Wired into an online world of opportunity

Internet gives companies a web of possibilities, report Shen Jingting in New Delhi and Chen Limin in Beijing.

Overseas expansion and global-player status may no longer be a pipedream for China's Internet companies as several have already taken steps abroad and a small number have tasted a modicum of initial success.

On a sunny day in New Delhi, Duan Wei, a manager at the Chinese mobile browser manufacturer UC Mobile, rose early in preparation for an important conference at one of the city's most luxurious hotels.