Asia: This Week’s Top Stories // January 3, 2016

The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia | Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt | Facebook's Plan to Monopolize The Internet In India Should Be Defeated | Foodpanda Lays Off 15 Percent Of Its Staff In India | Microsoft Will Warn Users About Suspected Attacks By Government Hackers | Qualcomm Signs New Patent Licensing Deals In China |
ASIA
WEEK IN REVIEW
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 2016 THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Choon Yan

The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia

I have spent most of my life living and traveling in Southeast Asia; the last two years as the mentor to Asian startups. Southeast Asia -- home to 620 million... Read More…
Catherine Shu

Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt

Free Basics, a Facebook program that gives free access to certain Internet services, has been shut down in Egypt. The news comes the week after India's... Read More…
CRUNCH NETWORK | Karl Mehta

Facebook's Plan to Monopolize The Internet In India Should Be Defeated

Despite rebranding its free Internet.org 'walled garden' of apps plan in India under the new name of "Free Basics," Facebook remains in direct violation... Read More…
Catherine Shu

Foodpanda Lays Off 15 Percent Of Its Staff In India

Foodpanda, the restaurant delivery service backed by Rocket Internet, has laid off about 300 of its employees in its Indian unit. This means Foodpanda India,... Read More…
Catherine Shu

Microsoft Will Warn Users About Suspected Attacks By Government Hackers

Microsoft users will now be notified if a state-sponsored attacker tries to break into their accounts, the company said in a blog post. The announcement comes... Read More…
Catherine Shu

Qualcomm Signs New Patent Licensing Deals In China

Qualcomm announced today that it has inked new patent licensing deals in China with smartphone manufacturers Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment and Haier... Read More…
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