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Jiang Zemin Internet Searches Censored by Chinese Government As Health Possibly Fails

Chinese government officials have sensored searches for ailing leader Jiang Zemin for fear that issues regarding his health could lead to revolt and other actions in the country. The censorship began after Jiang, 84, was said to be ... continue

Chinese frogs get a dye job and become an instant fad

I seriously didn't see this one coming folks but it seems that there is a new fad raging across China and it ivolves frogs and industrial dyes. Yup, it appears that you to could be making these neon ... continue

I Spy With My Government Eye, Something That Is You [China Building Massive Surveillance Network]

Officials in China are currently building the world's largest network of surveillance cameras for what they claim will help deter crime throughout part of their country by monitoring the public actions of their citizens, a move that ... continue

China lays claim to the world’s longest over water bridge [Video]

A couple of miles may not seem like a lot but when it comes to bridges, especially those going over large bodies of water, but apparently Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has lost its position as the world ... continue

Blogger Jailed, Fined For Critical Restaurant Review

Watch out, Yelpers. A blogger in Taiwan was dragged into court, initially sentenced to 30 days in prison and ultimately fined about $6,900 (US) for posting a critical restaurant review on her personal blog. The woman, identified by ... continue

Homeland Security advises that Chinese software contains dangerous security flaws

In a highly unusual move the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning when it comes to using Chinese-made software, especially when it comes to the chemical, defense, and energy firms. Much of the concern that ... continue

Prisoners forced to farm virtual gold in China’s labor camps

There's a disturbing exposé piece over at The Guardian right now about the treatment of prisoners at Chinese labor camps. According to the paper's report, inmates (many imprisoned for 'ideological' crimes) are regularly forced to spend their nights ... continue

China holds our technological future by the balls

Those of us who deal with technology on a daily basis would like to believe that technology will help save the word as things like smartphones, tablets, and other technological wonders still on the horizon become cheaper ... continue

A clever elevator ad from McDonald’s [Video]

China is the next great consumer landscape and McDonald's is no slouch when it comes to marketing in new territories. In order to get some attention for their chicken McNuggets the company's ad agency came up with this ... continue

[Moron Dept.] Turtles in a purse – or a goldfish, your choice

What you are looking at up there in that photograph, and below, is the hottest little trinket being sold outside of Chinese subway stations. Yup, you get your choice of a Brazil turtle or two small kingfish sealed ... continue

China to see release of Kinect clone, Microsoft looks on bemused

In China, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the other major consoles are effectively banned, and are only sold on the country's gray market. In their place, a bunch of zany home-made consoles have emerged from China-based entrepreneurs. Hence, while ... continue

China traffic jam enters 9th day

Long Islanders with spotty LIRR service are pissed off today because they've got to find an alternate way home- but did you hear about the 60-plus mile-long traffic jam in China that's in its 9th day? The mother ... continue

Holycrapawesome: China planning giant buses that cars can drive under

As populations grow and pollution increases, ideas like this are gold dust. One Chinese company has proposed new buses that are SO FREAKING BIG they straddle the road, while cars drive beneath them. The sheer amount of ... continue

Google returning to China – please don’t tell me you are surprised

Back in January of this year when the news that Google was thumbing its nose at China under the pretense of some fight against censorship I wrote here This is all a game between Google and China. China ... continue

That promise of a raise for Foxconn employees – well it maybe an empty promise

Much ado was made prior to the big Apple WWDC conference about how Steve Jobs was promising that the employees at Foxconn, the factory in China that fabricates most of Apple's products, could look forward to getting ... continue

Foursquare blocked in China

Popular geolocation and social networking app Foursquare has been blocked in China, and speculation for the reason centers around governmental censorship of buzz about the 21st anniversary of the country's Tiananmen Square massacre. Foursquare co-founders Dennis Crowley and ... continue