Baidu copyright negotiations break down

2011-03-25 10:44:05

Negotiations between Chinese search engine Baidu and Chinese writers over a copyright dispute broke down on Thursday, according to a statement issued by publishers and writers who attended the negotiation.

Dell to shift business focus

2011-03-25 10:31:50

The US computer maker Dell Inc said on Thursday that it plans to shift its focus from consumer business to corporate businesses in China.

Alibaba broadens SME loans

2011-03-22 10:39:18

Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, will expand its small-loans business with two of the largest Chinese commercial banks in March and persuade 15 lenders to join this year. 

New navigation system to create big business

2011-03-21 13:57:17

A new Chinese global navigation system is expected to help China compete with other foreign GPS technologies, and could generate around 400 billion yuan ($60 billion) in revenues by 2020, a senior space technology expert has announced.

HP accelerates service quality, new products

2011-03-18 13:32:08

Hewlett-Packard (HP) opened its first customer experience center in the world at Pacific Digital Plaza in Zhongguancun, an area in western Beijing often termed China's Silicon Valley on March 17.

Lenovo readies Web TV product

2011-03-18 11:19:19

The Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group said on Thursday that it will launch its own television product in the "near future", as part of its recent efforts to expand outside the PC industry.

Tencent to step up overseas expansion

2011-03-18 10:44:19

Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest Internet company, will step up overseas expansion and increase spending on operations from e-commerce to social media because of intensifying domestic competition.

Chang: '3G era is with us'

2011-03-18 10:42:44

China Unicom has built up the world's largest WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) network, by providing full coverage at county level and above, nationwide.

China shuts down 130,000 unlicensed Internet cafes

2011-03-18 13:14:13

More than 130,000 Internet cafes operating without the proper licenses were closed over the past six years as part of the Chinese government's long-term efforts to regulate the market, as recently reported.

China's video websites join to screen movies online

2011-03-18 09:26:53

Seven Chinese video-streaming websites announced plans on Thursday to group together to offer fee-based online movies as an alternative channel for watching film on the Internet.

NASA's humanoid robot unveiled on space station

2011-03-17 22:25:41

The first humanoid robot ever launched into space is finally free.

Tencent net profit up 56% to $1.22b

2011-03-17 13:45:30

Tencent Holdings said on Wednesday its net profit grew 56.2 percent to 8.05 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) for the year ended Dec 31 2010.