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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,1"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/line-cryptocurrency/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Chat app Line is reportedly considering its own cryptocurrency" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/line-nyse-2.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/line-cryptocurrency/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,1">Chat app Line is reportedly considering its own cryptocurrency</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 09:32:46" class="timestamp"> 22 hours ago </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Tickets please, the next crypto train is about to depart. Japan-based messaging app Line is said to be the latest public company to consider a move into the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, according to a Bloomberg report. 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According to a leaked January 2 memo from the ‘Leading Group of Internet Financial Risks Remediation’ — the country’s internet finance regulator which initiated the clampdown on… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/china-is-reportedly-moving-to-clampdown-on-bitcoin-miners/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,3">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583821" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/e-commerce-startup-citiesocial-raises-2-75m-led-by-alibabas-fund-for-taiwanese-entrepreneurs/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2ADYQ3r" data-sharetitle="E-commerce startup citiesocial raises $2.75M led by Alibaba’s fund for Taiwanese"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,4"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/e-commerce-startup-citiesocial-raises-2-75m-led-by-alibabas-fund-for-taiwanese-entrepreneurs/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="E-commerce startup citiesocial raises $2.75M led by Alibaba’s fund for Taiwanese entrepreneurs" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/citiesocialteam-working.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/e-commerce-startup-citiesocial-raises-2-75m-led-by-alibabas-fund-for-taiwanese-entrepreneurs/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,4">E-commerce startup citiesocial raises $2.75M led by Alibaba’s fund for Taiwanese entrepreneurs</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 04:52:25" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/catherine-shu/" title="Posts by Catherine Shu" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Catherine Shu</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Citiesocial, a Taipei-based startup that helps emerging brands break into Asia’s e-commerce market, has raised $2.75 million led by Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund, a non-profit backed by Alibaba Group to support local startups. CDIB Capital and returning investor Cherubic Ventures also participated. The capital will be used to expand citiesocial into China, South Korea and Japan this… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/e-commerce-startup-citiesocial-raises-2-75m-led-by-alibabas-fund-for-taiwanese-entrepreneurs/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,4">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583290" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/05/someone-stole-a-piece-of-chinas-new-solar-panel-paved-road-less-than-a-week-after-it-opened/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CNwuKk" data-sharetitle="Someone stole a piece of China’s new solar panel-paved road less than a week after it"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,5"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/05/someone-stole-a-piece-of-chinas-new-solar-panel-paved-road-less-than-a-week-after-it-opened/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Someone stole a piece of China’s new solar panel-paved road less than a week after it opened" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/solar_steal.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/05/someone-stole-a-piece-of-chinas-new-solar-panel-paved-road-less-than-a-week-after-it-opened/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,5">Someone stole a piece of China’s new solar panel-paved road less than a week after it opened</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-05 04:24:22" class="timestamp"> Jan 5, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/devin-coldewey/" title="Posts by Devin Coldewey" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Devin Coldewey</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Putting solar panels into our roads isn’t the craziest idea, but we may as well admit that it poses some unique challenges. For instance, people may want to walk away with pieces of it. That’s what happened in China, anyway, just five days after authorities opened up what they claim is the world’s first solar panel-paved highway. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/05/someone-stole-a-piece-of-chinas-new-solar-panel-paved-road-less-than-a-week-after-it-opened/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,5">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583016" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/indias-national-id-database-is-reportedly-accessible-for-less-than-10/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2Av8OUF" data-sharetitle="India’s national ID database is reportedly accessible for less than $10"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,6"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/indias-national-id-database-is-reportedly-accessible-for-less-than-10/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="India’s national ID database is reportedly accessible for less than $10" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/aadhaar-3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/indias-national-id-database-is-reportedly-accessible-for-less-than-10/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,6">India’s national ID database is reportedly accessible for less than $10</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-04 11:35:31" class="timestamp"> Jan 4, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">The nightmare is a reality in India. Reports from the country suggest that the government’s national ID system — Aadhaar, which holds personal data belonging to more than one billion people — was compromised. On the slight positive side, the breach wasn’t down to hackers — at least on this occasion. The access hole was publicized after Indian newspaper The… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/indias-national-id-database-is-reportedly-accessible-for-less-than-10/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,6">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1582577" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/wework-southeast-asia/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CE5Pi6" data-sharetitle="WeWork banks on a local approach and Powered By We to crack Southeast Asia"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,7"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/wework-southeast-asia/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="WeWork banks on a local approach and Powered By We to crack Southeast Asia" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/photo-11-07-2017-8-51-59-pm1.