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China’s Didi is laying off 15% of its staff

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Alibaba takes an 8% stake in Tencent-backed anime streaming site Bilibili

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Amazon, WesternUnion debut PayCode to sell goods in emerging markets and let shoppers pay in cash

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial buys UK currency exchange giant WorldFirst reportedly for around $700M

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Thailand’s Jitta raises $6.5M to develop an algorithm-powered wealth fund

by Holy Shit February 14, 2019, 2:41 am
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China’s Alipay digital wallet is entering 7,000 Walgreens stores

by Holy Shit February 13, 2019, 11:41 pm
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CEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrested

by Holy Shit February 13, 2019, 11:11 pm
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Indonesia-focused Intudo Ventures raises new $50M fund

by Holy Shit February 13, 2019, 9:36 pm
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Wattpad’s latest deal will turn its stories into TV shows and movies in Korea

by Holy Shit February 13, 2019, 3:05 pm
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Manipulating an Indian politician’s tweets is worryingly easy to do

by Holy Shit February 13, 2019, 7:02 am
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It isn’t just apps. China’s cinemas broke records during Lunar New Year

by Holy Shit February 12, 2019, 10:00 pm
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No, Tencent isn’t about to burn Reddit down

by Holy Shit February 12, 2019, 12:27 pm
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Sub-brands are the new weapon in China’s smartphone war

by Holy Shit February 12, 2019, 4:26 am