Lenovo, Nikoyo Sign MOU In Beijing

Lenovo Group and Hong Kong-headquartered Nikoyo have signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing to implement marketing and sales cooperation.

China’s NetEase.com Boasts 360 Million Email Users

Chinese Internet company NetEase.com has recently announced that the number of its email users has reached 360 million, a net increase of 40 million from 320 million at the end of 2010.

China’s Alibaba Group Completes Acquisition Of CNZZ

Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has completed its acquisition of the traffic statistics service provider CNZZ, marking a crucial step for the group’s layout within the e-commerce industry chain.

Renren.com’s Pre-IPO Problems May Not Move China Investors To Run Run

In China all media is social, so Chinese Internet social media and social networking website Renren.com’s initial public offering planned in a few hours should be smooth sailing. However, the departure of a company director over the weekend and recent inconsistencies in its statistics have caused concern for investors.

Online Brand Advertising Slumps But Total Revenues Rise In China For Sohu.com

Chinese online media company Sohu.com Inc. says its revenues rose by 35% over last year as it reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

China’s The9 Signs IPTV Game Agreement With Disney

Chinese online game developer and operator The9 has announced that it has reached an agreement with Walt Disney Company (Shanghai) to distribute game contents that include Disney cartoon characters on the Chinese mainland.

Chinese Netizen Number Reached 457 Million In 2010

China Internet Network Information Center has published the 27th China Internet Development Report, stating that by the end of December 2010, the number of Chinese netizens had reached 457 million, an increase of 73.3 million compared with the same period in 2009.

Trading Volume Of Chinese Witkey Websites Over CNY300 Million

News emanating from the First World Witkey Conference held in Chongqing late last year, is that the trading volume of Chinese Witkey websites was over CNY300 million in the last year.

Chinese Online Consumers Among Most Powerful In The World

Italy-based Translated unveiled an index showing that Chinese netizens rank among the highest in the world in their cumulative online purchasing power.

Baidu’s Search Engine Profit In China Jumps 112.4%

Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. posted a 76.4% revenue increase as the company announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Google Ends Deals With Seven Chinese Advertising Agents

Search engine giant Google has announced that it will terminate the agency qualifications of seven Chinese advertising agents and the termination agreement will become effective from October 27, 2010, according to reports in foreign media.

Microsoft’s Bing Gains Search Engine Partner On Chinese Mainland

Microsoft’s search engine product Bing has formed an alliance with Shenzhen Winhi.net to jointly promote Bing in China.

China’s Sina.com Publishes First Microblog White Paper

Chinese portal website Sina.com has published its first white paper targeting the Chinese microblog market.

NetEase.com Records Larger Revenue From Internet Games In China

Chinese Internet and online game firm NetEase.com Inc. says its total revenues for the second quarter of 2010 was CNY1.3 billion as it announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

CNNIC Says Chinese Internet Users Break 420 Million Mark

The China Internet Network Information Center has published its 26th report on the development of the Chinese Internet.

China Approves 13 Internet Map Operators

China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping has published its review comments for the Class A mapping qualification on its official website and has approved 13 companies, including Baidu.com and Sogou.com, to operate Internet map services in China.

China Telecom Beijing Launches IDC Service Platform For 3G Apps

China Telecom Beijing branch has announced the launch of a new Internet Data Center service platform with 3G applications to realize sending of contents, including IDC operating statistics, video monitoring information, and server security information to mobile phones of corporate users.

China’s Ourgame Made Losses Of CNY34.48 Million In 2009

The glow for online games in China might be dimming, as SeaRainbow Holding Corporation Limited, the owner of the Chinese online leisure game platform Ourgame, has revealed the financial statistics of Ourgame for the year of 2009, stating that the company lost over CNY34.48 million in 2009.

Chinese Social Media Software Pioneer Acquired By American Firm

Vocus Inc., the Nasdaq-listed provider of on-demand software for public relations, announced that it has acquired privately-held BDL Media Ltd., a provider of on-demand public relations software and services in China.

Taobao.com Opens Statistics To Its Users’ Online Shopping Habits

Chinese Internet shopping and auction website Taobao.com has formally announced that it will open its statistics to the public for the first time.

Rumor: PayPal To Cooperate With Alibaba For Online Payments In China

EBay’s online payment subsidiary PayPal is negotiating with the Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba, aiming to introduce its online payment service in China into Alibaba’s worldwide site of AliExpress.

China Unicom’s Growth Of 3G Users Exceeded 2G For Three Consecutive Months

China Unicom has published its main operating statistics for January 2010, stating that the growth of its 3G mobile users exceeded that of its 2G users for three consecutive months.

China To Resume Personal Website Domain Name Registrations

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued to domain name registrars a circular which asks further work to be done to verify the registration information of websites in the coming weeks.

Initiative Launched For Parents To Supervise Online Games In China

According to ifeng.com, an initiative has been launched in China to enable parents to supervise computer games that their children play.

China’s Online Travel Booking Up 77.9% In 2009

According to the latest report published by China Internet Network Information Center, in 2009 the China’s online travel booking sector usage reached 30.24 million people, an increase of 77.9% compared with the previous year.

China’s Ministry Of Culture Publishes Online Game Market White Paper

China’s Ministry of Culture has published “2009 China Online Game Market White Paper”, which reviews the general development and management of China’s online game industry in 2009 and reveals authoritative data for the industry.