4 Tech Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye This Week

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  • Beckham junior trains with QPR academy

    Beckham junior trains with QPR academy

    Beckham junior trains with QPR academy

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn has trained at the junior academy of London club Queens Park Rangers and bookmakers are already offering short odds that the 14-year-old will emulate his father by playing for England. QPR said on Twitter that he was training with them but had not officially joined their academy. Beckham senior, who began his career by joining Manchester United's academy also at the age of 14, retired from the game last week after helping Paris St Germain

  • Carroll thanks 'brilliant' West Ham fans for support during loan spell

    Carroll thanks 'brilliant' West Ham fans for support during loan spell

    Carroll thanks 'brilliant' West Ham fans for support during loan spell

    The on-loan Liverpool striker signed off his spell at the Hammers with two assists in a final day 4-2 win over Reading and hailed the support he has had during the campaign

  • Word on the Tweet: Owen praises outgoing Stoke boss Pulis

    Word on the Tweet: Owen praises outgoing Stoke boss Pulis

    Word on the Tweet: Owen praises outgoing Stoke boss Pulis

    The Potters look to be the latest in the growing number of Premier League clubs changing bosses, while Arsenal’s captain Thomas Vermaelen is thrilled with the club's top-four berth

  • England braced for Mourinho's Chelsea return

    England braced for Mourinho's Chelsea return

    England braced for Mourinho's Chelsea return

    Jose Mourinho looks set to be welcomed back to Chelsea with open arms, but his reputation has been sullied during his three-year stint at Real Madrid and he will return to Stamford Bridge with several thorny issues to address.

  • Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team

    Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team

    Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team

    By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - Manchester City and the New York Yankees have formed a new Major League Soccer team to play in New York City from 2015, the organizations said on Tuesday. English Premier League club Manchester City, owned by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority partner in New York City Football Club with the Yankees, the biggest name in baseball, an "active member of the ownership group". "This is another big day for soccer in America," MLS commissioner Don Garber

  • Napoli say open to Dzeko, Cavani exchange

    Napoli say open to Dzeko, Cavani exchange

    Napoli say open to Dzeko, Cavani exchange

    Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed on Tuesday that he would be willing to discuss a deal with Manchester City that would see strikers Edin Dzeko and Edinson Cavani move in opposite directions.

asia startups weekly feature

This week we saw four tech startups featured on Tech in Asia. They all originate from different countries — Indonesia, India, Singapore, and China. Catch the list below with some other startup related stories which you might have missed:


1. BeliFurniture | Indonesia

Founded in January 2012, BeliFurniture.com claims to be the biggest office furniture reseller in Indonesia with 5,000 products posted…


2. Strollay | India

Many e-commerce sites sell apparel. But few focus on ethnic outfits — Indian in particular — such as Sarees and Salwar Kameez. Based in Surat, Gujarat in India, Strollay is an e-commerce site that does just that, selling Lehenga Sarees, Lehenga Choli, and Kurtis/Tunics…


3. Perx | Singapore

Perx, the Mobile loyalty stamp card app, has passed along some interesting statistics through an email update to all users. Launched late last year, the startup has helped merchandisers generate 260,000 ‘chops’ (or stamps) across 600 active locations…


4. Kuai Pijiu | China

China’s vibrant and increasingly niche e-commerce sector now has a site just for buying quality beer. Called Kuai Pijiu (literally: “quick beer”) it sells the kind of imported beers - with an emphasis on German brands like Paulaner and Krombacher (pictured below); but sadly no Benderbrau - that can only be bought in specialist outlets in some parts of China…


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