Tencent says site close not caused by hacker attack

2011-05-31 14:40:10

Tencent Holdings Ltd said it was the internet flipping not hacker attacking that caused Monday evening's 40-minute shutdown of one of its websites, QQ.com, portal for China's biggest instant messenger software by client numbers, China News Agency reported.

Optical fiber producer lights the way ahead

2011-05-31 11:20:16

Zhongtian Technology Co Ltd, one of China's leading producers of optical fibers, has become the country's first to successfully develop optical fiber preform (OFP), a material used in the production of optical fibers, by using its own technology.

Investigation into alleged graft at telcos

2011-05-31 10:54:33

Chinese authorities have launched a large-scale investigation into the country's three largest State-owned telecom carriers on suspicion of corruption.

Tablet PC makers face off at trade show in Taiwan

2011-05-31 09:58:10

Attempts by Google Inc and Microsoft Corp to loosen Apple Inc's grip on the booming tablet PC market will be put to the test this week as PC makers unveil new models at the Computex trade show in Taipei.

China, Japan co-op in E-waste recycling plant

2011-05-31 10:01:29

An electronic waste recycling company, jointly funded by Japan's Panasonic, Sumitomo, DOWA Group and China's Hangzhou Dadi Environmental Protection Co Ltd, will be built in east China's Zhejiang province.

Taobao.com opens home furnishings showroom

2011-05-31 09:37:07

One of China's e-commerce giants has stepped up its heated rivalry with brick-and-mortar retailers by launching a five-story home furnishings showroom in Beijing.

Baidu to bulk up search engine with Microsoft

2011-05-27 14:03:28

Baidu Inc said on Thursday that it may expand its search-engine agreement with Microsoft Corp in China. Shen Haoyu, senior vice-president of Baidu, said the Chinese search engine already has a partnership with Microsoft's Bing search engine in China, without elaborating.

Mainland TV makers to buy flatscreens from Taiwan

2011-05-27 11:08:55

Television manufacturers on the Chinese mainland are expected to ink a $5.5-billion procurement agreement with flatscreen producers in Taiwan during a trip to the island next month, according to the mainland-based China Video Industry Association (CVIA).

Yahoo vows to clean Alibaba mess

2011-05-27 10:24:11

Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz found herself in a familiar position on, assuring stock market analysts that she will clean up a mess damaging the long-slumping Internet company's market value.

A tablet to cure PC headaches

2011-05-27 10:42:44

Compared with iPad's finger touchscreen, the ErenEben tablet PC is a much better experience for those using professional sketching software and writing calligraphy.

Lenovo to take more share of tablet market

2011-05-27 09:28:01

The Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group said that it aims to grasp 20 percent of China's tablet computer market by the end of this year.

Microsoft new R&D headquarters logs on

2011-05-26 17:24:01

Microsoft Corp's research and development headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region began operations on Wednesday, people.com.cn reported.