Crackdown on Weibo to stop China coup rumours spreading
Tweet China’s authorities have this weekend cracked down on free speech over Weibo and Tencent’s QQ network in an attempt to dampen rumours of a serious power struggle at the…
PayPal may soon set up shop in China
Tweet Paypal, the world’s leading online payment specialist, is looking at entering the Chinese market. According to PayPal’s Asian vice-president Rupert Keeley, the company is aiming to become the first…
Chinese crack down on online group buying
Tweet China is cracking down on online group buying after a string of complaints. Unsuspecting buyers are increasingly been being targeted by fraudsters selling fake products, deceiving customers or artificially…
Search engine Baidu’s profit nearly doubled in 2011
Tweet Baidu, China’s leading internet search engine, has revealed a 91.4% increase in profits in 2011 as its usage grows and online advertising in China accelerates. The results were better…
A guide to China’s internet industry: Social Networks
Tweet With the Facebook IPO underway, there is keen investor interest in China’s social network sites. Facebook is effectively barred from the country, and that has allowed several home grown…
Sina Weibo’s role in China: now being officially used for policeman dating
Tweet Sina Weibo continued its role as a catalyst for transforming Chinese culture and society last week by becoming the official dating channel for some of China’s single policemen. The…
A guide to China’s internet industry: Search
Tweet While most of the world uses internet tools and services developed in California, China has built its own. At first glance the technology leaders in China may seem no…
Tencent acquires forty nine percent of gamer Level Up
Tweet Tencent, China’s leading internet services provider, has acquired 49% in Level Up, an online gaming platform. Tencent also has an option to raise its ownership to 67%. Tencent (HKG:0700)…
The Top 20 most valuable brands in China
Tweet The world’s largest provider of telecommunication services by subscribers, China Mobile Ltd (NYSE: CHL, HKG: 0941) has scooped the top award as China’s most valuable brand for a second…
China’s pollution is choking its growth and threatening political stability
Tweet While the crisis in the Eurozone is stifling demand in China, the long term challenge to China’s growth is going to come from the pollution and grime that is…
