Alipay snatches online payment crown from PayPal
2010-11-24 09:38:24
Alipay.com Co Ltd, the online payment subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has become the world's largest online payment company, beating PayPal, said Wang Gang, general manager of the merchant division of Alipay.com.
Wireless waiting service rings a bell for restaurants
2010-11-23 11:29:46
The Shanghai-based All Top Media is one of the first Chinese companies to provide restaurants and bars with wireless bell boards gratis. It then charges for advertising posting on them. The company has earned net profit of 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in the past two years.
China prepared to defend administration of Net
2010-11-23 10:54:24
China will promote the opening up of cyberspace and welcome foreign firms as long as they abide by Chinese laws and respect traditional Chinese culture, said State Council Information Office Minister Wang Chen on Monday.
Apple releases latest mobile operating system
2010-11-23 09:46:01
Apple Inc on Monday released iOS 4.2, the latest version of its mobile operating system, in an effort to boost the sales of the company's mobile devices in the upcoming holiday shopping season.
Mobile users allowed to ring changes
2010-11-23 09:26:48
Mobile phone subscribers in Tianjin and Hainan were allowed to switch operators on Monday, a step that may break market dominance of the world's largest wireless operator - China Mobile - and open the door of opportunities wider to Europe-led third-generation technology.
Mobile subscriber total rises to 824.3m in Oct
China to investigate law violation in Tencent-Qihoo 360 spat
2010-11-22 11:01:18
Two Chinese Internet giants -- Tencent and Qihoo 360, apologized to Internet users after being ordered to stop their spat and officials vowed to investigate the dispute to determine whether actions by either company had broken the law.
Youku seeks $169m from US IPO
2010-11-22 10:13:04
Youku.com Inc, China's biggest online video company, said it plans to raise $169 million in an initial public offering in the United States, one week after its competitor Tudou Holdings Ltd filed for its own initial public offering (IPO).
Sharp denies it plans 10G LCD plant in China
2010-11-19 14:51:13
Japan's Sharp Corp denied a newspaper report on Friday that it was planning to build a state-of-the art 10th generation liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel plant in China.
$1.8b silicone production facility launched
2010-11-19 13:31:45
China's largest silicone production base became operational in Zhangjiagang on Thursday to serve fast-growing demand for the material in the country and throughout Asia.
E-commerce war on the cards
2010-11-19 11:21:27
Internet search giant Google Inc has recruited its highest annual number of engineers in China this year, after the recent departures of many top engineers and executives.
China Telecom rejects report of Internet traffic 'hijacking'
2010-11-19 10:32:25
China Telecom, a major wireless service provider in the country, on Thursday denied US allegations that its servers had "hijacked" Internet traffic.
Lamborghini introduces luxury cell phone
2010-11-18 17:29:06
Luxury automaker Lamborghini introduced its Spyder luxury cell phone with Sapphire crystal screens at a price ranging from HK$13,800 to HK$21,800 ($1,780 to 2,811) in Hong Kong in the second half of 2010.