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Melbourne Accelerator Program Set to Build Startup Scene in Australia, Opens...
Following the success of its first ever batch of startups, Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) has opened applications for its 2013 intake. A total of six startups will be shortlisted to participate...
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Beijing Startup Makes Invisible Masks To Protect You From Air Pollution
Enjoy the “fresh” air. (Image credit: Duke University) If you’ve been to Beijing, you know the air sucks. Many folks wear masks to protect themselves from the poisonous air. But often, these face masks...
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Touchten Opens its Game Publishing Platform with These 2 Fun Games
Indonesian game developer Touchten announced today that the company has made a soft launch of its mobile game publishing platform. Its first publishing deal is with Indonesian game developer Tinker...
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Piktochart Co-Founder: Female Entrepreneurs Less Stuck in the Mud When the...
We released our Startup Asia Singapore 2013 infographic, and it’s looking pretty thanks to the folks at Piktochart. Our friendship with Piktochart goes a long way and across countries, too. I met Ai...
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WeFuel: Food Delivery for Happy and Productive Employees
In order to fund and sustain itself, Singapore-based non-profit organization One Cent Movement has launched a food delivery project called WeFuel, which strives to deliver quality food for employees....
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How A Japanese Craigslist Became Instantly Profitable In Vietnam
For startups that are hoping to build products for everybody, here’s a case study that proves the power of focusing on niche, under-served markets. In Ho Chi Minh city, there are only about 10,000...
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Yahoo China to Shut Email Service Ahead of Possible Total Withdrawal
Yahoo China has announced today that its email service in the country will be shut next month. The Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) email homepage has already ceased new registrations and is now informing current...
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Collaborative Photo-Sharing App Shutterpair Collects All Your Photos in One...
I admit I take a lot of photos. I truly believe in the saying “a picture speaks a thousand words” and that photos are the best way to capture the finest moments that will never be replicated again. So...
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NHN Is Going Into Search In Vietnam
In Vietnam, the chat app battle is fearsome. Western competitors Whatsapp and Viber face serious opposition from Asian rivals like Line, KakaoTalk, WeChat, and domestic apps like Zalo and soon to be...
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8 Top News Stories this Week in Tech in Asia
It’s currently the Hung King holidays here in Vietnam so people are taking a few days days off. But all around the rest of the region the news has been packed, so let’s take a look at what our...
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10 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week (April 21)
This week’s been pretty eventful for China, especially as far as money goes. It’s been lots of funding and lots of recorded revenue. That’s good news for the big market. 1. China’s LightInTheBox Files...
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22 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye
Here’s another lengthy round-up of startups this week from all across the region. Remember, for startup tips and story suggestions, feel free to email us. Alternatively, you can send tips here and/or...
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Hong Kong’s Zorpia: Is This a Real Social Network or Just a Spammer?
I first came across Zorpia a couple months ago, when I got an email saying that a friend — we’ll call him Mike — had “left me a private message” on the service. That seemed unlikely, but I wrote it off...
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Dreamdays Tracks the Dates and Events That Matter
Built by the Guxiu team of three in Beijing, China, Dreamdays helps users remember and be alerted of dates and events that matter to them most. Such as your girlfriend’s birthday, a family dinner, and...
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Apple and Samsung Make Donations, Offer Practical Support, in Chinese Quake...
A powerful earthquake struck the city of Ya’an in Sichuan province over the weekend, not too far from the site of the larger and even more catastrophic quake in 2008. Now, with rescue teams already on...
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How China’s Jingdong is Looking to Overseas Chinese Customers to Kickstart...
Back in October last year, China’s second-biggest B2C e-commerce site launched a global version of its store that ships items from China. Now, after half a year of operations and a rebrand for the...
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Google, Baidu and Many Web Companies Set Up ‘People Finder’ Boards After...
(Photo: Associated Press) Shortly after this weekend’s earthquake near the Chinese city of Ya’an in Sichuan province, which has so far claimed nearly 200 lives with many more still missing, a number of...
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WeChat Officially Steps Foot Into Singapore Market with First TV Commercial...
Tencent’s social messaging application WeChat has announced today that its expansion plans have officially traveled down south to the shores of Singapore. It intends to acquire more users in Singapore...
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Agate Studio Enters Feature Phone Gaming Battle in Indonesia With New Social...
One of Perang Mistis’ cards – Rangda Today, Indonesian game developer Agate Studio launched its newest game made for feature phone users in Indonesia. Called Perang Mistis (meaning “mystical battle”),...
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18 Daily Deals Websites in the Philippines: What’s to Like and Not to Like
Daily deals websites have been around for a while. My friends are always talking about the great deals they’ve found online, be it gadgets, restaurant discounts, even tour packages to remote and exotic...
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