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The Chinese government has tightened surveillance of Internet chat rooms and discussion forums ahead of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) meeting, which begins on March 5 in Beijing, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

If Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd., China's largest provider of online games, wants to acquire Chinese online media company Sina Corp., it's going to have a fight on its hands.

The Singaporean government will implement a three-year information technology project designed to strengthen the defences of the southeast Asian nation against terrorists, criminals and hackers, government officials said Tuesday.

China's largest fixed-line telecommunications operator, China Telecommunications Corp. (China Telecom), wants the Chinese government to end years of waiting and move forward with plans to issue third-generation (3G) mobile licenses, according to the official China Daily newspaper.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, has settled a legal battle with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) over allegations of patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets, the two companies said Sunday.

Earlier this week, three Republican congressmen expressed concerns that the IBM-Lenovo deal could transfer advanced technology and corporate assets to the Chinese government, along with licensable or export-controlled technology, and may result in some U.S. government contracts involving PCs being fulfilled by the Chinese government.

Taiwanese police arrested several suspects and seized an unspecified number of re-marked Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) processors in a Dec. 30 raid on four businesses at several locations in Taiwan, an AMD spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Intel Corp. has released its Quick Start Kit for Linux, stepping up support for Asian system integrators that offer Linux-based desktop PCs.