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New Virtual Worlds to Conquer in China – Daniel Allen
From Asia Times: Having passionately embraced blogging, bulletin boards (BBS) and MMORPG (massively multi-player online role-playing games), China’s burgeoning Internet population will soon have an array of three-dimensional virtual worlds and 3D social networks in which to work and play. By the end of 2011, 80% of global Internet users will be involved in some […]
Read MoreGoogle China News Searches Now Focus on Images – Sophie Taylor
From Reuters: Google Inc. sought to close in on its China market rival Baidu.com by allowing users of its Chinese site to find news by first searching for images carried within articles. The Web giants are vying for market share in the world’s second-largest Internet market. Google.cn’s news page, alongside its traditional search method, now […]
Read MoreImage of China Slips in Global Survey – AP
According to a global Pew survey, most nations look on China less favorably than in the past, with the exception of Africa. These negative views might be correlated to the growth of China’s military or to economic instability. From Age Australia: “The image of China has slipped significantly among the publics of other major nations,” […]
Read MoreChina to Launch $1bn Africa Fund – BBC
Amidst accusations that China’s investments in Africa have exploited natural resources and facilitated human rights abuses, the Chinese Development Bank and the Chinese government have offered $5bn to help Africa develop. From BBC: China has announced plans to launch a $1bn (¬£500m) fund to increase trade and investment in Africa. The fund, backed by the […]
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