China Telecom Corp Ltd said on Tuesday that it will raise the number of WiFi hotspots to 1 million by the end of 2012 to meet rising demand for mobile Internet.
Paris-based Viadeo, Europe's largest business-oriented online social networking platform, is expecting a rapid increase in its membership in China in the next one to two years.
The Chinese Internet search engine Baidu Inc has been named as the most valuable brand for a non-State-owned Chinese company.
Huawei Technologies Co is banking on the rising number of mergers of computer and communication networks to narrow the gap with Cisco Systems Inc in data routers and switches.
In China alone, the number of social-network users reached 207 million by the end of 2010, up 28 percent from the previous year. It is expected to hit 488 million by 2015, according to market research company eMarketer Inc.
China Daily reporter Wang Xing recently interviewed Yang Jianhua, deputy director of the administrative committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, on his views of the development of China's very own "Silicon Valley".
Companies hope to cash in on auto navigation services soon.
A confrontation outside the Apple store in Sanlitun Village between a "foreign" staff member and angry customers was resolved peacefully.
China has 180 million single adults and an increasing number of them are going online to find their "Mr or Mrs Right".
With two Chinese Internet firms landing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last week and more expected to come, the US capital market is likely to see an IPO boom of Chinese companies in May.
The State Council approved a development plan that allows companies in the area to try out new measures and pilot projects.
Youku.com Inc, owner of China's biggest online-video site, said it will review possible acquisitions as the company plans to sell new stock to fund expansion.