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• Rise of foreign stars in Chinese social media marks the beginning of a new trend

  China’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, the number of online celebrities in China with more than 100,000 followers has increased by 57.3 percent since 2016. With a single embedded ad in a WeChat ...

  • Ashley Dudarenok

• 2019 will be a pivotal year for Southeast Asian tech startups

  With a rising middle class and a booming tech startup scene, Southeast Asia (SEA) sits where China did 10 years ago — on the cusp of a major economic boom fueled by the tech industry. The only questions over the last few years have been: When will the tipping point be reached, and ...

  • June Chen

• Google reportedly shuts down its Chinese censored search project

  Google has stopped key data analysis needed for its highly contested China project, the censored search engine 'Dragonfly' ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack

  The New York Times reports that the Starwood breach was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Huawei CFO arrested for violating US trade sanctions

  The CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada on Saturday for allegedly violating US trade sanctions against Iran, reports The Globe and Mail. Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• India’s new drone regulations make it easier to fly legally – but there’s a big catch

  Last week, India introduced new regulations governing the use of drones.That's great, but there's one hitch that might keep ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Google's Neighbourly app is rolling out across India now, and it's actually pretty neat

  Google's Neighbourly app for learning more about your neighborhood by asking local experts is now available in more cities ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• India to spell out draft cryptocurrency regulations in December

  The Indian government is set to lay out a draft of its regulations for cryptocurrencies next month - clarifying its stance ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Audible finally brings reasonably priced audiobooks to India

  Amazon launched its Audible store for audiobooks in India last week, making its library of more than 2,00,000 titles available ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Walmart-owned Flipkart Group CEO resigns over allegations of misconduct

  Flipkart, the largest online store in India, just saw its company group CEO and co-founder Binny Bansal resign over allegations ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• China’s president wants to make the internet ‘fairer’ — for China

  Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a fairer share for China in the global internet. The great economic power seeks greater ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Indian teen threatens to blow up Miami airport to avenge stolen Bitcoin

  A high school student has been charged by authorities in India for threatening to blow up the Miami airport.

  • Neer Varshney