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Beijing Internet Penetration Reaches 61%

CRI Online, 8/20/09

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industrial Development deputy director Li Hong has reported that Beijing had 10.37 mln internet users by the end of June, accounting for 61% of the city's population, the highest ratio in China. Read More...

Taobao H1 2009 Transactions Reach RMB 80.9 Bln

Netease Tech, 8/20/09

Chinese B2C and C2C e-commerce site Taobao has released a performance report for the first half of 2009 ending June 30, recording RMB 80.9 bln in transaction value, compared to RMB 99.96 bln for the entirety of 2008. Read More...

Beijing GAPP: Still No WoW Lich King Application

17173.com, 8/20/09

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press and Publication has issued a statement revealing that the bureau is currently reviewing an application for World of Warcraft V3.1.0, also known as the "Burning Crusade" expansion pack. Read More...

Netease MMO Tianxia II Achieves Profitability

Dayoo.com, 8/19/09

Chinese online game developer and operator Netease (Nasdaq: NTES) revealed that it had already broken even on its investment of over RMB 100 mln into 3D MMORPG Tianxia II, within less than a year of closed beta testing. Read More...