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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 | 17/03/2011 Baidu's online library accused of piracy by Chinese authors

An online library operated by Chinese search engine giant Baidu is drawing criticism that its becoming the next online hotbed for pirated works.

Article | 16/03/2011 Groupon's Chinese site begins offering online deals

Groupon's China site at GaoPeng.com began offering discounted deals to online buyers on Wednesday, as part of the company's push to break into the cou...

Article | 16/03/2011 China Mobile profit rises amid growth in mobile Web access

China Mobile, the country's largest mobile carrier, reported a 3.9 percent increase in profit for 2010, as more of its customers access the Web via th...

Article | 14/03/2011 Gmail disruption in China could signal tighter control

Chinese Internet users have reported greater difficulty accessing Gmail in recent weeks, prompting speculation that the Chinese government is again st...

Article | 11/03/2011 Opera aims to expand mobile reach in China

Opera Software has announced a deal to embed its Internet browser on mobile phones sold in China, a move that is meant to help grow the company's pres...

Article | 7/03/2011 WordPress: DDoS attacks came from China

The large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that hit the WordPress.com blog publishing platform last week originated from China, according ...

Article | 4/03/2011 Beijing to track people's movements via their mobile phones

China plans on tracking the movements of people in Beijing using their mobile phones, a measure that while aimed at relieving traffic congestion, coul...

Article | 3/03/2011 Online calls for protests put China on the defensive

Recent online calls for mass protests have sent the Chinese government on the defensive, and while experts say the online activity probably won't lead...

Article | 2/03/2011 Chinese Twitter-like service passes 100 million users

One of the biggest Twitter-like microblogs in China continues to see its popularity grow, with the number of registered users accounts surpassing the ...

Article | 1/03/2011 US raps China's Baidu and Taobao over pirated goods

Two of China's biggest websites, the search engine Baidu and online retailer Taobao, were named as "notorious markets" in a new U.S. government report...

Article | 28/02/2011 Groupon launches China site at Gaopeng.com

Groupon has finally launched its China site at GaoPeng.com, following weeks of reports and speculation on how the U.S. company was going to enter the ...

Article | 25/02/2011 Huawei calls US "bluff," invites probe to clear reputation

Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier Huawei wants to clear its reputation and has asked the U.S. government to investigate the company for co...

Article | 25/02/2011 China blocks LinkedIn, ramps up Internet censorship

The social networking site LinkedIn has been blocked in China, a move that analysts say is tied to Chinese government efforts to suppress mention of a...

Article | 24/02/2011 China's Baidu accused of search bias in monopoly complaint

China's largest search engine, Baidu, is facing a potential antitrust investigation after the company was accused of blocking and degrading the search...