Weekly round-up: Digital & tech Asia, August 29
A week is a long time in politics, as they say, but in this internet-centric age, a week in the the web can be even longer.
To keep up with what's happening in Asia, every Monday I recap my pick of Asia's key tech/digital news and articles from the previous week, while also including a round-up of the week's posts from this blog too.
Here's the selection from last week, 23-29 August 2010.
Tencent Extends China Reach With Comsenz Buy Wall Street Journal
Why Thailand Sucks for Tech Startups and How to Fix It johnberns.com [technically from the week previous]
Hi-tech help on offer for Filipino rice farmers BBC News
Smartphones to make up over half of Asian sales by 2015 AFP
Marketing in China: go online FT Beyondbrics
Bids are in for 3G auction Bangkok Post
App World 2.0 brings paid BlackBerry apps to Thailand CNet Asia
Google Scholarship program kicks off in China The Official Google Blog
Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage comScore
Japan's sumo wrestlers grapple with Apple's iPad AFP
Singaporean arrested for inciting violence on Facebook Channel News Asia
This Week in Asia Episode 66: The Worlds of Tencent & Sekai Camera This Week in Asia [podcast]
Levi’s gets social in Asia Speed PR blog
China Unicom to sell Apple iPad next month: report AFP
Facebook India Opens India Offices Mashable
Are Facebook and YouTube Fomenting Violence in Kashmir? Fast Company
Hackers attack Philippine government website AFP
Tencent: Unit To Pay $10.5 Million For Thailand Internet Firm Shares Fox Business
As posted over at my Asian Correspondent blog
