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Taiwan to end ban on LCD, chip investment in China

By Thu, Feb 11, 2010 3:16PM UTC

 Taiwanese liquid crystal display and semiconductor companies will soon be able to invest in China, an official said Wednesday, amid efforts to forge closer trade ties with the mainland in the hope of boosting Taiwan’s sluggish economy. The government wants Taiwanese companies to benefit from the mainland’s cheap labor but

Google to review its Cambodia-Thailand map

By Tharum Bun Wed, Feb 10, 2010 9:33PM UTC

Associated Press reported today that Google Inc. would look into a complaint from Cambodia that an online map showing the country’s border with Thailand was wrong, though it stopped short of saying it would change the document. According to Cambodia’s requested letter that I obtained, the Office of the Council

Hackers disrupt Australian government Web sites

By Wed, Feb 10, 2010 4:39PM UTC

Hackers shut down several Australian government Web sites Wednesday in a coordinated attack against a proposed Internet filter that targets pornography and criminal sites. The Australian Parliament House Web site was down for almost an hour and the Department of Communications site also experienced difficulties, the Attorney-General’s Department said in

IDC predictions for telecoms in Southeast Asia

By Wed, Feb 10, 2010 4:05PM UTC

Analyst firm IDC has been busy publishing interesting predictions and statistics (one is here), the latest being Southeast Asia Telecommunication Top 10 Predictions: 2010 The Year for an Upswing. This list serves as an interesting warm-up for the company’s soon-to-be-announced predictions for Thailand. Here are the predictions with value-add comments accordingly.

Google embroiled in Thai-Cambodia border dispute

By Wed, Feb 10, 2010 1:49PM UTC

Google Inc. said Wednesday it would look into a complaint from Cambodia that an online map showing the country’s border with Thailand was wrong, though it stopped short of saying it would change the document. The Internet giant was responding to a request last week from Cambodia to replace a