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China Mobile Confirms Acquisition Of 20% Stake In Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (Mar 12)
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has finally published an official announcement, confirming that it will invest CNY39.8 billion to acquire a 20% stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. China Mobile Guangdong and SPD Bank have signed an agreement, under which China Mobile Guangdong will conditionally acquire the stake for cash consideration of CNY39.8 billion; while SPD [...]


Motorola Android Phones Go For Microsoft's Bing Search Engine In China (Mar 12)
It may sound like an illness in China, but Microsoft is aiming at Chinese mobile phone users with a new deal to include its Bing.com search engine on Motorola Android phones sold in the country. Motorola this week announced a global alliance with Microsoft to deploy Bing services on Motorola devices powered by Android. This new [...]


China Unicom Unveils Its First Android Wi-Fi Customized Smartphone (Mar 11)
According to China's Vsens, the wholly-owned customized terminal subsidiary of China Unicom, its new customized 3G smartphone, XT701, made by Motorola, is now ready for sale. This is China Unicom's first smartphone product based on the latest Android 2.0 platform and the product, with Wi-Fi function, is sold at the price of CNY4,299. Consumers who are interested [...]


Chinese Consumers Complain About HP's Products (Mar 11)
More than 170 consumers from China have jointly filed an appeal, requesting the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China to conduct an investigation on the laptop computers made by HP and order the company to recall all of its substandard laptop products. According to Laweach, a Chinese website that has helped organize [...]


Chinese Telecom Operators' Core Business Revenue Up 5% In January 2010 (Mar 11)
According to the report on the performance of China's communications industry for January 2010 published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on its official website, the country's telecom operators completed total business volume of CNY231.25 billion, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%; while their revenue from core businesses increased by 5% year-on-year to CNY66.97 [...]


Taobao.com Launches E-commerce Rights Protection Platform (Mar 10)
Chinese online auction website Taobao.com has launched an e-commerce rights protection platform with the approach of March 15, World Consumer Rights Day. Consumers can click to access the platform which is set in a prominent position of Taobao's homepage to make complaints or inquiries about the processing of the complaints when they purchase goods via Taobao. [...]


Asia's Largest Cloud Security Center Launched In China (Mar 10)
Chinese anti-virus service provider Rising has announced the launch of its generically-named Cloud Security Center, which is reported to be the largest of its kind in Asia. With a total investment of CNY130 million, the center reportedly has more than 5000 enterprise level severs in various geographic locations in China which can provide security check services [...]


General Manager Departs Baidu Youa In China (Mar 10)
The public relations department of Chinese search engine Baidu.com has confirmed to local media that Li Mingyuan, general manager for Baidu.com's Internet shopping branch Baidu Youa, is departing the company for personal reasons. Baidu.com has appointed Cai Hu, former general manager for Baidu Alliance, as the new Baidu Youa general manager and Cai's position will be [...]


Alibaba's Wholesale Website Welcomes 6.39 Million Traders On First Day (Mar 10)
Chinese B2B e-commerce company Alibaba.com has announced that its new online wholesale website, 1688.com, was formally launched on March 9, 2010, and the wholesale traffic reached a whopping 6.39 million people on the first day. Integrated with Alibaba's former Chinese website Alibaba.com.cn, 1688.com is a newly upgraded platform that aims to be the world's largest online [...]


SemiLEDs' New LED Chip Plant Unveiled In Foshan (Mar 9)
With a total investment of USD350 million, U.S.-based SemiLEDs Corporation's new LED chip project named Xurui Optoelectronics has recently laid its foundation in Nanhai in Foshan, Guangdong province. Li Jinmin, chairman of China Solid State Lighting Alliance, told local media that foreign-invested LED plants in China are generally packaging plants and Xurui Optoelectronics is reportedly the [...]