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Alibaba Invests USD 100 Mln to Establish Chengdu Base
Chengdu Daily, 6/30/09
The Alibaba Group will invest USD 100 mln in establishing a new base, "Alibaba West," in Chengdu, Sichuan. Read More...
Shanda, China Mobile Hold 3G Literature Contest
Sohu IT, 6/29/09
Shanda (Nasdaq: SNDA) online literature site Shanda Literature and China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) value-added services (VAS) subsidiary ASPire Technologies will form a strategic partnership to jointly host the first "3G Original Fiction Exhibition," which will seek to attract creative fiction for the mobile phone by offering RMB 1000 per character for licensing rights. Read More...
Shanghai Storm Disables 'Treasure Chest' Features
Shanghai Evening Post, 6/30/09
Following the Ministry of Culture's new regulations for virtual currencies, online game developer Storm Entertainment posted an urgent announcement on the official website for its game Yuyan Online saying that starting July 1, it would shut down "treasure chest" functionality, and recommending that in the run-up to July 1, users of the "treasure chest" service divest themselves of their virtual currency as soon as possible. Read More...
China to Step Up Regulation of Internet Cafes
ChinaByte, 6/30/09
From July 1 to October 31, China's Ministry of Culture will conduct a new "cultural" campaign focused mainly on the regulation of Internet cafes, stepping up measures to prevent illegal admission of minors and illegal operation of electronic games, cartoons, and online games. Read More...
Shanghai Telecom Launches RMB 1 Daily Data Package
Netease Tech, 6/30/09
China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) subsidiary Shanghai Telecom announced on June 25 the release of a RMB 1 per day data package, made available only to prepaid users on a trial basis. Read More...
Suning: TVs Top Demand in Government 'Old for New' Appliance Program
Sina Tech, 6/30/09
Fan Zhijun, acting director for the north China region at consumer electronics and home appliances retailer Suning (002024.SZ), has revealed that consumer preference research conducted by Beijing Suning during the government's nationwide rural subsidy for appliances "old for new" promotion on June 20 found that among all of the old products being traded in for new ones, television sets were foremost, accounting for upwards of 40% of all requests, while computers accounted for only 8.82%. Read More...
Wireless
Rumor: Nokia to Launch Mobile Apps Store in China
China Telecom to Terminate CDMA-to-GSM Dual-Mode Services
Beijing Telecom to Upgrade Systems for 3G Services
China Mobile to Promote Mobile Securities Service
Jan-May Guangdong Handset Exports Reach 77 Mln
Motorola Eyes Asian Games TETRA Market
Internet
Lingerie B2C Site Obtains USD 5 Mln Funding
Joyo-Amazon to Expand Distribution to 700 Cities in 2009
Netsun Toocle to Recruit Additional 500 Employees
Xunlei Online Video Service Boasts 60 Mln Daily Requests
Xunlei Launches Share Repurchase Program
Xunlei Releases Game Download Rankings
Netease Starts Alpha Testing of WoW
Tencent to Begin Second-Round Technical Test of Browser Game
Tencent to Begin Initial Technical Test of MMO
Kingsoft to Update FPS
Perfect World to Open New Servers for MMO
Descendant of Confucius Opens Online Game Company
Abitcool to Begin New-Round CB of MMO
Television
SMG Signs Cooperation Agreement with Japan's Softbank
DMG Develops New Digital Media System for Beijing's Metro Line 4
China Mobile Signs RMB 11 Mln Ad Contract
CCID Media Appoints New GM
Kunming, Jiangsu TV Networks Team Up for Interactive TV
Shanxi Reveals Rural Broadcasting Project Statistics
TCL Multimedia Completes Disposal of Equity Interest in TCL Digital
Liaoning January-May TV Sets Export Volume Down 17.4% YoY
NIVS IntelliMedia Added to Russell 3000 Index
Hardware & Software
Bluex, Baofeng Join GMB Alliance
Dongguan Offers Equity Participation in IT Industry Projects
Sanlian Commercial Reopens Zaozhuang Store, Shuts Down Zibo Store
SMIC Raises Q2 2009 Guidance
Hollycrm Sets Up Call Center for OkayBuy
