China

Twitter to impose censorship on tweets

Micro-blogging site Twitter if set to tweak it policy by imposing country specific censorship on the tweets with tweet filtering technology.

China surpasses US as largest smartphone market

China has overtaken the United States to become the largest market for smartphones, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.

Apple now accepts Yuan for App purchases

If you’re from China and love Apple, here’s some good news for you -- you can now pay for apps from Apple's App Store in Chinese yuan.

Apple to launch first store in Hong Kong this month

In a bid to cash in on the surging demand in China and its neighboring regions, Apple Inc. is all set to open its first store in Hong Kong on the 24th of this month.

World economy precariously placed -- Zoellick

World Bank President Robert Zoellick has warned that as global growth is sluggish and investor confidence shaken, the world economy is moving towards a "new danger zone."

Chinese paper denies Beijing’s hand in cyber attacks

‘People’s Daily,’ owned by the ruling Communist Party, has termed the recent claims that China may be behind the recent worldwide cyber attacks as “irresponsible.”

2 of the 5 fake Apple stores closed

In what may be termed as ‘Made in China’ only, few enterprising people; call them entrepreneurs if you like, had ‘manufactured’ fake Apple stores in the southwestern city of Kunming.

HP to develop cloud products in China

In an attempt to enhance its cloud management services along with tapping the flourishing Chinese global technology market, the world’s leading computer manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard Company is planning to develop cloud computing services and products in China.

Japan’s ‘K’ tops the list of world’s Top 500 Supercomputers

After a gap of seven years, Japan is back in the top slot of the list of world’s Top 500 Supercomputers.

Wal-Mart names new bosses for China operations

Acting swiftly after two high-level departures left leadership gaps in its Chinese management, Wal-Mart Stores named Mario-Jose Medina as the chief financial officer and Del Sloneker as the chief operations officer for China.

Wal-Mart to pick up stake in China's e-commerce company

Online sales in China are rising really fast and, in the coming years they are expected to equal online sales in the United States.

Apple's iPad 2 launch results in feud at Beijing retail store

Internet is ablaze with reports from Beijing, China stating that a near-bloody altercation broke out among crowds lined up to buy the iPad 2 at Beijing's flagship Apple retail store.