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/wework-southeast-asia/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,7">WeWork banks on a local approach and Powered By We to crack Southeast Asia</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-04 03:34:17" class="timestamp"> Jan 4, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">WeWork charged into Asia two years ago but it finally moved into Southeast Asia in the second half of 2017 through the acquisition of SpaceMob and the opening of its first space in Singapore — which became number 200 worldwide. Now, the company is relying on a formula with two key focuses to further its push and conquer the co-working space in this emerging region. Consumer… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/wework-southeast-asia/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,7">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1582567" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/dahmakan-chows-down-2-6m-more/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CDyALQ" data-sharetitle="Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,8"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/dahmakan-chows-down-2-6m-more/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/dahmakan-2.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/dahmakan-chows-down-2-6m-more/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,8">Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-04 01:05:50" class="timestamp"> Jan 4, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Dahmakan, a food delivery startup from Malaysia that graduated Y Combinator last year, has raised $2.6 million as it begins to explore the potential to expand its business across Southeast Asia. The startup distinguishes itself from the likes of FoodPanda and Deliveroo with an “end-to-end” approach to food, that’s to say that it cooks all dishes itself and dispatches them… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/04/dahmakan-chows-down-2-6m-more/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,8">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul>  <div class="hide-med block align-center more-news"> <a href="#river2" class="text-btn icon-caret-down">More news</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div 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media with its first acquisition</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-03 11:15:33" class="timestamp"> Jan 3, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/catherine-shu/" title="Posts by Catherine Shu" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Catherine Shu</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Founded four years ago to reach millennials disenchanted with Taiwan’s scandal-obsessed media, The News Lens is growing up fast. The Taipei-based company announced it has agreed to buy Inside, one of Taiwan’s best-known technology news sites. Not only is this The News Lens’ (known as TNL) first acquisition, but founder and chief executive officer Joey Chung says it also makes… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/the-news-lens-takes-a-big-step-for-asian-indie-media-with-its-first-acquisition/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,9">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1582541" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/of-course-chinas-forgotten-social-network-is-doing-an-ico/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2ClEn5c" data-sharetitle="Of course China’s forgotten social network is doing an ICO"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/of-course-chinas-forgotten-social-network-is-doing-an-ico/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Of course China’s forgotten social network is doing an ICO" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/photo-04-01-2018-1-53-38-pm.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/of-course-chinas-forgotten-social-network-is-doing-an-ico/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,10">Of course China’s forgotten social network is doing an ICO</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-03 11:09:29" class="timestamp"> Jan 3, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">ICOs were one of the breakthroughs in the tech industry in 2017. Initially it was just those in the blockchain space who were aware, but as the year went on a number of existing business grew attracted to the idea of raising money without the usual route of VCs and lost equity. The year ended with more than $4 billion raised via ICOs. It’s fair to say that the concept is widely-known… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/of-course-chinas-forgotten-social-network-is-doing-an-ico/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,10">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1582202" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/moneygram-ant-financial-alibaba-deal-collapses/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2lJNUN1" data-sharetitle="The US Government blocks MoneyGram’s $1.2B sale to Alibaba’s Ant Financial"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,11"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/moneygram-ant-financial-alibaba-deal-collapses/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="The US Government blocks MoneyGram’s $1.2B sale to Alibaba’s Ant Financial" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/moneygram.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/moneygram-ant-financial-alibaba-deal-collapses/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,11">The US Government blocks MoneyGram’s $1.2B sale to Alibaba’s Ant Financial</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-02 11:06:32" class="timestamp"> Jan 2, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">The proposed acquisition of global payment service MoneyGram by Alibaba’s Ant Financial is off after the U.S. Government blocked the $1.2 billion deal. Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate which controls Alipay — China’s top mobile wallet — and other financial services, announced a deal to buy Nasdaq-listed MoneyGram in April 2017 after it beat off a rival bid… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/moneygram-ant-financial-alibaba-deal-collapses/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,11">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1581989" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/bytedance-enters-2018-with-some-uncertainty/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CvbCqc" data-sharetitle="Fast-growing Chinese media startup ByteDance enters 2018 with some uncertainty"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,12"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/bytedance-enters-2018-with-some-uncertainty/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Fast-growing Chinese media startup ByteDance enters 2018 with some uncertainty" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/bytedance-toutiao.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/bytedance-enters-2018-with-some-uncertainty/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,12">Fast-growing Chinese media startup ByteDance enters 2018 with some uncertainty</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-02 03:10:26" class="timestamp"> Jan 2, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">One of the fastest rising Chinese startups of last year had a bumpy ride into 2018 after falling foul of China’s internet censors for the first. ByteDance, the new media firm behind news app Toutiao and the owner of Musical.ly courtesy of a $1 billion deal, had a standout 2018. Its valuation jumped to more than $20 billion, it picked a number of international services —… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/02/bytedance-enters-2018-with-some-uncertainty/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,12">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1580204" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/gallery/tech-in-2017-crazy-troubled-and-out-of-control/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2BFg7Pj" data-sharetitle="Tech in 2017: Crazy, troubled and out of control?"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/advertising-tech/" title="Advertising Tech" class="tag"><span>Advertising Tech</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,13"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/tech-in-2017-crazy-troubled-and-out-of-control/" class="thumb"> <div class="feature-gallery"> <img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Tech in 2017: Crazy, troubled and out of control?" