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Lenovo pulls in best-ever revenue of $7.8 billion for Q4 2012/13, record $34 billion for the year

Lenovo's just announced its Q4 and full year 2012/13 financial results, and all the indices point to good news for the Chinese company.

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Dumbass (NSFW)

Ai Weiwei is one of China's preeminent contemporary artists, having won numerous worldwide accolades for his architectural feats (such as that awesome Beijing National Stadium from the 2008 Olympics).

SoftBank gives U.S. right to OK Sprint board member -- report

To placate security concerns over its attempt to acquire Sprint -- and over use of Chinese gear in Sprint's network -- the Japan-based firm would allow for board member who'd oversee compliance with security rules.

China primes house tax to halt runaway prices

China is considering a wealth tax on homeowners as it grasps at new weapons to halt a frantic rise in property prices that many fear poses the biggest threat to the Chinese economy.

Chinese Hacks Of Google Database Of Surveillance Targets Highlight How Dumb Technology Backdoors Are

We've argued for quite some time that law enforcement's desire to require backdoors for wiretapping in all electronic communications is really dumb, because it won't just be law enforcement using it (and, when they use it, it won't just be for legitimate purposes).

Made For The World. Built And Designed In China.

For years, the iPhone has carried a small etching on the back that says ‘Designed by Apple in California.

Assembled in China.

North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid: group

LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on Wednesday.

Social steganography: how teens smuggle meaning past the authority figures in theirlives

Danah boyd has a great summary of the new Pew report on Teens, Social Media, and Privacy. The whole thing is worth a read -- especially her thoughts on race and social media use -- but the most interesting stuff was about "social steganography" -- smuggling meaning past grown-ups through the clever

Bob Lutz, Chinese parts maker offer $20 million for Fisker: sources

DETROIT (Reuters) - China's largest auto parts maker and a boutique car company led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz have offered $20 million to buy "green" carmaker Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Bear Bile Farming Is Even Worse Than It Sounds

Hackers, protesters, and more than 70 Chinese celebrities, including Yao Ming, are opposing an initial public offering made by a Chinese company called Guizhentang Pharmaceutical, whose key ingredient is bear bile.