesian research ecosystem. It aims to be the nation’s top online survey site...
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China’s CCTV Accuses Apple of Bias Against Chinese Customers
Yesterday was World Consumer Rights Day. Every year in China on March 15, China’s official state broadcast network CCTV airs an investigative special program in which it takes companies to task for...
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Restaurant Booking Site Chope Raises $2.5 Million Led By Singapore Press...
Singapore’s restaurant booking site, Chope, has concluded a US$2.5 million round led by Singapore Press Holdings (h/t TechCrunch). Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) now owns 27.87 percent (pdf) of Chope,...
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Staff Picks: 8 Top News Stories this Week in Tech in Asia
When historians in decades to come look back on this week, they will agree that it was indeed a week in which time passed and things happened; baby bunnies born, Popes elected, love made, dreams...
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7 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week
This week’s biggest China tech news stories swayed towards apps and mobile, startup insights, and e-commerce figures. Here’s our top seven list: 1. Report: Nearly 35% of Chinese Android apps are...
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10 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye
Here’s our newest weekly list featuring a bunch of hot startups from all over Asia. For tips and stories suggestions, feel free to email us. Alternatively, you can send tips here and/or tell us about...
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KakaoTalk: From Startup to a Giant Mobile Platform (Startup Asia Preview)
KakaoTalk has been around slightly more than 1,000 days. In those three short years, the Korean mobile messaging app has grown from a startup all the way to establish itself as a giant mobile...
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