China

Features

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.