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China Exports 230 Mln Handsets in H1 2009

Netease Tech, 8/19/09

According to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, the country exported 230 mln handsets in the first half of 2009 worth USD 16.08 bln, dropping 7.2% and 7.7% YoY, respectively. Read More...

China Unicom Launches Mobile Directory Services

People.com, 8/19/09

116114, China Unicom's (NYSE: CHU; 0762.HK; 600050.SH) mobile directory service, launched in 31 provinces around the country on August 18. Read More...

Giant Q2 2009 Profits Down 34% YoY

Giant PR, 8/19/09

Chinese online game developer and operator Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) has announced its unaudited financial results for Q2 2009, with net revenues reaching RMB 364.1 mln, down 27.9% year-on-year and 2.5% quarter-on-quarter. Read More...

Tencent Employees Appointed to Yunnan Government Posts

Newssc, 8/19/09

Chinese Internet company Tencent's (0700.HK) VP Li Haixiang has been appointed deputy chief of the Bureau of Education of Diqing prefecture in Yunnan province. Read More...

56.com Launches Pay-Per-View Platform

21st Century Business Herald, 8/19/09

Chinese video-sharing site 56.com announced the official launch of its paid platform "56 Kankan" (http://kankan.56.com) today, allowing video-bloggers, user-generated content (UGC) creators, and content providers to publish and charge for pay-per-view videos at costs to be determined by themselves. Read More...

Shanghai Telecom to Charge for IPTV Education Programs

HC360, 8/19/09

Starting September 1, Shanghai Telecom will begin to charge for the Yi Ke Yi Lian ("One Class, One Drill") and Xue Le Zhongguo ("Happy Study") programs on its IPTV education channel. Read More...