Japan has moved into the number one position in Asia in terms of the total number of broadband subscriptions, according to the latest official statistics from several countries.
The number of Internet users in China grew at a markedly slower rate during the first half of 2003 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest figures released by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) in its Semi-annual Survey Report on the Development of the Internet in China.
Like Darth Vader's storm troopers in Star Wars, PC users with cable modem hookups are being drafted as Internet zombies for hack attacks on commercial Web sites.