China

Chinese government wants 5 more Lenovos by 2015

There’s no doubting that Lenovo is one of the Chinese tech scene’s greatest success stories. The electronics manufacturer is growing fast is set to…

9 Chinese tech companies that could go public in 2013

2011 saw economic turmoil and financial scandals that led to only two Chinese tech companies venturing to IPO in 2012. But 2013 is looking…

Sina Weibo launches in-stream advertising in bid to boost revenue

China’s most prominent microblogging (or weibo) service Sina Weibo has followed the path worn by Twitter, officially launching in-stream advertising. The social giant has…

Tencent’s WeChat passes 300m users, says 100m joined in last 4 months

The makers of WeChat said recently that the messaging app will likely soon surpass 300 million-registered users – and now that has officially happened….

Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down as CEO, will remain chairman

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is set to step down as CEO of the Chinese ecommerce giant, although he will retain his seat as chairman…

Chinese online dating: It’s all about narrowing choice

In contrast to online dating in the United States and Europe — where people turn to the internet to increase choice — Evan Osnos…

4 reasons big-time VCs are investing in emerging markets

With technological advancements in developing nations speeding the growth rate of high impact tech start-ups, many American venture capital firms are now looking further…

Evernote to build data centre, expand Chinese presence

Evernote wants to expand its Chinese presence in a bid to crack what chief executive Phil Libin calls “the hardest” market. The company behind…

Indian mobile web set to overtake desktop usage, bucking BRICS trend

Mobile web usage looks set to overtake desktop usage in India by the end of the year. Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Mobile vs….

Sina’s anonymous citizen reporting site launches, mysteriously disappears

Sina is responsible for running some of China’s web properties. The Twitter-like Sina Weibo and its native blogging service are immensely popular. Hardly surprising…

Meet 50 of the most influential political tweeters in emerging markets

Social media in emerging markets is poised in a delicate position. A number of governments are trying to clampdown on various platforms, all while…

China to spend 350bn online by 2015

Half a billion internet users and an economy which, although not immune to international economic pressures, is still on the up means that China…

Chinese web powers vow to clamp down on rumours

Three of China’s biggest online players are vowing to clamp down even further on false rumours being spread online. Search giant Baidu, along with…

What’s going on with Google’s China landing page?

Google doesn’t exactly have the best relationship with China. We all know that. Google’s latest stunt, however, may show just how fractious things between…

Konza Technology City: Does Kenya really need it?

Konza Technology City, better known simply as, “Konza City”, is a multi-billion dollar totem of Kenya’s vision of a “Silicon Savannah”, a hat tip…

China is winning with staggering internet stats

With a population close to 1.3-billion (yes, that’s a ‘B’); it’s hardly surprising that Chinese internet statistics are staggeringly high. In fact, in 2011…

Tencent set to expand into search, other markets

Chinese internet giant Tencent is already a dominant player in the online space. It owns a number of chat properties, microblogging sites, social networks,…

Over a third of China’s online population are mobile-only users [Report]

China has the world’s largest online population, topping out at over 500-million users. That’s interesting enough in its own right. More interesting though, is…

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German luxury cars require a rethink for China

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