China to drive development of 4G network
2011-05-20 09:58:21
China will be a main driver for the deployment of the fourth-generation (4G) mobile telephone network in the Asia-Pacific region, and the country will have almost half of the total 4G subscribers in the region by 2015, according to officials from the GSM Association.
Ctrip profits up on higher hotel revenues
2011-05-19 11:10:32
Ctrip.com International Ltd, a Chinese travel service provider, said first-quarter profit increased 23 percent on higher revenues from hotel and flight reservations and tour bookings.
China to launch more Beidou navigation satellites by 2012
2011-05-19 10:38:24
China will launch some eight Beidou navigation satellites by 2012, a leading navigation satellite expert said here on Wednesday.
China Unicom's latest strategy
2011-05-19 10:03:56
China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd (China Unicom) has for the first time introduced two BlackBerry smartphone models running on its third-generation (3G) mobile network, in the hope of being less dependent on the wildly popular Apple Inc iPhones.
Compass aims for $61.5b market by 2020
2011-05-19 09:21:07
The application of the Compass Navigation Satellite System, a Chinese global navigation system, will create a market as big as 400 billion yuan ($61.54 billion) by the end of 2020.
Panguso to launch mobile voice search service
2011-05-18 16:57:36
The search engine, www.panguso.com, said Wednesday it will launch a voice activated search service for mobile phone users.
360buy.com sets sights on $2b US IPO
2011-05-18 14:35:16
The owner of Chinese site 360buy.com is now hoping to raise at least $2 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) in the US by 2013 or later.
Publishing in the digital era
2011-05-18 14:32:00
Twelve scholars and business insiders from universities, companies and research organizations discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by traditional publishing in the digital age at a copyright forum held on May 9 and 10 as part of the 18th Beijing International Book Fair.
Crackdown on hackers for cheating online games
2011-05-18 13:58:01
Five suspects from two hacker groups that developed illegal programs and sold time to modify popular online games have been arrested in Sichuan and Anhui provinces.
Tencent is bitten by online travel bug
2011-05-18 10:12:36
The Internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd has bought a 16 percent stake in an online travel company in China with the goal of expanding its portfolio and fueling growth.
Baidu buys into 360buy.com
2011-05-18 09:29:57
Robin Li, founder and CEO of the search engine company Baidu Inc, has invested in 360buy.com, a company that started by selling computers, communication and electronics over the Internet.
Youku launches new service
2011-05-17 13:40:03
Youku.com Inc, China's largest online video company by market share, launched a video-searching service on Monday, a move that puts it in competition with search engines, such as Baidu Inc and Google Inc.