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Baidu MP3 Homepage Updated

September 8, 2009

China’s Ministry of Culture (MoC), warned last week that it would strengthen checks and policing of online music content. MoC said that search engines can only provide search information for tracks from legitimate music companies. Today, Baidu launched their new homepage for MP3 searches:
The new MP3 homepage shows rich content of popular songs in different [...]

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Google China Chief Kaifu Lee Leaving Google

September 4, 2009

Google Vice President, Greater China president Kai-fu Lee, today will announce the formal resignation. Sina science and technology exclusively learned that Kai-fu Lee on the end of June had already made plans to leave; but, because Google China had to deal with a sudden urgent incident, Kai-fu Lee decided to postpone its departure.
Kaifu Lee will [...]

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Baidu Launched Discovery Channel

July 28, 2009

Baidu partners with Discovery and has launched Discovery Channel at discovery.baidu.com. Discovery will provide customized content for Chinese market (including translation work) while Baidu is in charge of website management and operations. Both will share the profit generated from this site.

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Tudou to Launch Internet Millionnair Campaign with Nokia

June 20, 2009

Chinese online video site tudou.com announced partnership with Nokia to promote online video show “Internet Millionnair” campaign. Whoever answers some questions with internet enabled mobile phone stands a chance to win one million yuan.
The campaign, which will start on July 6, 2009, consists of four phases lasting for three and half months. Anyone can become [...]

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All Personal Computers to Pre-install Blocking Software

June 9, 2009

via WSJ,
China plans to require that all personal computers sold in the country as of July 1 be shipped with software that blocks access to certain Web sites, a move that could give government censors unprecedented control over how Chinese users access the Internet.

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Dell to Sell Smartphone in China

April 15, 2009

Dell is in talks with the world’s biggest mobile carrier China Mobile to offer a smartphone based on the carrier’s mobile operating system.
The China Mobile OS, known as Open Mobile System (OMS), is based on Google’s Android but will include China Mobile applications like the firm’s instant messaging client.
OMS will support China Mobile’s next-generation mobile [...]

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Google Tops CIIRC’s Latest List of Porn WAP Sites

April 14, 2009

China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Centre (CIIRC) published the result of tenth batch of WAP sites with pornographic and/or vulgar content; these are top 5:

“Google WAP Network” (location: Beijing) “Image Search”, “web search” results
“Baidu WAP Network” (location: Beijing) “Image Search”, “web search” results
“Sina WAP Network” (location: Beijing) “Image Search”
“Sohu WAP Network” (location: Beijing) photos [...]

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Rumor: Microsoft to Acquire Sina

April 14, 2009

Microsoft acquiring Sina? Several sources, including TheFlyOnTheWall.com and research firm Wedge Partners, have noted the rumors this morning, although no one seems to have anything more concrete than that.

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Disney China Launched B2C Business Integrating Alipay Payment

April 12, 2009

Department of The Walt Disney consumer goods in Shanghai, announced the launch of China’s first authorized Disney B2C online shopping platform “The Disney on Little Master” (little master in Chinese: xiaozhuren) officially entering the online shopping market in China.
The reporter found that, although this is the first time Disney is in B2C business, it is [...]

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New Match-making Site: Move into An Apartment Together

April 5, 2009

With 915915.com.cn, single women and men can rent a room in a “love apartment” for at least a week, where they will mingle with other singles, under the supervision of a life coach.
The registration is open to all and anyone wishing to rent a room will be given a background and identity check. About 400 [...]

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China Internet Watch Re-launched

February 21, 2009

It’s been a while since China Internet Watch stopped updating. Finally I decided to relaunch this blog to share tips and insight about China Internet. Hope you’ll find information here helpful to you.

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