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China gives the nod to Western 3G standards
News China's Ministry of Information Industry has approved the use of European and US standards for 3G mobile phones, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua. According to Xinhua, Xi Guohua, vice minister of information industry, said: "We will let... [18 May 2007]
China in online gaming crackdown
News A circular issued by China's Press and Publication Administration said games distributors must provide detailed information about the games and "be honest" when applying for marketing approval for the games, according to the Xinhua news agency... [13 Dec 2006]
China fines its first spammer £331
News Xinhua, the Chinese government's news agency, said under the regulation commercial emails must be sent with the text 'AD' in the header and must contain options for recipients to subscribe or cancel further messages. [22 Aug 2006]
Xinhua News Agency Improves Data Management
White Paper Xinhua News Agency is China's largest news gathering and distribution organization. The agency wanted to centralize management of scattered historical data, including text, photos, voice files, and multimedia content and enable secure, online... [09 Mar 2006]
Microsoft makes new friends in China
News The union, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua, will see the creation of a huge software outsourcing company over the coming weeks. Microsoft is further strengthening its presence in China with a $13m investment in the country, according to... [05 Jan 2006]
China offers rewards for web porn advice
News So far the scheme has seen over 1,000 websites closed, according to China's official news agency Xinhua, and arrests have been made. China is now attempting to drive pornographers from its virtual doors by encouraging its citizens to grass up those... [11 Oct 2004]
China in internet café crackdown
News Internet-cafe owners are barred from operating within a 200-meter radius from residential areas and education institutions, according to local newswire Xinhua. Maintaining its iron-clad stance on information censorship, Chinese authorities have now... [25 Mar 2004]
China takes broadband crown from Japan
News China's official news agency, Xinhua, put the huge jump in DSL down to a boom in the Chinese entertainment industry, with users hungry for broadband, film and gaming. According to a report from industry organisation the DSL Forum, China is now top... [16 Mar 2004]
China to launch homegrown 3G by 2005
News The Chongqing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, the 3G cell phone developer signed a letter of intent this Sunday with China Putian Corp, China's biggest telecom equipment supplier, reported Xinhua news agency. [18 Nov 2003]
Chinese phones to shun international standards
News The developers plan to work with China mobile phone producers and operators on the commercial release of the TD-SCDMA phone, reported official China news agency, Xinhua. Handsets that run on China's own home-grown high-speed cellular data network... [04 Nov 2003]
Web guru now China's richest man
News Brisk trading of China Web properties on the US Nasdaq technology board has boosted Ding's wealth to $900m, according to a Xinhua agency report. "Online games are the business letting me easily earn money, even if I did nothing but rest lying on... [31 Oct 2003]
China cracks down on internet cafes
News Nearly all of China's 110,000 internet cafes will be consolidated under the management of larger mainly state-owned companies in the next three years, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The spread of illegal content among internet cafés... [27 Oct 2003]
Virus writers have China in their hands
News Carried out by the Ministry of Public Security, the survey was carried out over May and June this year, according to official news agency Xinhua. Ignorance and lack of defensive tools are the reasons behind the high infection rate, said Xinhua. [21 Oct 2003]
Motorola chief quits
News Recently, communication products maker Ningbo Bird unseated Motorola to become the number one handset supplier in China, reported official news agency Xinhua. Motorola CEO Chris Galvin plans to leave his post, citing differences with other... [22 Sep 2003]
Major victory in war on spam
News Ren Jinqiang, an ISA official told official State news agency Xinhua: "This has been the first large-scale spammer blockade launched by the Chinese Internet industry. China has woken up to the problem of spam email and blocked 127 servers which... [09 Sep 2003]
