China said it’s reviewing Google Inc. (GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s license applications to offer online mapping services in the world’s largest Internet market. The companies’ Chinese ventures, which submitted their applications by the July 1 deadline, will be permitted to continue their services while the review is under way, China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said today in an e-mail interview. The bureau didn’t say when it will make a decision. Read More