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China's "War of Internet Addiction" Creator, "Corndog," Speaks

Loretta Chao and Juliet Ye, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 19, 2010 at 12:21 pm PT

“War of Internet Addiction,” the 64-minute machinima film about a battle with government Internet controls that has become an Internet sensation in China, remains unblocked, but its creator, Corndog, says that wasn’t always the case.

Behind the Scenes of China's iPhone Apps

Juliet Ye, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm PT

Statistics tell us that there are already more than two million iPhones in China, and the number is expected to rise (at least a little) following the recent official launch of Apple’s iPhone 3G in the country through local telecom carrier China Unicom.

In Piracy Case, China Fights Hero

Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 31, 2009 at 4:32 pm PT

Hong Lei and his partners were the biggest pirates of Microsoft Corp. software in China, but since his arrest last December, the 30-year-old creator of a popular Chinese clone of Windows called Tomato Garden Window XP has become something of an Internet hero. The phenomenon underscores the challenges faced by Microsoft and other technology companies as they battle rampant piracy in China, despite official efforts to crack down.