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Sina Weibo hits 34 977 posts in the first second of the Chinese New Year
Yesterday saw the ushering in of the Chinese New Year — and it seems that everyone who wasn’t busy setting off fireworks at the…
A farewell to clones? China’s first Dropbox copycat closes
China’s first major Dropbox clone was created by Chinese web company Shanda back in 2010. Shanda was previously best known for its e-book store…
Trouble brewing: China’s Qihoo faces special investigation by Apple
At the start of last week, all the 20+ iOS apps made by Chinese software company and search engine Qihoo vanished from Apple’s App…
China is the perfect place for Google’s self-driving car: here’s why
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The New York Times attacked by Chinese hackers for info on sources
The New York Times revealed today that the paper has been persistently hacked by Chinese hackers for the last four months. The hackers were purportedly going after…
China’s jail-break free app piracy service set to go global
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Apple cuts Chinese supplier for employing 74 underage workers
We’ve been looking at Apple’s annual ‘supplier responsibility’ reports for a few years now and, depressingly, it’s still battling the same ingrained problems among…
9 Chinese tech companies that could go public in 2013
2011 saw economic turmoil and financial scandals that led to only two Chinese tech companies venturing to IPO in 2012. But 2013 is looking…
Tencent’s WeChat passes 300m users, says 100m joined in last 4 months
The makers of WeChat said recently that the messaging app will likely soon surpass 300 million-registered users – and now that has officially happened….
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