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The world's most populous nation, China is undoubtedly an important market in the global ICT landscape. Our coverage zooms in on key market segments including cybersecurity, mobile as well as the social media and Internet landscape.
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Foxconn relaxes harsh labor rules after suicide specter resurfaces
Chinese iPhone manufacturer has called on factory administrators to abolish its "mute mode" policy and be more polite to workers after two employee suicides occurred at its Zhengzhou factory at the end of April.
China invests $810M to create Beidou product ecosystem
The money will be used to develop an industrial park where up to 50 companies can create products for China's navigation satellite system.
Asian biz using LinkedIn for employment branding boost
The region's businesses are growing fast and in order to meet their recruitment needs, they are relying on platforms such as LinkedIn to woo the right candidate even if these people are still hired by another company.
Alibaba buys 18 percent stake in Sina Weibo
Chinese e-commerce giant purchases stake worth US$586 million in microblogging service, and both will collaborate on user-account connectivity, online payment and marketing and explore new business models for social commerce.
IHS: China led global PC market for first time ever in 2012
As the PC industry continues to fluctuate, its top markets are shifting as well, based on a new report.
China shuts down top video piracy Web site
Authorities shut down Siluhd.com, one of the country's top sites offering pirated content, and other video Web sites during the 13th World Intellectual Property Day last week.
Qihoo loses 'unfair competition' lawsuits to Baidu, Tencent
[UPDATE] Chinese Internet company ordered to pay damages of over US$800,000 in total for losing two lawsuits related to unfair competition through its search engine and antivirus software; it also has to publish apologies to Baidu and Tencent.
Taiwan: China's cyberarmy shifting target to think tanks, telcos
Taiwanese government claims China's cyberarmy now employs more than 100,000 people, has a yearly budget of more than US$2.71 million and is now focusing on think tanks and firms responsible for critical infrastructure.
Baidu Q1 profit up 8.5 percent amid rising investment in mobile
Chinese search giant saw R&D costs rise 77 percent to US$136.6 million--nearly a third of profit--as it continues to invest heavily in building its mobile ecosystem, where traction is picking up with 25 percent more users.
China urges dialogue on charging for music downloads
Country's watchdog says regardless of whether music providers and Web sites decide to charge for music downloads or offer it free via ads, they must seek permission from composers and pay them.
Huawei 'not interested' in US anymore, shifts focus to Europe
Chinese telecom equipment maker is moving its focus from U.S. to Europe, seeing a stronger business case for the continent which it sees as a way to increase its presence in developing markets.
Baidu in talks to acquire online video firm PPS Net TV
China's largest search engine is reportedly buying PPS Net TV in a deal worth US$350-US$400 million, which will ramp up its push into the online video space.
China court fines Apple $118K for copyright breach
A Beijing court has ordered Apple to compensate three Chinese writers for selling their works via its app store without getting their permission.
ZTE optimistic over pickup in LTE, cloud opportunities
The Chinese telecoms gear maker is looking to leverage an expected growth in demand driven by network upgrades and cloud computing solutions, as it looks to return to profit this year.
Report: Foxconn's iPhone 5 devices fall below agreed standards
Below-par manufacturing standards by Foxconn for Apple's latest smartphone is the reason why 5 million to 8 million of such devices were reportedly returned to be re-manufactured.
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