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Chinese Websites Mourn Earthquake Victims

ChinaByte, 5/19/08

Following a Chinese State Council announcement that from May 19 - 21 China would observe an official period of mourning for victims of the Wenchuan earthquake, telecom and communication authorities have instructed all websites to redirect their sports, entertainment, and culture channels to earthquake relief-related pages.   Read More...

GAPP Halts Online Gaming for Three Days

17173.com, 5/19/08

China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) has sent notice to all online gaming companies to halt all gaming services and promotions from May 19 to May 21 in observance of a three-day period of national mourning for victims of the Wenchuan earthquake in south-west China.  Read More...

Two Railway Media Firms Merge

Netease Tech, 5/19/08

Guang Yuan Media and Epin Media, China's two largest in-train media organizations, announced recently that they would merge to form a new company, Dingcheng Media, with total control of the Chinese in-train television market, adding that the company would work towards listing on the Nasdaq exchange within the next several years.  Read More...

Perfect World Revenues Up 17%

Press Release, 5/19/08

Chinese online game developer and operator Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD) has announced its unaudited financial results for Q1 2008, with net revenues reaching RMB 303.2 mln (USD 43.2 mln), up 247.8% year-on-year and 17.3% quarter-on-quarter.  Read More...

Rumor: SMIC Lands Private Equity Investment

Sina Tech, 5/19/08

A source says that chip manufacturer Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) (NYSE: SMI, 0981.HK) has successfully attracted a major American private equity fund to make a strategic investment of USD 600 mln in exchange for more than a 20% share of SMIC stock.   Read More...

SARFT Issues Part 6 and 7 of CMMB

SARFT, 5/19/08

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has issued Part 6 - Conditional Access (GY/T 220.6-2008) - and Part 7 - Technical Requirements for Receiving and Decoding Terminals (GY/T 220.7-2008) - of the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (CMMB) industry standard.   Read More...

Telecom

Beijing Netcom Launches 8Mbps Broadband Service

CVDT Acquires BPUT

Wireless

Rumor: AT&T to Bid on Huawei Handset Subsidiary

Datang to Launch 15 Handsets in 2008

Bird to Sell 70% of Software Subsidiary

China Telecom to Acquire CDMA Network 'Very Soon'

Beijing Mobile to Require ID for Roaming Services

Sina Mobile Provides Earthquake News in English

Internet

Restaurant Reservations Firm Lands Investment

Rumor: CCID Media to Be Acquired

A8 Sets IPO Date

BAIC Cracks Down on Internet Cafes

Home Decore B2C Site Launched

Qianlong Launches New Channel

Online Video Site Launches Matchmaking Service

Television

SARFT Halts Entertainment During Mourning Period

China to Launch Direct TV Broadcast Satellites

Hardware & Software

Changhong PDP Project Resumes Progress

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