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Internet cafe users in China

China Arrests More Than 10,000 Suspects in Internet Crime Crackdown

More than 10,000 suspects have been arrested and 600 criminal gangs “busted” in China’s latest cybercrime crackdown, the authorities say.

The first customer, Sun Xufei, a 32-year-old software engineer, holds up a box containing Apple's iPad he purchased after an Apple Store started selling its new tablet computers Friday, July 20, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

New iPad Launches in China After Apple Settles Trademark Dispute

Apple released its newest iPad in China on Friday after settling a lawsuit over ownership of its name and requiring buyers to place advance orders.

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Baidu Q1 2012 Profits Rise, But Revenue Outlook for Next Quarter Disappointing

Baidu reports a profit growth for Q1 2012, but expected revenue for the next quarter might fall below earlier estimates.

China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of a coup that rattled Beijing in the midst of its worst high-level political crisis in years. (pcruciatti / Shutterstock.com)

China Punishes Social Media, Websites on Coup Talk

China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of a coup that rattled Beijing in the midst of its worst high-level political crisis in years.

A Chinese court is mediating between Apple and Proview Technologies, which claims it still owns the "iPad" trademark in China.

200,000 Plus New iPads Already Smuggled (Back) Into China

Smugglers have reportedly brought in more than 200,000 units of the new iPad to China — ironic, given that China produces the tablet computers for Apple.

In this file photo taken on Jan. 26, 2011, a man stands near Apple's iPad advertisement in Shanghai, China. Chinese officials said Monday, Feb. 13, 2012,  that investigators in Shijiazhuang, southwest of Beijing, started seizing iPads last week at the request of a company that filed a complaint with the government accusing Apple Inc. of violating its rights to the iPad name. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

China Faces Conflict of Law, Business in iPad Row

Experts say Beijing’s political priorities will settle the Apple vs. Proview “iPad” trademark dispute if it escalates.

A young boy plays with his father's mobile phone in this Beijing file photo.  China already has the world's biggest mobile phone population at almost 1 billion, but has the second slowest mobile internet speeds for 2010 and 2011. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

Mobile Internet in China 2nd Slowest Worldwide

China has the world’s biggest mobile phone population, but has the second slowest mobile internet speeds for 2010 and 2011.

CCTV Tower in Beijing (jiazi/flickr)

China Tightens Limits on Imported Shows on TV

China’s TV broadcasters will be limited in the number of imported series they can show, as China continues to try to rein in foreign influence.

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