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/2017-flames2.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/> <div class="gallery-view-banner" style="display: none;"> <span class="icon-gallery-view"><i></i></span> <span class="gallery-view-callout">View Gallery</span> </div> </div> </a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/tech-in-2017-crazy-troubled-and-out-of-control/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,13">Tech in 2017: Crazy, troubled and out of control?</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-23 09:00:23" class="timestamp"> Dec 23, 2017 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/natasha-lomas/" title="Posts by Natasha Lomas" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Natasha Lomas</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Questions are being asked about platform power. Regulatory rules and knives are being sharpened. Politicians are eager to point the finger of blame. And with so much tech-fueled ammunition, who can blame them? <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/tech-in-2017-crazy-troubled-and-out-of-control/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,13">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block" id="1580886"> <div class="block block-thumb"> <div class="block-content-brief"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/21/mumbrella-gets-aquired/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,14">Mumbrella, a media startup focused on APAC’s marketing industry, gets acquired</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-21 10:52:48" class="timestamp">Dec 21, 2017</time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1580478" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/chinas-didi-chuxing-raises-4b/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2BInLoV" data-sharetitle="China’s Didi Chuxing raises $4B more for AI, international expansion and electric"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,15"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/chinas-didi-chuxing-raises-4b/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="China’s Didi Chuxing raises $4B more for AI, international expansion and electric vehicles" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/gettyimages-533645962.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/chinas-didi-chuxing-raises-4b/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,15">China’s Didi Chuxing raises $4B more for AI, international expansion and electric vehicles</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-20 06:49:53" class="timestamp"> Dec 20, 2017 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">China’s Didi Chuxing, the country’s top ride-hailing company, said today that it has raised $4 billion in new capital to support a range of new initiatives including international expansion. The company has already raised $13 billion from investors that include Alibaba, Tencent and Apple, and it said that this newest round will go towards developing its artificial intelligence… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/chinas-didi-chuxing-raises-4b/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,15">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1580074" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/alibaba-cloud-india/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2DgLjSc" data-sharetitle="Alibaba Cloud is opening its first data center in India"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,16"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/alibaba-cloud-india/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Alibaba Cloud is opening its first data center in India" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/alibaba-cloud-in-hong-kong.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/alibaba-cloud-india/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,16">Alibaba Cloud is opening its first data center in India</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-20 02:43:26" class="timestamp"> Dec 20, 2017 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Alibaba is bringing its cloud computing business into India as it continues to expand its fast-growing business unit. The Chinese firm said today that its first data center on Indian soil will come online in January and be based out of Mumbai. The business already has clients in India, but a local presence will allow it to better service customers in the country, it added. Beyond offering… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/alibaba-cloud-india/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,16">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1580034" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/mobike-line-japan/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2z14wUq" data-sharetitle="Mobike lands investment from Line to grow its bike-sharing service in Japan"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/apps/" title="Apps" class="tag"><span>Apps</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,17"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/mobike-line-japan/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Mobike lands investment from Line to grow its bike-sharing service in Japan" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/photo-18-06-2017-12-37-17-pm.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/mobike-line-japan/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,17">Mobike lands investment from Line to grow its bike-sharing service in Japan</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-19 09:16:18" class="timestamp"> Dec 19, 2017 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Dock-less bike rental company Mobike is teaming up with messaging app firm Line to boost its presence in Japan. Line, which is Japan’s most popular messaging app with 71 million users in the country, is making an undisclosed investment in Mobike Japan, the Chinese firm’s entity in the country. The deal will see the Mobike service integrated into the Line app the same way that it… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/mobike-line-japan/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,17">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1579624" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/18/ola-foodpanda/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2ByC679" data-sharetitle="Uber rival Ola buys Foodpanda India to get into food deliveries"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/asia/" title="Asia" class="tag"><span>Asia</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,18"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/18/ola-foodpanda/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Uber rival Ola buys Foodpanda India to get into food deliveries" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/ola.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/18/ola-foodpanda/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,18">Uber rival Ola buys Foodpanda India to get into food deliveries</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2017-12-18 11:00:04" class="timestamp"> Dec 18, 2017 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111042615/https://techcrunch.com/author/jon-russell/" title="Posts by Jon Russell" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Jon Russell</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Ola, the Uber rival in India, is entering the food delivery space after it announced a deal to acquire Foodpanda’s India business from its parent company DeliveryHero. The deal will see Ola scoop up the Foodpanda India business with DeliveryHero taking an undisclosed amount of Ola stock in exchange. 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