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• Clock may be ticking for Google to act on China

  About two weeks after Google publicly squared off with the Chinese government, the world is still watching for the search company's next step.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 29 January, 2010 08:50

  Tags: China, Google

• World of Warcraft awaits China's approval to relaunch

  The relaunch of the popular online game World of Warcraft in China, where it has already been offline for six weeks, still faces an indefinite delay as it awaits government approval for its content.

  By Owen Fletcher | 20 July, 2009 17:31

  Tags: blizzard, censorship, China, world of warcraft

• China's Internet lockdown hurts local e-businesses

  China has started restoring some Internet access to a province where it was blocked after deadly ethnic riots two weeks ago, but the outage has already taken a toll on local businesses.

  By Owen Fletcher | 20 July, 2009 21:00

  Tags: China, e-business

• Has China's Green Dam burst?

  China did a sudden about-face late yesterday and decided to delay its controversial requirement that all computers sold after July 1 must come with Web filtering software.

  By Ian Paul | 03 July, 2009 16:14

  Tags: censorship, China, Green Dam Youth Escort

• Bing filters out sensitive results for Chinese searches

  Microsoft's Bing search engine filters out some sensitive results from searches made in simplified Chinese, the script used to write the language in China, searches revealed Thursday.

  By Owen Fletcher | 25 June, 2009 20:30

  Tags: bing, China, internet filtering, Microsoft

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  China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting

  An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and allow illegal activity, according to research from the University of Alabama.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 27 June, 2009 03:07

  Tags: China, security, spam

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  McAfee expands in China for expected security boom

  McAfee is expanding its staff in China amid a boom in the country's security market fueled by the launch of next-generation mobile networks.

  By Owen Fletcher | 23 June, 2009 22:20

  Tags: China, mcafee, security

• Offshoring? Try China and India plus a third site

  China may be rising as an offshoring destination, but many companies are outsourcing to multiple countries rather than just choosing between China and India.

  By Owen Fletcher | 22 June, 2009 22:24

  Tags: China, india, offshoring, outsourcing

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  Fight against China's Web filtering software grows

  A U.S. company that says its code was copied by a Chinese Internet filtering program has ordered more PC makers not to distribute the Chinese software.

  By Owen Fletcher | 19 June, 2009 13:52

  Tags: China, security, Solid Oak Software

• China warns Google over porn links

  Google promised to step up control of "vulgar" online search results in China late Thursday, after a government-backed arbiter warned that its filtering of pornography was too weak.

  By Owen Fletcher | 19 June, 2009 18:13

  Tags: China, filtering, Google, search

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  China orders Google to suspend foreign site searches

  China has ordered Google to suspend its foreign Web site search service after warning that the company's filtering of pornography was too weak, state media said Friday.

  By Owen Fletcher | 19 June, 2009 21:20

  Tags: China, Google, search

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  China to propose WLAN security standard for global use again

  China will submit its wireless LAN security protocol to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for consideration as a global standard, years after its rejection by the standards body incensed Chinese backers.

  By Owen Fletcher | 16 June, 2009 20:38

  Tags: China, security, WAPI, wlan

• IBM steps up healthcare application work in China

  IBM is expanding work on applications for use in Chinese hospitals after spotting an opportunity in the country's massive spending plan for healthcare reform.

  By Owen Fletcher | 17 June, 2009 20:25

  Tags: China, healthcare, IBM

• China's porn filter blocks Falun Gong sites

  Internet filtering software that China plans to distribute nationwide blocks content related to a spiritual movement banned in China, despite government claims that the software targets only porn.

  By Owen Fletcher | 12 June, 2009 16:54

  Tags: China, internet filtering