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Victor Koo: Youku-Tudou Merger Will Show Results in the Long-Term
Victor Koo, image via TechWeb Youku-Tudou (hereafter, we’ll just call it Youku) has kept things pretty quiet since the merger went official and former Tudou CEO Gary Wang announced his resignation....
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9ask is a Chinese Free Expert Answers Service That Looks Promising, But Needs...
Sometimes, you just have to talk to an expert. But not everyone knows one, and some kinds of experts — especially lawyers — can be pretty damn expensive. Chinese startup 9ask hopes to resolve this...
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Innovation Works: Now Incubating 50 Startups, Worth $600+ Million in Total
This month marks the third-year anniversary of Innovation Works, the startup incubator founded and run by the former head of Google China, Kai-Fu Lee. To celebrate the occasion, Kai-Fu has revealed...
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Tech in Asia: Our Picks for News of the Week [Sept 7, 2012]
In homage to the 100th birthday – if he were here – of the iconic American composer John Cage, let’s sit in silence for four minutes and 33 seconds before starting to read this week’s list. […] OK,...
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Alibaba: E-commerce Changes Lives in China, Talks About Social, Data, and the...
Prof Zeng Ming, Alibaba’s chief strategy officer, shared some of his thoughts on how e-commerce has changed lives in China and also business in China. E-commerce has grown so quickly in China, about...
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Alibaba Slams Online Shopping Rival 360Buy: “Our Competition is Over”
Prof Zeng Ming, Alibaba’s chief strategy officer “Our competition with 360Buy is over. […] They’re struggling.” So said Alibaba’s Zeng Ming in a talk with media this morning, dismissing the closest...
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13 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. Somehow, a lot of them are from China. For tips and stories suggestions, feel free to email us at...
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8 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week
This week’s action centered around social media, e-commerce, and US-listed Chinese tech stocks. 1. Baidu Mobile Browser gets relaunched, revamped, aims to be China’s number 1 China’s biggest search...
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Jack Ma Explains 3 Key Things in Alibaba’s Future
As Jack Ma walks up, the crowd here at its AliFest 2012 event cheered, clapped, and screamed. It was a great atmosphere which felt warm, and down-to-earth – and very entrepreneurial. It was a fairly...
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Myojo Waraku: Startups Converge on Fukuoka for Japan’s Rendition of South By...
a sample of the art projects that complemented Startup Showcase at Myojo Waraku This weekend in Fukuoka, Japan’s answer to South by South West, Myojo Waraku, took place, spotlighting artists, music,...
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma to Entrepreneurs: Listen To Yourself, Not Economists
Jack Ma - Chairman and CEO, Alibaba Group Besides sharing Alibaba’s sneak peek into the future of e-commerce in China, Jack Ma’s keynote at AliFest 2012 was also largely about who he call...
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China’s Advertising Sweet Spot: Online Video and the Rising Middle Class
China’s online consumers are predominantly young – mostly under 30. Over time, as the population ages, so will the country’s online userbase. In a recent report I wrote with the Multimedia Research...
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Japan’s Line App Earns $3.8 Million From Sticker Shop in August
When I heard this morning that NHN Japan’s Line had recently surpassed 60 million users (with 28 million in Japan), I wasn’t really very surprised. The company hits these milestones quite regularly,...
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Xiaomi Mi2 Begins Production Run Soon for 16GB and 32GB Models
The wait is getting shorter! And yes, I’m referring to the upcoming release of China’s hottest homegrown smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi2. According to Techweb, Xiaomi’s co-founder and VP, Li Wan Qiang,...
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Indonesia Mobile Premium Content Regulation Expected to be Completed Next Month
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has predicted that regulations concerning premium content for mobiles will be completed around October 2012. According to Indonesia...
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MRTtrackr: An Android App for Train Commuters in Manila
If you’re anything but patient and waiting is the bane of your existence, you know how hard it is to patiently wait for the next train – especially if you’re in the rush. MRTtrackr is an Android app...
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From Rockstars to Journalists, Change.org Indonesia Reaches Almost 50,000...
Change.org Indonesia started its operations at the beginning of June 2012. This Indonesian version of the global social activism website is still in beta-test mode. But in its first three months it...
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Say Cheese: Telunjuk.com Compares Cameras and Recommends the Best
Indonesians sure love to take pictures, from their holidays to the food they eat. Because of the need to share, this photo addiction has grown the photography community (including myself) hugely,...
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China Mobile Hasn’t Talked About Getting the iPhone 5; No iPhones Until 2014
Apple’s new iPhone should be announced this Wednesday. The phone will likely support 4G TD-LTE networks, which means that it could work on China Mobile’s. But according to Sina Tech, numerous sources...
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Users Get to Decide Search Ranking on Qihoo’s 360 Search
China’s search engine war continues. As Baidu opts to stay silent in this battle, the new entrant to the search market, Qihoo’s (NYSE:QIHU) 360 Search, has been making improvements. Here’s the latest:...
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