Law & Policy

Tencent May Have Just Defeated Baidu At Its Own Game In China

Baidu is a poorly-executed search engine. But with both government regulations handcuffing its development and lack of competition in China,…

7 years ago

NetEase Will Close Its Online Forums Next Month

Chinese Internet portal NetEase says that due to media business development needs, the company's online forums will stop providing services…

8 years ago

Censorship To Blame For VC-Backed Chinese Website Outage?

When a website goes offline, it's often the result of a DDoS attack, forgotten domain name purchase, or bad programming.…

8 years ago

China To Tighten Control Of News Sites With Stricter Rules

China intends to further tighten control over the country's digital news and content websites with stricter requirements, after several earlier…

8 years ago

Alibaba’s Chief Bets Big On Internet Gambling, Which Is Banned In China

Don't believe anyone who says Alibaba.com's founder Jack Ma doesn't intend to upset the status quo and sense of stability…

8 years ago

Online News In China Gets Wakeup Call

News media in China ostensibly operate to reinforce and promote the edicts and values of the government. And the government…

8 years ago

Censorship Is LinkedIn’s China Friend As It Boasts User Milestone

Shen Boyang, LinkedIn's global vice president and China president, said that the company's number of users in China has surpassed…

9 years ago

Who’s To Blame For Apple’s China Closure?

Apple's iTunes and iBook users in China the past few days have been unable to access their accounts and data…

9 years ago

Twitter’s Appointment Of New China Chief Won’t Mean Much

Jace Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter, announced via a tweet that the company has appointed Kathy Chen as Twitter's…

9 years ago

China Can Be Deadly For Foreign E-commerce Firms

Asos, a leading fashion e-commerce operator in Great Britain, announced plans to end its China business after less than three…

9 years ago

LinkedIn Expands Headhunting Reach Into China

LinkedIn, the U.S.-based social network for working professionals, announced that the company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese…

9 years ago

Facebook’s Founder Loses Face While Catching Breath In Beijing

Mark Zuckerberg, the American founder of Facebook, jogged in Beijing this week. And it caught everybody's attention. Chinese social media…

9 years ago

Is China Responsible For Hong Kong’s Cyber Attack Increase?

The past year has seen both more civil unrest and more advanced cyber attacks in Hong Kong. Is there a…

9 years ago

Chinese Millennials Targeted In Social Media Music Investment

China's Enlight Media will invest USD30 million to acquire a 20% stake in Coveredge (Cayman) Inc. Coveredge's major product is…

9 years ago

Alibaba’s South China Morning Post Purchase Puts Focus On News Coverage

Chinese e-commerce boss Jack Ma is emulating America's Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos, who recently purchased The Washington Post, by purchasing…

9 years ago

Fake Goods Kill Chinese E-commerce Hope

The sale of fake and counterfeit goods in China has finally ended the services of a major online shopping service.…

9 years ago

CNNIC Report: 27.9% Of Chinese Netizens Live In Rural Areas

China Internet Network Information Center's latest Internet statistics showcase the breadth of the country's online population. Its recently published 36th…

9 years ago

Chinese Internet Laws Target Government Control And Online Bullying

A new law voted unanimously yesterday by the standing committee of the National People's Congress will enhance the Chinese government's…

9 years ago

Chinese E-commerce Customer Complaints Up 174.4% In Q1 2015

Consumer complaints during the first quarter of 2015 for Internet shopping increased by 174.4% year-on-year to 24,100 cases, according to…

10 years ago

Alibaba Becomes Exclusive Distributor For BMG In China

BMG, a music business subsidiary of Germany's Bertelsmann Group, has signed an exclusive online music distribution agreement for the Chinese…

10 years ago

What Twitter Can And Can’t Do In Hong Kong As It Views China

Hong Kong's geographic proximity to mainland China belies the gulf in business practices, Internet laws, and access that Twitter will…

10 years ago

What’s The Future For Taxi Apps In China?

On Valentine's Day, two of China's taxi-hailing apps agreed to merge. But is this a good business decision and does…

10 years ago

Possible Class Action Suit Against Alibaba For Disclosure Failures

Alibaba and its executives may feel the sting of American jurisprudence as law firms line up for possible class action…

10 years ago

Taiwan Mobile Internet Users Reached 9.87 Million In H1 2014

During the first half of 2014, the number of adults using the mobile Internet in Taiwan reached 9.87 million. The…

10 years ago

Beijing’s Public Security Bureau Forms Internet Security Alliance

The network security safeguard team of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Chinese Internet security company Qihoo 360…

11 years ago

Bitcoin Value Steadies After Chinese Government Warning Drop

Five Chinese government units, including the People's Bank of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Banking Regulatory Commission,…

11 years ago

Youku Tudou Sues Over Xiaomi’s Miui Box VOD Infringement

Chinese online video company Youku Tudou Group has reportedly sued Chinese mobile phone upstart Xiaomi for video-on-demand infringement. Youku Tudou…

11 years ago

Xunlei Partners With China Construction Bank For Pre-IPO Financing

Chinese Internet company Xunlei has formed a strategic partnership with China Construction Bank's Shenzhen branch to gain a CNY10 billion…

11 years ago