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Featured Articles

China Telecom, Blackberry Cooperation Nearing Closure

Communication Information News, 10/22/09

According to Li Tong, director of Research in Motion (RIM)'s China Region Marketing Department, the Canadian Blackberry smartphone manufacturer's talks with China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) have reached their final stages, with exact details on their partnership to be released as early as the end of the year. Read More...

Voole, TCL May Cooperate on Internet TV

China Computer World, 10/22/09

At a press conference marking the launch of new products supporting Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer TCL's (000100.SZ) MiTV Internet TV service, Han Qing, TCL Corporation president and general manager of TCL Multimedia's (1070.HK) China Services Center, commented on rumors that the company may work together with online video-on-demand provider Voole, saying that "as long as it's legally licensed material, cooperation is entirely possible." Read More...

Gehua Obtains VOD License

Netease Tech, 10/22/09

Beijing-based cable TV operator Gehua CATV (600037.SH) reported today that it had officially received a Class-A License for Video-on-Demand Services from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). Read More...

Square Enix's Final Fantasy to Enter China

Tencent Games, 10/22/09

CEO Wada Yoichi of Final Fantasy developer Square Enix announced that his company has officially decided upon China as a future target market, with plans to sign partnership agreements with a number of Chinese MMO companies. Read More...

The9 Executives Sued by U.S. Shareholder

Sohu IT, 10/22/09

According to foreign media reports, Lawrence Glaser, a shareholder of Chinese online game operator The9 (Nasdaq: NCTY), has filed suit in Manhattan federal court against The9 and its top executives for revealing incomplete or false information that caused shareholders to buy The9 stock at inflated prices. Read More...

Founder Prices E-Reader at RMB 4,800

Sina, 10/22/09

Fang Zhonghua, senior vice president in charge of IT operations at Beijing-based PC and peripheral manufacturer Founder Group (600601.SH), has revealed that the company will be launching its "WeFound" TD-SCDMA e-book reader in the next one to two weeks, and that the reader plus service package (three years of 3G network access and, for the first 10,000 customers, three years of free book downloads) will retail for approximately RMB 4,800. Read More...