China

Baidu launches ‘super-fast’ HTML 5 Android browser

Looks like Chinese internet giant Baidu is making good on its plans to completely dominate the Asian superpower’s mobile space. The company today released…

China set to pass US in smartphone shipments… and India, Brazil are next

The latest report from research firm IDC yesterday showed that in contrast to its March’s report, China will surpass the United States in terms…

Chinese video giants Youku, Tudou complete $1bn merger

This is big. Chinese online video monoliths Youku and Tudou have announced the completion of their billion dollar merger, with the latter set to…

Rocket internet mulling shutdown of China operations

International ecommerce cloning giant Rocket Internet is reportedly on the verge of shutting down its operations in China. According to The Next Web, the…

Did Facebook steal Timeline? This Chinese social network thinks so

The Chinese online space is renowned for its clones of Western social media sites, but at least one company thinks copying goes the other…

Revamped Sina Weibo set to come with Google+ style sharing

Chinese mega social network Sina Weibo is set for a major revamp that will see it incorporate Google+ style sharing. Chinese blog Techweb claims…

Tencent coughs up $27m for 49% stake in Singapore game company

It’s no secret that Chinese social media superpower Tencent sees gaming as a big part of its future. So it shouldn’t be all that…

China’s Baidu launches English blog as part of global push

Backing up its intention to expand globally, Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched an English-language blog on the country’s online culture, a company…

Paypal to help set up e-commerce hub in China

US online payment service Paypal has agreed to help set up an international e-commerce hub in southwestern China as more foreign companies cash in…

World’s largest internet market just got larger

The world’s biggest online market just got bigger. There are now 450-million Chinese internet users, which is just over a third of the country’s…

China cracks down on VOIP phone services

China wants to restrict Internet phone services — a move that could affect thousands of businesses and individuals making cheap calls via web-based communications…

Zuckerberg drops in to visit 1,3bn people

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg — on holiday in China, where his global social networking site is blocked — met with the head of the…

Chinese YouTube Youku.com soars in Wall Street debut

Shares in Chinese online video company Youku.com’s soared 161 percent on their first day of trading on Wall Street — the strongest New York…

Five difficulties facing startups in China

There’s a legend about a Chinese monk who, after years of meditating atop a high, isolated mountain, envisioned the world’s first circular disk. Careful…

Chinese Twitter clone Fanfou makes a comeback

Fanfou, a Chinese Twitter clone that was shut down by authorities last year amid fears it was fanning unrest in the country, has apparently…

WikiLeaks reveals how China hacked into Google

WikiLeaks has unleashed a fresh torrent of more than a quarter million confidential US cables detailing a wide array of potentially explosive and embarrassing…

Tencent, Qihoo need to ‘strengthen professional ethics’: Chinese govt

Two of China’s leading internet companies, Tencent and Qihoo, have been forced by the Chinese authorities to issue public apologies over a nasty spat…

Why does being in Africa make you untrustworthy?

I haven’t been able to use PayPal for two months. I just got profiled for extra security measures on Facebook. I can’t make certain…

Google battles Apple for worldwide OS dominance

The New York Times reported yesterday that Apple has overtaken Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company. According to the report, “as of…

Google’s new China approach

Google has taken the bold step of ceasing to censor their search services — Google Search, Google News, and Google Images — on their…

Google joins fray to fight global internet censorship

Via an AP story on Wired.com Google, which hasn’t in the past got too involved in government affairs and advocacy issues, is now joining…

Is Google a monster?

On Poynter emedia tidbits on which I am a fellow contributor, the big question is asked of the dot.com mega success story, Google: “Can…

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