China’s Weibo Shuts Messaging Door To Outside Social Media Developers
Sina.com’s microblog service Weibo.com has fully closed its open platform private messaging interface to prevent third-party applications from sending private messages to Weibo users.
China’s Tudou.com Reinvigorates IPO Plans As CEO Settles Marital Dispute
Amid a thunderous drop in Chinese companies’ market capitalization in recent weeks, Tudou.com has filed an amendment to its filing for an initial public offering in the United States to raise money for its online video operations in China.
Tencent To Operate New South Korean Online Game In China
Chinese Internet company Tencent has gained the rights to operate Blade & Soul, a new online game developed by the South Korean company NCsoft, on the Chinese mainland.
Sina.com, China Dongxiang To Acquire 29% Stake In Chinese E-commerce Company
Shanghai-based mail order and Internet retailer Mecox Lane has announced that Sina.com and China Dongxiang plan to purchase 117,505,755 ordinary shares from its two major shareholders, Maxpro Holdings Limited and Ever Keen Holdings Limited.
Sina.com Forecasts Lower Net Revenue From Chinese Internet Operations
Chinese online and wireless value-added service media company Sina Corporation announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, and said net revenues grew 12% year over year to USD108.2 million but the company expects lower results in the following quarter.