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6 years ago
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has sold all of his LTC
6 years ago
Tencent and JD.com invest $863M into e-commerce firm Vipshop to battle Alibaba
6 years ago
China’s CCTV surveillance network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC reporter
6 years ago
Uber lands investment from Singapore’s largest taxi operator in blow to rival Grab
6 years ago
China’s JD partners with accelerator program Plug and Play to reach US startups
6 years ago
Uber’s Indian rival Ola begins offering a bicycle-sharing service
6 years ago
Graphic India raises $5M to build a Marvel-like digital comic brand for India
6 years ago
Elon Musk’s Boring Company to bid for Chicago airport link project
6 years ago
Microsoft announces huge expansion to ‘modernize’ its Redmond HQ
6 years ago
The time I was turned away from China
6 years ago
China’s third-largest bike sharing service, which raised $90M, is reportedly closing down
6 years ago
Gaming firm Razer up 18% following Hong Kong IPO
6 years ago
Announcing the TechCrunch Meetup in Singapore on November 23
6 years ago
Tencent could play a role redesigning Snapchat following $2B investment
6 years ago
Amazon launches its Echo devices and Alexa in Japan
6 years ago
Kaodim raises $7M for its home services platform in Southeast Asia
6 years ago
Paytm brings messaging features to India’s top digital wallet app
6 years ago
Nintendo says Switch will beat Wii U total sales within its first year
6 years ago
The deal that never was: OYO says it didn’t acquire rival ZO Rooms after all
6 years ago
Alibaba is leading a $27M investment in open source database startup MariaDB
6 years ago
ICOs aren’t just about raising lots of money, say founders who raised lots of money from ICOs
6 years ago
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving to start a non-profit
6 years ago
Infostellar raises $7.3M for its ‘Airbnb for satellite antenna’ rental services
6 years ago
Thailand’s Event Pop raises $2M to expand its ticketing service in Southeast Asia
6 years ago
Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank backs cloud accounting startup in first deal for $30M fund
6 years ago
Indonesian Uber rival Go-Jek closes in on new $1.2 billion round
6 years ago
Samsung heir handed 5-year jail sentence for bribery
6 years ago
Business messaging service Eko picks up $2M to fuel push into Japan, US and UK
6 years ago
Samsung’s Bixby assistant is now available for Galaxy S8 owners worldwide
6 years ago
Hackers nab $500,000 as Enigma is compromised weeks before its ICO
6 years ago
Uber’s new head of Asia is a former Goldman exec who once climbed Mount Everest
6 years ago
Google is testing a data-friendly version of its Search app
6 years ago
Indian startup Flux Auto wants to democratize self-driving tech for trucks
6 years ago
Sony wants to digitize education records using the blockchain
6 years ago
China’s Didi backs Uber rival Careem to expand its global footprint into the Middle East
6 years ago
Google fires the engineer who wrote that viral memo criticizing its diversity efforts
6 years ago
Uber knowingly leased recalled vehicles to its drivers in Singapore
6 years ago
Snap is in talks to buy Chinese selfie drone maker Zero Zero Robotics for $150M-$200M
6 years ago
LG says its flagship G6 smartphone isn’t selling as well as expected
6 years ago
Tencent backs Indian education startup BYJU’s at a valuation of $800 million
6 years ago
Microsoft’s second-generation HoloLens will include a dedicated AI coprocessor
6 years ago
The ORII smart ring lets you control your smartphone using only your voice
6 years ago
Hong Kong is showing promise as a destination for tech IPOs
6 years ago
China’s mobile operators are reportedly being told to ban all use of VPNs
6 years ago
Stripe adds support for Alipay and WeChat Pay, China’s top digital payment services
6 years ago
500 Startups admits it kept Australian partner in the dark over investigation into Dave McClure
6 years ago
Indian messaging app Hike may launch live-streaming following recent acquisition
6 years ago
Chat app Kakao raises $437M for its Korean ride-hailing service
6 years ago
Kik CEO explains why its doing an ICO instead of venture fundraising
6 years ago
