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Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs

China has mounted a broad Internet crackdown.

Did Tim Cook Pay a Call on China Mobile to Talk iPhone?

Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to China earlier this week to discuss intellectual property issues and greater cooperation, and perhaps something else: An iPhone deal with China Mobile.
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Apple’s Tim Cook Meets With Chinese Officials

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese government officials in Beijing Monday, a company spokeswoman said, as the consumer electronics giant faces a legal challenge in China to the iPad trademark and as it looks to further its surging Chinese growth.

iPhone 4S Sales Canceled at Beijing and Shanghai Apple Stores

A rowdy, egg-throwing crowd disrupts the debut of the iPhone 4S in mainland China.
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A Challenger for LinkedIn in China

Viadeo, a professional networking site operator aiming to compete with LinkedIn by dominating non-English speaking markets, is throwing its weight behind Chinese subsidiary Tianji despite regulatory challenges.

Our Chinese Mapping Services Application? Must Have Gotten Lost in the Gmail.

If Google wants to continue offering its mapping service in China, it best step lively. The licensing deadline is tomorrow, and as of Tuesday, China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping hadn’t received an application from the company, a requirement under regulations announced last May.

2010 Was the Year the Internet Got Scary. Get Used to It.

The year just ending started with an attack on Google by China and ended with the WikiLeaks affair. In the meantime, the Stuxnet worm showed the way toward a world where skilled hackers can cause serious real-world damage. Scared yet?

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Facebook Chief Meets With China's Web Leaders

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg met with some of China’s top technology executives on a visit to Beijing this week that was billed as a vacation, fueling speculation about the social-networking site’s ambitions to enter a market where it is blocked by censors.

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Vipshop Bags $20M To Bring Flash Sales To Chinese Consumers

Chinese venture capitalists are buying into the country’s “flash sales” membership-based retail websites, as online shoppers in the country get a taste of steep discounts on the gilded life through offerings from retailers like newly funded start-up Vipshop.

Sonos Marches Its Wireless Music System Into China

Sonos, maker of the well-known wireless multi-room music system for the home, announced at a press conference in Beijing, China, today that it will soon be selling its products in the important Asian market. The move by the Santa Barbara, Calif., consumer electronics company is a big expansion, putting its players in the hands of a growing base of more affluent Chinese customers by later this month.

IPhone 4 Shortages in China

Yahoo’s Bradford Bails