NetEase Will Close Its Online Forums Next Month

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

Blockbuster Investment Shines On Chinese Movie Review Website

movie theaterTwo thumbs up for Dushe, the Chinese movie review website that has just raised about US$11 million. Bertelsmann Asia Investments …

China To Tighten Control Of News Sites With Stricter Rules

Chinese government national emblem sealChina intends to further tighten control over the country’s digital news and content websites with stricter requirements, after several earlier …

Online News In China Gets Wakeup Call

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

MSN Ceases Chinese Operations

MSN China endsMicrosoft’s portal website in China at Cn.msn.com will stop providing its Simplified Chinese services from June 7, 2016. Cn.msn.com is …

Streaming Content Pays Dividends For China’s Letv

Letv.com screenshotChinese Internet video website Letv.com announced that during the first quarter of 2016 it achieved operating revenue of CNY4.63 billion, …

LinkedIn Expands Headhunting Reach Into China

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

Tencent Gains Exclusive Sports Content Resources From ESPN

ESPNChinese Internet giant Tencent announced that the company has reached a deal with U.S.-based ESPN to become its exclusive sports …

Shanda Literature Acquires Zubunet.com

Shanda Literature, the Internet literature subsidiary of China’s Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, has announced that it has acquired the Chinese digital periodical website Zubunet.com.