India’s MobiKwik is raising new funding at $1B valuation to battle payment rival Paytm
6 years ago
Snap is developing a second version of Spectacles which may include augmented reality
6 years ago
Grab is assisting police following the alleged rape of a passenger in Malaysia
6 years ago
African trading platform WaystoCap raises $3M right after graduating Y Combinator
6 years ago
iOS 11 stops apps like Uber and Waze from accessing user location data at all times
6 years ago
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is developing border surveillance technology
6 years ago
India’s Magicpin raises $7M to connect consumers and local businesses
6 years ago
Xiaomi sneaks into North America with Mexico launch
6 years ago
Indonesia’s Uber rival Go-Jek raises $1.2 billion led by Tencent at a $3 billion valuation
6 years ago
China’s Didi Chuxing is raising up to $6 billion at a valuation of over $50 billion
6 years ago
Qwilr, which turns boring business documents into attractive websites, raises $1.5M
6 years ago
Twitter’s head of Asia Pacific is leaving the company after 4.5 years
6 years ago
Apple is developing its own graphics chips for iPhones
7 years ago
Truecaller adds payments and Google Duo video calls in move to rival WhatsApp in India
7 years ago
Chinese internet giant Tencent buys 5% of Tesla
7 years ago
Tencent increases its focus on artificial intelligence
7 years ago
Snapcart raises $3M to track offline commerce data in Southeast Asia
7 years ago
Alibaba gets serious in Southeast Asia in preparation for battle with Amazon
7 years ago
Singapore’s Carro lands $12M to expand its auto listings business to vehicle financing
7 years ago
Tencent leads $350M investment in Chinese photo/streaming app Kuaishou
7 years ago
Tencent posts $21.9 billion in annual revenue, its highest growth since 2012
7 years ago
BlackBuck closes $70M to digitize freight and logistics across India
7 years ago
Vodafone India confirms it is merging with Idea Cellular to form India’s largest telco
7 years ago
Dymon Asia announces first close of its debut $50M fund for fintech
7 years ago
iflix raises $90M to expand its Netflix alternative to more emerging markets
7 years ago
It’s Alibaba versus Amazon in India’s e-commerce market
7 years ago
Spotify reaches 50 million paying users
7 years ago
Samsung’s de facto leader indicted on bribery charges
7 years ago
Chat app Line doubles its stake in Snapchat clone Snow
7 years ago
Ambitious Alibaba takes aim at the kings of cloud computing
7 years ago
Rocket Internet’s Zalora is retreating from two more countries in Asia
7 years ago
500 Startups reboots its efforts in China, but there’s no dedicated fund
7 years ago
Temasek jumps into China’s bike-rental startup war with investment in Mobike
7 years ago
India-based used car marketplace Truebil refills its tank with $3M raise
7 years ago
Baidu furthers AI push with acquisition of digital assistant startup Raven Tech
7 years ago
Tinder rival Paktor launches ‘Labs’ division to experiment with the future of social apps
7 years ago
TravelTriangle raises $10 million to bring India’s travel agencies online
7 years ago
Uber’s newest service in India lets customers book a car for multiple trips
7 years ago
Google wins ‘right to be forgotten’ battle in Japan
7 years ago
Nintendo reports $569M profit as Pokémon game sales get off to good start
7 years ago
Google is pledging $4M to support U.S. immigration organizations
7 years ago
A Google Maps error has turned Bangkok into a gigantic park
7 years ago
Xiaomi is skipping Mobile World Congress entirely this year
7 years ago
Samsung records highest profit jump in 3 years
7 years ago
Pokémon Go is finally available in South Korea
7 years ago
Half of China’s population now uses the internet on a mobile device
7 years ago
Tencent launches venture to find new music, video and writing talent in Southeast Asia
7 years ago
Asia’s answer to ClassPass is pivoting to become a marketplace for local services
7 years ago
LeEco secures $600M in fresh funding as financial issues reportedly halt electric car project
7 years ago
Tencent reports $1.5B profit thanks to its WeChat messaging app and mobile games
7 years ago
Twitter’s head of India is leaving the company

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