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• China: Google 'totally wrong' to stop censoring

  Google was "totally wrong" to stop censoring results on its China-based search engine, Chinese state-controlled media cited a government official as saying early Tuesday.

• China state media cranks up Google tension amid speculation

  State-controlled Chinese media accused Google of political motives in its threat to exit China, suggesting a hostile government stance as speculation grows that Google could act on a plan defying the country's regulations.

• The China Syndrome: scouting for quality and currency

  Emerging nations which present companies with trade, outsourcing and manufacturing opportunities come with heightened risk

• Google may soon leave China, reports say

  Both Google and the Chinese government appear to be leaking word that the search firm may soon shutter its operations there as negotiations between the two break down.

• Smartphones spread slowly in China, despite 3G and iPhone

  China now has the iPhone and more big-name smartphones are due in the country, but few buyers overall are choosing smartphones despite promotion by China's mobile carriers.

• US expert: Chinese gov't likely behind massive cyberattacks

  The Chinese government is likely behind recent cyberattacks on U.S. government Web sites and on U.S. companies in an apparent effort to quash criticism of the government there, an expert on U.S. and Chinese relations said Wednesday.

• Android largely unharmed in Google-China row

  A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government.

• Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year

  Recent Internet attacks from China against Google and other U.S. companies will more than double this year if the pace during the first two months continues, a security expert says.

• Company puts Android on laptop with China-backed chips

  A Chinese company is tweaking Google’s Android operating system to run on a laptop using homegrown Chinese microprocessors, which are backed by the government.

• Broadband Internet prices fall in Asia and elsewhere

  Recession has affected economic growth but worldwide people are increasingly using information and communication technology (ICT) services, such as mobile phones and the Internet, according to a newly released report by international telecommunication union.

• Chinese schools deny role in Google hack

  Two schools in China where computers were reportedly linked to cyberattacks on Google and other companies have denied involvement in the hack, Chinese state media said Sunday.

• SmartTrans to license app platform to China Mobile

  The companies have agreed to enter commercial negotiations as soon as possible

• Maybe Google won't quit China after all

  Despite its recent threats to possibly shut down its China-based operations, Google may in fact keep some of its businesses open there.

• Atlas Iron secures Chinese sale agreements

  The contracts cover 30% of the expected yield from the company's Wodgina mine

• Security researcher IDs China link in Google hack

  The malicious software used to steal information from companies such as Google contains code that links it to China, a security researcher said Tuesday