Dangdang.com’s Evening Deliveries Get Web Goodies In Consumers’ Hands In Eight Chinese Cities

Chinese B2C e-commerce website Dangdang.com announced a new evening delivery service in eight cities in China, extending the company’s delivery time to 22:00.

China’s 99bill.com Launches New Online Payment Brand

Chinese third-party Internet payment company 99bill.com announced that it will launch a new brand image and its new brand core value will focus on providing professional and effective liquidity management solutions to enterprises.

Mecox Lane Shares Logistics Platform With Chinese E-commerce Operators

Mecox Lane Limited, operator of the Chinese apparel and accessories e-commerce website M18.com, has announced plans to open its logistics platform and share it with other e-commerce operators in the country.

AdChina’s IPO Reveals Worries Of Foreign Investment In Chinese Internet Sector

AdChina Ltd., an Internet advertising company in China, has issued its draft prospectus for an eventual initial public offering of its Cayman Island entity on Nasdaq under the symbol ADCN.

Former Oracle Global VP Joins 360buy.com

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced that Wang Yaqing, former global vice president for Oracle, has joined the company to become its first chief technology officer.

ChinaCache, China Telecom Form Partnership

ChinaCache International Holdings Limited, a provider of content delivery network services in China, has reached an agreement with the Shanghai branch of China Telecom Corporation Limited to provide acceleration supporting services to the latter.

Shanghai’s Lenian.cn Gains Investment To Boost Online Healthcare Sales

Shanghai-based e-commerce company Lenian.cn has gained a CNY20 million infusion from an investment management company in Hangzhou, China.

China’s Tencent To Invest CNY1 Billion In Search Engine Development

Chinese Internet company Tencent has recently started a marketing campaign for its search engine product in Shanghai and this business promotion will be launched in nine cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu.

Huawei Forms Cloud Computing Product Department In China

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei announced that following its entry into the cloud computing market in 2010, the company has decided to establish its information technology product line, mainly providing customized cloud computing solutions.

Net Neutrality Rejected In China As Tudou.com Inks Internet Video Deal

Proving that fairness ends at the Great Firewall, Chinese video website Tudou.com announced that it has reached agreement with China Telecom to increase the video upload speed on Tudou.com for users in Shanghai.

Are You Smart Enough To Work For Microsoft In China?

Beijing technology entrepreneurs and software firms should shut their doors and turn off the lights, as Microsoft China might be aiming at hiring away some top young talent.

Chinese Tea Leaf B2C Platform Gains CNY100 Million Investment

The Chinese tea leaf B2C e-commerce platform Maimaicha.com, which is operated by Shandong Huaxia Chalian, has announced that it has completed its A-round financing and gained nearly CNY100 million investments from four organizations in China.

China’s Tudou Disappoints On First Day Of Trading

Tudou means potato in Mandarin Chinese, and online video website Tudou.com’s market debut today showed the company was more of a couch potato as it lazily watched its overvalued aspirations sink on the first day of trading.

China’s Tudou.com Readies IPO After Settling Executive’s Marital Lawsuit

Chinese online video website Tudou.com has updated its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a planned initial public offering this week.

China’s Tudou.com Reinvigorates IPO Plans As CEO Settles Marital Dispute

Amid a thunderous drop in Chinese companies’ market capitalization in recent weeks, Tudou.com has filed an amendment to its filing for an initial public offering in the United States to raise money for its online video operations in China.

Standard Chartered Bank Forms Strategic Partnership With China Telecom Shanghai

China Telecom’s Shanghai branch and Standard Chartered China have signed a strategic agreement to implement cooperation in financial services and information communications.

Alipay.com Teams With Chinese Banks For Convenient Internet Payments

Alipay.com, the Internet payment subsidiary of the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, has announced that it has launched a new convenient Internet payment service.

Shanghai UltiZen Games Sees Red With Japanese Acquisition

Shanghai-based game developer UltiZen Games Limited has announced that it has acquired the Japanese game developer Red Entertainment Corporation Limited, but no financial details surrounding the transaction are currently available.

Ericsson Begins TV Roadshows In 12 Chinese Cities

Ericsson’s roadshow for its integrated TV solutions has been officially started in Shanghai and this activity will cover 12 cities in China, showcasing the company’s latest technologies and solutions for integrated TV.

Groupon, Tencent Establish Gaopeng.com

Jointly invested by Groupon, Tencent Collaboration Fund and Yunfeng Capital, the collective buying website Gaopeng.com has been launched in China.

Taiwanese Clevo To Open Buynow In Fuzhou

Taiwan-based Clevo, owner of the technology products retail chain Buynow, has reached an agreement with Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, and will launch a Buynow Digital Plaza project in the city.

E-commerce Expansion: Gome Buys Stake In China’s Coo8.com

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in the business-to-consumer home appliances website Coo8.com, but no financial details have been disclosed.

China’s Alibaba, SRCB Form Partnership

China’s B2B e-commerce group Alibaba and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank have reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement to jointly provide services to small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as farmers in rural areas in China.

Equinix Plans Data Center In Hong Kong

U.S.-based Equinix Inc. announced plans to spend USD63 million to build its second international business exchange data center, HK2, in Hong Kong.

China’s Sina.com Publishes First Microblog White Paper

Chinese portal website Sina.com has published its first white paper targeting the Chinese microblog market.

Focus Media Dumps Chinese Internet Advertising Company Allyes

Chinese digital media firm Focus Media Holding Limited has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to sell to Silver Lake a 62% indirect equity ownership of its Internet subsidiary, Allyes Online Media Holdings Ltd and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, for USD124 million.

China Publishes List Of Pilot Cities For Convergence Of Three Networks

The General Office of the State Council of China has published the list of the first batch of pilot regions and cities for the convergence of three networks, including the telecom network, the Internet network, and the broadcasting network.

Baidu, Rakuten’s Joint Website Launched In China

The B2B2C joint venture established by the Chinese search engine company Baidu and the Japanese e-commerce operator Rakuten has announced that it has formally adopted the Chinese name “Le Ku Tian” as the brand name of its online service platform Rakuten.com.cn, which is currently opened to e-commerce vendors for registration.