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Only businesses with a valid Chinese business license are legally allowed to host websites on a Chinese server; individuals may not own commercial websites hosted within the mainland. This is controlled at the hosting level: every website on a Chinese host must register for an  ICP number , which the host will ask for and verify before you’re

Japan is known the world over for pioneering many technological innovations. This daring attitude is and isn’t part of the web culture. Japan has some really unique services for consumers like the one’s I’ve mentioned, and websites sprung up to help make the eCommerce transition smooth. So smooth that in 2013 Japan ranked #2 on the

It is important to consider the reliability of our digital products due to the majority of people who still only have limited internet connection and low-end smartphones.

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ost Southeast Asian are still struggling to afford and get access to full product experiences due to cost of ownership limitations.

Many major non-Chinese sites are completely inaccessible. Trying to load up a blocked site usually gets you a good ol’  Page Cannot be Displayed  message, and for reasons seemingly unknown to anyone, also seems to crash your browser’s ability to load anything at all for thirty seconds or so.

“Who are ‘Chinese audiences’?” Most big-city, 35-and-younger Chinese and college students are well aware that they can’t access major western networks, and it’s a common talking point on the internet. There’s a lot of low-level grumbling about it, but it’s an atmosphere of annoyance rather than outrage. Part of the reason for this is that there