This Week in Asia http://thisweekinasia.net Technology in the Heart of Asia Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2This Week in Asia is a podcast created by Asia and made for Asia and all over the world to get in touch with the latest and hottest news in Asia. We focus on the web (social networks, microblogging, wikis), technology (gadgets and innovations) and mobile (apps stores, mobile handsets and infrastructure) and review the most interesting on how technology will touch Asia with its unique cultural and social landscape. This Week in Asia no Technology, Web and Mobile news in the landscape of Asia This Week in Asia http://thisweekinasia.net/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/TWIAlogo-square144.jpghttp://thisweekinasia.net This Week in Asia Episode 114 Singapore As A Tax Haven for Eduardo Saverin or The Growth is in Asiahttp://thisweekinasia.net/2012/05/this-week-in-asia-episode-114-singapore-as-a-tax-haven-for-eduardo-saverin-or-the-growth-is-in-asia/ http://thisweekinasia.net/2012/05/this-week-in-asia-episode-114-singapore-as-a-tax-haven-for-eduardo-saverin-or-the-growth-is-in-asia/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:50 +0000 cerventus http://thisweekinasia.net/?p=811
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    This week we are join by Saumil Nanavati and also our favorite producer Mike Foong as we talk about

    Scott Thomson Leaving Yahoo
    Eduardo Saverin Leaving US

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    This week, Bernard , Smitty and Cerventus talked about highlight from the JFDI launch and also Gree major lost in value and how Rocket Internet is hiring crazy.

     

     

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    This Week we are join by the great Serkan Toto. Bernard and Serkan explores about

    1. Philippines ecosystem
    2. Singapore JFDI
    3. Amazon and Twitter in Japan
    4. Japan Social Gaming Scene
    5. Startup to Recommend: TwitMusic – They are funded by 500Startups

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    This week in TWIA we have Smitty, Bernard and Cerventus talking about Yahoo Lay off, Facebook Surge in Japan, Singapore encouraging more co-working space, Twitter Brand pages and Macs are no longer safe.

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    Smitty and Cerventus recently caught up with husband and wife duo, Vinnie and Kristine Lauria on Walkabout Singapore and Golden Gate VC. We also discussed about

    - The new reality in Yahoo
    - What Mark Zuckerberg and girlfriend doing in china, Hint Shopping
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    This week on TWIA, we are joined by NTT of Tech65 and YongFook of Digital Smartypants as we discuss

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    - Silicon Straits
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    This week in TWIA, we are join by Mohan Belani of E27 to discuss on various topic such as

    Ipad Launch and Apple becoming a grown up company and paying dividend. Is this the start of the Tim Cook era? This is something Steve Jobs would not do.

    Flocations rejecting quarter million from Angel Gates

    Startup event fatigue in Asia?

    Echelon 2012

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    Big story is the Tudou and Youku merger
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    Bernard and Daniel discuss about what went down in one of the largest startup pitching event in the region and looking if Singapore is becoming the next Silicon Valley.

    Also we talked about how Singtel to buy Amobee

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    This Week in Asia( TWIA) , we talked about:
    ACTA signed by Korea, Japan and Singapore
    and Thailand becoming the first country in the world to support Twitter censorship function

    A non story in the ongoing Foxconn Apple saga
    Yahoo trying to pull out of Japan
    Nintendo loosing money
    Rocket Internet foray into the South East Asia market.

    Special guest Benjamin Joffe from Daydeed.com
    This Week sponsor www.Audibletrial.com/twia and get 1 free audiobook.

    Events:
    Startup Asia 2 and 3rd Feb 2012
    Echelon 2012

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