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Report: Over 3,000 Foxconn Workers on iPhone Production Line Go On Strike...
Apple CEO Tim Cook tours Foxconn's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in March 2012 (Image source: Bloomberg) Foxconn’s (LSE:HHPD; HKEX:2038; TPE:2354) plant in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan province, has...
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Gesture Recognition Music App piaScore Raises US$138,000
We received news that PiaScore, Japan’s gesture recognition music app, has raised an angel round of US$138,000. The round is led by Takeshi Natsuno, Gen Miyazawa, and Hiroyuki Koike who is also the...
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9 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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6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week
The news cycle in China was in low gear last week due to the National Day holiday, but there were still more than a few interesting stories from the tech space. From Weibo trash-talking to grey market...
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Startup Weekend Still Going Strong in the Philippines
The third edition of Startup Weekend Manila was held recently at MINT College of McKinley Hill, in Taguig City, Manila. Of the 18 finalists, the first place prize went to Where’s My Doctor. HealthTXT...
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Tokyo Otaku Mode and the Facebook Strategy
There has been a lot of buzz around Japan-based Tokyo Otaku Mode recently. The startup aims to curate content (mostly photos so far) focusing on the ‘Otaku’ community surrounding Japanese anime,...
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HootSuite Adds Sina Weibo Support For Social Marketing to China
HootSuite and its owl have flown into China, adding support for the country’s hottest Twitter-like service, Sina Weibo, in its social media dashboard. This could be of great use to many brands who...
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Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le’s Quest to Finish Tactical Intervention
Minh Le being interviewed Right after his graduation, a young and passionate Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le joined Valve to continue his work on Counter-Strike related projects, after those had made him and his...
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Monitoring Beijing’s Air Quality on Your iPhone
Over on Trans Pacifica, Graham Webster points out that the China Air Pollution Index application has recently gotten a little bit better, for anyone concerned about monitoring air quality in Beijing:...
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ComScore: China Watched 4.1 Billion Hours of Web Videos in August
Chinese web users racked up over 4.1 billion hours of collective streaming of web videos in August, according to a new report from ComScore. That time was spent watching 29.75 billion internet videos...
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E-commerce: The New Pastime for the Elderly in China
In China, online shopping is very common among young people these days. However, the e-commerce craze has also become a hit among the older generation (50 years old and above), especially during the...
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How Viki Turned Online Viewers into Offline Fans in Indonesia
International video site Viki.com has more than 1 billion videos viewed, and 200 million words translated into subtitles by its community. It isn’t limiting itself to translating English content – it...
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Twitter Movement #SaveKPK Takes to the Streets for Demonstration Against...
Hundreds of people in the name of the Save KPK movement gathered at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia, Jakarta, yesterday. They demonstrated their support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after...
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Indonesia’s President Annoyed with Social Media Commentaries
Indonesia’s State Secretary, Sudi Silalahi, at a press conference in the presidential office in yesterday gave a statement about President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (often referred to as SBY) response...
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The Battlefield for Startup Asia Bandung is Ready. Are You?
Battlefield for Startup Asia Bandung 2012, our first ever open platform Hackathon, is ready for you, the developers and designers. It has been more than a month since our last update as we are...
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Indonesia to Block 83 Fake Drug Marketing Websites
Indonesia’s National Agency for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has identified 83 sites which promote illegal and fake drugs/medicines online, according to Detik. This effort is part of an Interpol...
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Futaba Shows Off Flexible OLED Concept Watch at CEATEC Japan
In the new age of smartphones, wearing a watch on your wrist is no longer the necessity that it once was. But Japanese electronics maker Futaba Corporation (TYO:6986) hopes you might one day...
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Lazada Looks to Attract More Female Customers with One Direction Contest
From the left: Rizki Suluh Adi, Tom Damek, and Toto Widjojo (managing director of Sony Music Indonesia) Today e-commerce service Lazada Indonesia, together with Sony Music Indonesia, announced that...
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US Lawmakers Say Huawei and ZTE Are A Threat, Chinese Net Users Not Convinced
Earlier today, U.S. Congressional investigators fired their latest shot at Chinese tech companies ZTE and Huawei, saying the companies pose a threat to American telecommunications security. Evidence...
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NTT Docomo and KT Corporation to Cooperate on Cross-border e-Payment Service
NTT Docomo at CEATEC Japan 2012 As a result of cooperation between Japan’s NTT Docomo (NYSE:DCM) and Korea’s KT Corporation (NYSE:KT), Docomo customers with compatible smartphones from Japan will soon...
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