Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
Chinese Companies Dump VPN Services For Opera Acquisition
August 18th, 2016
Virtual private networks are maybe so abundant in China that a group of Chinese acquirers now have no need for …
Tencent’s QQ Browser Rife With Privacy Problems
March 30th, 2016
Unfortunately it would be more of a surprise that a Chinese Internet company did not have a security hole, but …
China’s 37.com To Invest USD3 Million In Canadian VR Gaming Company
March 18th, 2016
Chinese browser and mobile game developer and publisher 37.com announced that its controlling subsidiary G-Mei Network will invest USD3.167 million …
Who Just Invested In The Postal Savings Bank Of China?
December 16th, 2015
The cadres running one of China’s top banks are seeking a bigger exit, as they just landed a huge investment. Postal Savings Bank of China sold shares to ten strategic investors, with a total financing scale of CNY45.1 billion. The ten investors include six international financial organizations: UBS, JPMorgan, DBS, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, […]
Edward Snowden Talks Cybersecurity With Investors In Hong Kong
September 17th, 2015
American cybersecurity whistleblower Edward Snowden told an audience in Hong Kong that mass surveillance does not keep people safe nor will increased surveillance ensure safety. Asian brokerage and investment group CLSA Limited hosted Edward Snowden yesterday at a conference in Hong Kong. Snowden spoke to the Hong Kong investors via a video feed from his […]
Huawei Plans To Set Up New R&D Office In Canada
February 5th, 2015
Following the establishment of offices in Ottawa and Markham, the Chinese telecom device maker Huawei recently expressed intention to set up a new research and development office in Waterloo, Canada. The new office will be committed to solving mobile phone security issues. However, the establishment of the new R&D office is still subject to Huawei’s […]
Taobao.com, Coach Form Internet Alliance Against Chinese Fakes
December 8th, 2011
Coach, a leading American designer and maker of luxury lifestyle handbags and accessories, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taobao.com, the Chinese Internet shopping subsidiary of Alibaba Group, to prevent the sale of fake Coach products on this Chinese website. This is reportedly the first time for Coach to cooperate in this manner with […]
China’s Great Cannon Raises Questions For China’s Top Search Engine
April 14th, 2015
The news in recent days of China’s “Great Cannon” and a related research report from Canada has cast a spotlight from outside China on the machinations of China’s government-run Internet services. Dubbed “Great Cannon” in a research report from the University of Toronto’s Citizenlab, the researchers say, “The Great Cannon is not simply an extension […]