Renren aims for dominant position
2011-02-10 10:54:29
The top social-networking service in the world's biggest Internet market was created by graduates of a prestigious university to help students communicate with each other. And it's not Facebook Inc.
Facebook's HK branch to boost presence
2011-02-10 11:15:55
Facebook has opened a Hong Kong office as it looks to boost its presence in Asia. The move comes despite the fact that the social-networking giant is not active on the Chinese mainland, a potentially huge market.
IBM to build Asia's largest cloud storage center
2011-02-09 17:10:16
IBM announced in January that it would build Asia's largest cloud storage center in China through a partnership with local entities, eWeek.com reported.
Huawei sales revenue up 24%
2011-02-01 13:37:39
China's Huawei Technologies Co said its sales revenue for 2010 reached $28 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24 percent.
Parents, game operators to control minors
2011-02-01 10:45:43
Online game operators in China will be required to provide services for parents to monitor their children's game-playing in the latest effort to prevent minors becoming addicted to Internet games.
Sohu.com results beat estimates
2011-02-01 10:03:09
The owner of China's fourth-most visited website, Sohu.com Inc, posted a better-than-estimated 41 percent gain in profit after the company raised prices and boosted services such as video sharing.
Measures to protect IPR on the Web
2011-01-31 15:24:04
The government's efforts to protect online intellectual property rights (IPR) will be strengthened this year by promoting the establishment of related industry associations, said Liu Shaodong, an official in the online broadcasting department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).
Nokia joins local firms to provide location-based services
2011-01-29 09:58:00
Nokia Corp will join forces with Sina Corp and Tencent Holdings Ltd to launch location-based services through its Ovi Maps application during the first quarter of this year.
China slashes import tariff on computers
2011-01-28 16:18:20
China lowered the import tariff on computers and video camcorders from 20 percent to 10 percent from Thursday, according to a circular on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Import tariffs halved on electronics
2011-01-28 10:38:57
China slashed its import tariff on some electronic products, such as laptops and digital cameras, by 50 percent, benefiting multinational companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) and Dell Inc, and stimulating their sales in the world's fastest-growing IT market.
Nokia joins local firms to provide location-based services
2011-01-29 09:58:00
Nokia Corp will join forces with Sina Corp and Tencent Holdings Ltd to launch location-based services through its Ovi Maps application during the first quarter of this year.
China in race to launch 4G
2011-01-28 09:53:41
China will finish large-scale testing of the fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication network, TD-LTE, in the next 18 months, signifying the country's intention to join the race in the deployment of advanced communications systems and share the benefits with developed markets.
