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More Details Surface on Major Internet Outage in China

After first reporting about a major issue that left millions Chinese internet users unable to access websites for several hours, new details have emerged. A government agency responsible for internet issues, the China Internet Network Information Center, has said there was a problem in the country’s DNS servers (which are responsible for blocking traffic to blacklisted websites). Continue reading

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Unusual DNS Error Leads to Internet Outage in China

Around 3 pm local time across many localities in China, a number of domestic service providers were unable to establish contact with China’s Domain Name System servers, leaving millions of Chinese internet users offline for hours. Continue reading

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Chinese Game Market Revenue Grows 40 Percent in 2013 to Approximately $13B: Report

China’s video game industry is worth approximately 83.17 billion RMB (or $13 billion) after growing nearly 40 percent in 2013, according to a report from a Chinese organization called GPC. Continue reading

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China Unicom Launches Chinese Cloud Computing Service ‘Wo Cloud’

Chinese telecom China Unicom has launched a full-service cloud computing and big data brand called “Wo-Cloud” built on OpenStack open-source cloud software and delivered from data centers in Hohhot and Langfang. Continue reading

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Amazon to Add China Cloud Computing Region in 2014

Amazon has struck a deal to provide cloud services for businesses in China as a pilot project starting in early 2014, the company announced on Wednesday. Continue reading

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