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Facebook is the number one social networking site world-wide, so when Vietnam starting blocking it in August 2009, it left many people hanging without a way to interact with their friends and loved ones and wishing they knew how to unblock Facebook in Vietnam.
Other Blocked Sites
Vietnam’s government has…
“Is Osama bin Laden dead?” is the question hitting the Internet like a tidal wave. It has been confirmed that bin Laden, who has steadily remained top of the hit list of al Qaeda terrorists since the 911 attacks, has in fact been confirmed dead.
On Sunday, May 1st, millions…
Is this the beginning of the end? Have vpn's in China become obsolete? The recent attempt to block vpns in China by the government may be an omen for internet users in the country. For Chinese citizens and especially for expats living in China, a vpn is a must-have. A…
Not long now! The Media frenzy has started and Kate Middletons Royal Wedding is nearly upon us. So What happens after the doors are closed on the big day? Where will they go, who will be there and just how will they celebrate?
Following the service, the happy couple, now…
Amanda Knox was convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher in 2009 but was just released in October of 2011 so people are a bit confused as to what’s really going on?
Some people are calling this a disgrace and think the only reason the conviction was overturned is because of Knox’s…
You may have heard that Prince Harry is fascinated becoming an astronaut. For those of you that know a bit about Prince Harry, you can score him based on the NASA requirements below and see how he does. First of all, not on the NASA list is “what about being…
I'm sure it is on every girls mind just how Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding is going to unfold, what is the format? who will be there? What are they doing before? We take a sneaky peek into what will happen. With these Royal affairs the celebrations tend to be a…
Yes, it is now possible to access Facebook in China. For those of you that might be waiting for China to open it's doors to western social networking sites, you can just keep on waiting, it's not going to happen. There are some rumors starting to circulate about Mark Zuckerberg…
There is no question about whether people want to watch Hulu in Sweden or not, as there is even a Facebook page called Open Hulu to Sweden! The copyright and licensing agreement with American networks create a major roadblock. They will sell the rights to air programs to local broadcasting…
We always shuddered - around the communal table with the desiccated chicken and the stale rice - lovelorn in varying degrees, to hear of lovely Angelina plumping for the United Nations.
One of us had actually met her during her UNHCR visit to Baghdad, in the fortress they called the…
Strongvpn.com, one of the biggest names in vpn companies, one of the safe-havens for expats and Chinese citizens inside The Great Firewall of China trying to tunnel their ways out has been blocked. For as long as China has been restricting internet access, so has Strongvpn.com been providing a vpn's…
You can watch Hulu in Canada now. However, you're going to have to pay a fee and if you're looking for a freebie then you can stop reading now. If you'd be willing to pay about five bucks a month to get access to Hulu in Canada then keep reading…
The Royal Wedding honeymoon destinations is one of the hot topic’s surrounding the big day on April 29th. But, unlike the majority of us planning a wedding, we don’t have to have advice from the government, security or protocol experts ensuring a trouble free honeymoon.
Wherever they choose, there will…
Riots In Vancouver BC 2011, June 15th.
Well if one thing's for certain, Vancouver Canucks fans are more than disappointed at the 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins, winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.
In fact, even before the game was over, riots in Vancouver BC 2011 began to…
There is much hype already over just what will happen on April 29th, what will the money be spent on, what will happen at the wedding, and how Kate will fare amongst all the Royals after the big day. We take a little look into what will happen and just…
The hits keep coming from China. The number of blocked vpn's in China keeps growing by the day. Just yesterday Witopia, one of the largest names for users of vpn's in China was crippled and still hasn't come back in to play. 12vpn was also hit but backup servers kept…
With the nuclear plant disaster in Japan being on everyone’s mind lately one of the questions being asked is, what are the effects of a nuclear meltdown? To understand the effects one must know exactly what a “nuclear meltdown” is.
Simply put, the reactor melts. The temperature rises in the…
Today is August 28, 2011, and not only can I not get on Facebook in China, it seems that I can't even use Google. As a blog owner in China, I know that what happens to me here in Fujian doesn't always apply to the whole of China, so I…
For iPad owners in Canada it's now possible to watch Hulu in Canada on iPad. You need to be a bit tricky about it of course, Hulu has not launched Hulu Canada or any specially applications that make this possible. When I went to Canada last week I was disappointed…
It was just a few weeks ago when residents of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte fled, in some cases, just hours before the fighting began there. The National Transitional Council forces had pushed pro-Gadafi forces back to Sirte and a few other scattered locations after they had secured much of…
On March 11 2011, Japans earthquake was the worst to hit in the countries history. It was so bad infact, over 20 other countries were under tsunami alerts. A recent update on Japans earthquake said that the magnitude of the quake was 8.9. As Americans were asleep, at 2:46pm (Tokyo…
China has begun to prevent people from accessing their Gmail accounts. The reason for this decision is a product of much speculation and personal opinion. The block is also infrequent and temporary for the time being, but it seems to be a foreboding sign for what's to become of the…
For many small countries, like Georgia, the ability to freely access online content is dependent not only on the decisions of the government, but also on the influence of other countries. For the most part, access to the internet in Georgia is unrestricted as part of the constitutional framework that…
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, who has served Saudi Arabia as the Interior Minister since 1975 has now been named both the Deputy Premier and the Crown Prince, making him second in line for the nation's crown. Abdulaziz, seen as a rather staunch conservative has been in command of the counterterrorism…
USA Vs Great Britain Now I like comedy a great deal, in my eyes you’re an odd person if you don’t, at first the aim of this essay was to comically compare the average Brit to the average American but as I am British it would have been hilarious this…
Newcomers to China may be faced with the question of "How can I open Facebook in China?" There is a pretty simple solution to this, but just how you go about opening Facebook in China will depend on how long you're going to be here. Here are some ways to…
Journalism has evolved rapidly over the past few decades. Where freedom of speech has become more substantial and common, one has also observed the presence of emerging yellow journalism which was bound to happen due to external factors controlling journalism.
Why do we need news?
However whatever the journalism practices…
There are people that come once in a lifetime that carry within them the power of one. We’ve heard the saying that one person can’t change the world. I disagree. I believe that the people that carry this power within them have to create change from the inside out. Nelson…
I'll admit that I don't know much about what happened in Egypt with the "Twitter Revolution". But I do know that it's caught the attention of the Chinese government and they've accordingly stepped up internet restrictions. This has affected many vpn companies and users of their vpn's in China.
In…
Three French soldiers, a teacher, a rabbi and several children are all dead, shot by twenty three year old Mohammed Merah. Police attempted to apprehend him on Wednesday at his apartment in Toulouse but he opened fire on them, injuring two of the officers before they retreated. The siege lasted…
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