Korea taxes Bitcoin; Toshiba Memory sale; HK media push piracy block

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ZDNet Week in Review - Asia December 14, 2017

​South Korea to tax Bitcoin profits, ban foreigners from trading Foreigners and minors will be prevented from creating accounts or trading virtual currencies in South Korea, the government said, while it will also tax profits for investors. READ FULL STORY RELATED • ​IBM, Walmart, JD.com and Tsinghua University eye blockchain for food supply chain safety in China • Almost one billion video stream users exposed to secret cryptocurrency mining AWS just opened another cloud computing region in China READ FULL STORY Toshiba and Western Digital put lawyers away, Toshiba Memory sale set to proceed READ FULL STORY Denso, Toyota intro test to analyze IoT data with quantum computer READ FULL STORY Singtel and Ericsson hit 4G gigabit speeds with LAA READ FULL STORY ​South Korea aims for paperless society with wider e-document use READ FULL STORY Baidu embraces single-socket AMD EPYC chips READ FULL STORY Hong Kong media giants push piracy block READ FULL STORY Bangladesh minister: We want to 'wipe out' Philippines bank after $80 million heist READ FULL STORY Live Webcast - Cloud Migration with Confidence: 7 Keys to Success Webcasts from New Relic & AWS Safely Enable Office 365 White Papers from Palo Alto Networks The Computer Show Series Videos from Hewlett-Packard (HP) 1. Innovation ​Naver to open patent of augmented strength robotic cart | Honda shows flair for design with four stylish robots | Samsung to launch smart speaker in first half of 2018: Report See more › 2. Security Singapore defence ministry invites hackers to breach its systems | Only US tops Australia in Asia-Pacific cyber maturity: ASPI | APAC firms confident of security measures despite breaches: Fortinet Read more › This home for underprivileged coders will put the Indian government and IT industry to shame NavGurukul is a shining example of how easy it is to tackle poverty and a lack of self-belief and skilling all in one shot if there is a deep desire and commitment to do so. If only someone in India was listening. READ FULL STORY Data Breaches: Is Prevention Practical? (SANS Report) White Papers from Palo Alto Download Now Product Guide- HP PageWide Enterprise Color White Papers from Hewlett-Packard (HP) Learn More Strategies for Successfully Managing Privileged Accounts White Papers from One Identity Download Now Become An IT Hero: Giving your team the flexibility they want and the security they need White Papers from Box Download Now More News from ZDNet Most Popular Downloads

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