Asia: This Week’s Top Stories // November 1, 2015

Singpost Is Developing A Futuristic Shopping Mall To House Online Retailers | Facebook Gives Its Staff A Taste Of Emerging Markets With New ‘2G Tuesdays’ Program | Sony Records $280M Profit In Q2 2015 But Its Smartphone Struggles Continue | Samsung Mobile Sales Increase In Q3 2015, But Profit Drops Following Price Cuts | Nintendo’s First Mobile Game Isn’t Mario, And It Won’t Be Available Until March 2016 | Chat App Firm Line Focuses On Services After Adding Just 1M MAUs In 3 Months | Alibaba Beats Expectations As Revenue Increases 32% To $3.5B In Q2 2015 |

ASIA WEEK IN REVIEW SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 2015 THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jon Russell Singpost Is Developing A Futuristic Shopping Mall To House Online Retailers Weeks after revealing plans to use drones to deliver the mail, Singpost -- Singapore's postal service provider -- has unveiled another futuristic e-commerce... Read More… Jon Russell Facebook Gives Its Staff A Taste Of Emerging Markets With New ‘2G Tuesdays’ Program Facebook has launched a new initiative that will help its employees sample the experience of using its social network on slow mobile internet connections, as is... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet, To Speak At TechCrunch China Beijing We're excited to announce that Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google), will open the TechCrunch China event in Beijing, which takes place November 2-3 at the Wukesong Hi-Park in Beijing. Be sure to get your tickets today! Learn More… Jon Russell Sony Records $280M Profit In Q2 2015 But Its Smartphone Struggles Continue Sony's financial turnaround continues with its Q2 2015 period. The Japanese company posted a slim net profit of $280 million (33.6 billion JPY) on revenue of... Read More… Jon Russell Samsung Mobile Sales Increase In Q3 2015, But Profit Drops Following Price Cuts Samsung beat expectations from analysts in Q3 2015, but with little to no help from its mobile business. The Korean firm's semiconductor and display panel... Read More… Jon Russell Nintendo’s First Mobile Game Isn’t Mario, And It Won’t Be Available Until March 2016 Nintendo fans waiting for the Japanese gaming giant to release its first mobile game this year will have to wait a little longer, after the schedule for its... Read More… Jon Russell Chat App Firm Line Focuses On Services After Adding Just 1M MAUs In 3 Months Line, one of Asia's top messaging app companies, got back to positive financial growth after recovering its first quarterly revenue drop. The Japanese company... Read More… Jon Russell Alibaba Beats Expectations As Revenue Increases 32% To $3.5B In Q2 2015 Alibaba's latest Q2 2015 earnings have dropped and the company, which was expected to have a difficult quarter, has beaten expectations with an impressive... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service