China

Exxon and Shell profits nearly double...

The Chinese electronics manufacturer has been in the news a lot in recent: a rash of worker suicides, a wage increase to attract workers in a time...

Google says it's committed to not censoring its search results. China is very much committed to censorship. So it's a stalemate that affects the...

This NYT article puts the number of workers in Shenzhen at 420,000, the highest number I've heard so far....

The New York Times has a really interesting article about factory workers and labor unrest in China. Workers are often poor, migrant workers with...

This according to China Daily. Those that stay behind to work on iPhones (presumably the iPhone 4 for the most part although 3GS production will...

For a while now we've been hearing about increased wages for Foxconn employees, in some cases raises of up to 66%. Around here we've been wondering...

Couple of weeks ago, every day brought news of another suicide at the massive Chinese manufacturing facility. Now every day brings news of another...

China is blocking the mobile social media service Foursquare. People using/playing Foursquare use mobile devices to "check in" wherever they go and...

The Skype 3G app for iPhone is hugely popular. Free calls! Free calls! Until next year!Umpire's blown call ruins pitcher's perfect game. Call out...