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Article | 5/05/2011 IT outsourcing in China and data privacy guidelines
China's data privacy protection has long been considered one of the world's weakest. But the government's proposed data security guidelines may go too...
Article | 18/03/2011 China closes 130,000 Internet cafes as it seeks more control
China shut down more than 130,000 illegal Internet cafes in the country over a six year period, as part of crackdown to control the market, according ...
Article | 7/12/2010 Google: China will help lead the Internet revolution
Google may have shutdown its China-based search engine months ago, but the U.S. company is still keen on providing new web services for users in the c...
Article | 6/12/2010 WikiLeaks: China pressured Google on Internet censorship
Google's struggles to operate its search engine in China worsened after a high-ranking Chinese official Googled himself only to find "results critical...
Article | 23/10/2010 The trouble with supply-chain best practices
Best Practices: It's an often overused term that can apply to literally any decision-making process: parenting quandaries, personal finance questions,...
Article | 7/09/2010 E.U. could investigate Chinese subsidies to modem makers
The European Commission is considering opening a second enquiry to investigate if China is illegally subsidizing tech companies that produce wireless ...
Article | 6/07/2010 Lenovo 'lucky' Apple not focused on China, says exec
Lenovo is "lucky" that Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn't focused on the Chinese market, according to reported comments by Lenovo's chairman.
Article | 5/07/2010 Google's China license problem remains unresolved
After five days of waiting, Google is still in the dark about whether the company's operating license in China will be renewed.
Article | 2/07/2010 Google's license to operate Google.cn site still in limbo
The status of Google's China-based website, Google.cn, remains in limbo as the search engine giant waits to see if China will renew the company's oper...
Article | 2/07/2010 Massive rise in Asia Pacific social media posts
If you think big brother is watching your every move, he probably is, according to a leading online researcher, with Australia leading the world in so...
Article | 22/06/2010 Yuan hits highest level in five years
China's yuan hit a five-year high on Monday after Beijing made a pre-G20 vow to make the currency more flexible, but analysts said critics seeking a m...
Article | 10/06/2010 Google's Android may win backing from China and Taiwan
Google's Android was promoted as the mobile software of choice for China and Taiwan at a high level telecommunications industry conference in Beijing ...
Article | 31/05/2010 China flexes supercomputing muscle in Top 500 rankings
China flexed its computing muscle with a supercomputer called Nebulae, rocketing to second place on the biannual Top500 list, which ranks the most pow...
Article | 28/05/2010 RIM joint venture to invest $100M in China's mobile industry
BlackBerry Partners Fund, which invests in applications for the BlackBerry and other mobile devices, has come together with China Broadband Capital Pa...
Article | 26/05/2010 No simple solution to Foxconn suicides
Two recent Foxconn worker suicides, the ninth and 10th this year, present a harsh reality to the Chinese electronics manufacturer and its American tec...