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Google expands North Korea map coverage

Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search giant’s popular Maps website.

A worker uses a computer at the reception of Alibaba.com office in this file photo. (Photo credit: AP)

Google Accused of Blocking Alibaba-Powered Handset

Alibaba has blamed Google for blocking the launch of a smartphone powered by the Chinese firm’s operating system.

China launches a Long March rocket in this file photo. (AP Photo)

Questions Over Chinese Satellites “to Monitor Sea”

A UK scientist has questioned China’s plans to send eight satellites into space to monitor the ocean around the country.

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Apple-Samsung Case: Date Set for Hearing Over Phone Ban

Apple’s legal motion to have some Samsung mobile phones banned in the US will now be heard in court in December.

A California court decided in favor of Apple, ordering Samsung to pay $1B to Apple for patent infringement. However, a Japan court has found that Samsung did not infringe on Apple patents. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Samsung to Appeal After $1B Apple Award in US Case

Samsung says it will appeal against a US court ruling that the South Korean giant stole designs from Apple to make smartphones and computer tablets.

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Apple awarded $1B in Damages From Samsung In US Court

A US court has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05bn in damages for infringing intellectual property.

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Asia’s Fastest Data Cable Links Tokyo to Singapore

The 7,800km Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) connects Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, transfering data at 40 gigabits per second.

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Malaysians Protest Against Changes to Internet Law

Malaysian activists and bloggers are staging an online black-out for one day to protest against changes to a law they say restricts free speech online.

This video image taken from CCTV shows Gu Kailai, center, the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, standing trial in the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. According to testimony Thursday in one of China's highest-profile murder trials in years, Gu lured British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, where she got him drunk and fed him poison. The secretive trial of Gu and a household aide, who are accused of murdering Bo family associate Heywood, ended in less than a day at the court. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN)

Sina Weibo’s Services ‘Limited’ During Gu Kailai Trial

Users of China’s main Twitter-like service, Sina Weibo, have reported difficulties posting messages during a controversial murder trial involving Gu Kailai.

China swimmer Sun Yang dives off of the starting block during the 400-meter freestyle event during the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Aquatics Centre in London on Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Al Bello, Pool)

Ex-Google China Head Apologizes After Olympic Row

Ex-Google China head Kaifu Lee has apologized after posting contact details of a US swimming coach who cast doubt on a Chinese Olympic swimmer’s performance.

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