Asia

Pakistan has restored access to Twitter in the country after blocking it over the weekend, saying that it would turn to Interpol for help with screening sensitive content.Somewhat ironically, the country's interior minister took to the social network to explain that the government had chosen to shut it ...

We need to fix energy. That much is obvious. Fossil fuels are slowly choking the planet, nuclear is falling out of favour and although the alternatives are getting more efficient, the scope for improvement is massive.One way to get people innovating is to give them an incentive. About US$4-million ...

South Korea is a leading player in the global tech industry with Korean brands leaving their mark in various sectors. While we hear a lot about South Korean firms innovating and pushing the envelope, there is hardly any platform to showcase the thriving software and tech startup scene in South ...

Given that Japan has some of the biggest tech companies on the planet, it's easy to overlook its startup scene. It's also probably fair to say that the country's emerging tech companies also don't get nearly as much press those from Silicon Valley, or even China and Russia.Thing is, ...

An 8.7 magnitude earthquake has hit the off the coast of the Indonesian island Sumatera in the Indian Ocean. At first details were scant and there was fear that there may be a repeat of the tsunami which devastated the region in 2004. Those fears have, for now, been allayed ...

Nokia has watched its global market share dwindle in recent years, and another nail hovered over the mobile giant's coffin on Thursday. Finland's leading daily Helsingin Sanomat reported that Nokia's head of technology has taken a leave of absence and is not coming back after disagreement over a new group ...

Facebook has seen phenomenal growth in the last two years. With more than 500-million users the social network has half the population of Africa's just over a billion. The company's growth seems more evident in Asia with new active users emerging everyday. Asia has more than 139-million Facebook users making ...

The latest statistics from the Mobithinking's Mobile Guide to Japan have entranced the West’s mobile providers who are keen to advantage on the massive Asian expansion in mobile internet usage.The future of mobile web lies in Asia and this trend shows no signs of shifting. With advanced mobile markets ...

Via an AP story on Wired.comGoogle, which hasn't in the past got too involved in government affairs and advocacy issues, is now joining the fight against the rise of web censorship worldwide. This is an interesting departure, because surely this will inevitably put Google on a collision course with the ...

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter.Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its ...