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Facebook and Microsoft to build private internet highway underwater

Projects to install undersea cables from US to Spain would ensure fast enough connectivity for tech companies’ virtual reality and live video services

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Hong Kong still the world's most connected place; Singapore not even in top 10

City ranks first for popularity of computers, mobile and wearable tech, connected cars and smart home gadgets, outranking North America and UAE; Japan and Korea well off the pace

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Republic of Korea calls for cooperation to combat internet drug trafficking

​The Republic of Korea (ROK) Wednesday called on the international community to work on a specific cooperation scheme to combat internet drug trafficking.

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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent lead charge in China mergers and show no sign of slowing down

When Jack Ma Yun reorganised Alibaba Group into 25 business units back in January 2013 and announced days later his exit as its chief executive, there was no inkling that what would happen next was a pell-mell rush to invest in a fast-expanding global internet market by the e-commerce giant and its two closest rivals in China.

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Senior CPC leader meets Facebook founder Zuckerberg

​Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Liu Yunshan met here Saturday with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

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Internet-led consumption boom almost unnoticed amid China's stock market jitters

The volatility of the stock market in recent months has eclipsed a much more subtle transition that has geared China's economic growth toward consumption.

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Internet-led consumption boom unnoticed amid China's stock market jitters

The volatility of the stock market in recent months has eclipsed a much more subtle transition that has geared China's economic growth toward consumption.

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China to release guideline on internet finance

​A guideline for China's internet finance drafted by the central bank and other financial regulators will soon be released, said a central bank official on Sunday at a Shanghai forum.

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Qihoo 360 receives offer to go private

Chinese internet security firm Qihoo 360 has received an offer from its founder Zhou Hongyi and other investors to take the NYSE-listed company private in a likely plan to relist back in China, they announced Wednesday.

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"Clicks", "motors" working together key to success of internet industry: Alibaba founder

​"Only through the way ' clicks' and 'motors' work together can the internet companies survive and live happily for the next 30 years," said China's Alibaba founder Jack Ma here on Sunday.

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"Clicks", "motors" working together key to success of internet industry: Alibaba founder

​"Only through the way ' clicks' and 'motors' work together can the internet companies survive and live happily for the next 30 years," said China's Alibaba founder Jack Ma here on Sunday.

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The elderly keep cybercafes alive in Kenya

The forecast that cybercafes in Kenya will die soon has become music to businessman Kevin Mutua.

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Internet to drive future growth with enhanced productivity

Internet could contribute up to 22 percent of China's GDP growth through 2025, via increased productivity and adoption of internet application across a number of sectors, according to the latest research by consultancy McKinsey.

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China's Cheetah Mobile makes trading debut on New York Stock Exchange

Chinese mobile internet company Cheetah Mobile Inc. was expected to raise about 168 million U.S. dollars from its initial public offering after its shares were priced at 14 dollars, near the high end of its expected price range.

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U.S. NSA chief says surveillance programs thwarted over 50 terror plots

Two phone and internet surveillance programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency ( NSA) have helped disrupt more than 50 potential terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies, said the agency's chief on Tuesday, in another attempt to defend the programs that have been under fire.