Until now I haven’t written anything on the corruption scandal rocking pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline, partially due to other commitments but also because I didn’t really see an interesting angle. Let’s face it, this is not the first corruption story to hit the China foreign investment community, and it will not be the last. Neither is this exactly breaking news for China’s healthcare sector, which is swimming in this sort…

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The post title, lame as it is, represents the sum total of all levity I can bring to this topic. This issue is about as dry and tasteless as . . . well, you can see where I’m going with this.

Let’s get the facts out here as quickly as possible, then I just have a couple general comments. The panel ruling in this case seems fairly cut and…

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Having a VPN is a must-have for increased privacy, but a good security and privacy setup also includes a great browser. We like both Google Chrome and Firefox as browser choices, but when we visit website we also want to make sure our communications are encrypted as best as we can.

A free browser add-on…

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A strange funk seems to have descended on the English-language China Blogosphere, or at least those blogs that I usually follow (i.e., the ones focusing more on news, business, politics, economics and law). Maybe it’s something to do with the air quality here in Beijing, which is no doubt simultaneously making us lethargic, asthmatic, and less likely to blog — it’s quite possibly making us sterile as well, although…

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Looking for a VPN app for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? While there are many great choices at the Apple iTunes store, CNET’s Download.com website does a great job of profiling and listing available apps for iOS users.

There are dozens of choices, but we have picked our own list of recommended top 5 VPN apps for iOS users:

1) Kovurt VPN: this is always our favorite, as the…

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In regards to this article on the importance of IP addresses and how to best change your IP address, today I want to give you a heads-up on a new service from GlobalIPCheck.com that gives developers a free API to verify and check locations around the…

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Every computer, every smartphone, and even many devices like refrigerators, cars, and ATMs have an Internet Protocol address. These IP addresses can be static or dynamic, which means they either permanently or temporarily correspond to an actual device somewhere in the world.

Each time you get on the Internet using your laptop, desktop, or mobile phone, you have an IP address that websites and companies can…

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If you’re an environmentalist and into renewable energy, you might want to sit out this discussion about IP theft allegedly perpetrated by China’s wind turbine behemoth Sinovel. This story hits on some familiar themes, including misappropriation of U.S. IP by a Chinese company, tough competition in the clean energy sector, and even our old friend cybersecurity. Well, the last topic is a bit of a stretch; there was no…

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The VPN service at Kovurt.com, whose services are mostly still in Beta but they still offer a few paid subscription options, has launched a new free VPN app.

We tested the VPN app from Beijing, Hong Kong, Chengdu, London, and New York and all loaded pages quickly on an…

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After extensive beta testing with some great users in New York, Seattle, Beijing, Hong Kong, and London, Kovurt is now available for on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch!

This app works for all subscribers and gives you one-click installation and access to our VPN network. This first version…

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