China’s Alipay Reported 546% Wireless Payment Growth In 2012; Tibetan City Tops Ranking

Chinese third-party Internet payment service provider Alipay.com has published its report showing that the mobile payment service developed rapidly in China in 2012 with 546% year-on-year growth by trading value; and the number of people who used this service increased by 223%.

China Mobile Builds First 4G Base Station In Chengdu

Construction of TD-LTE trial networks in ten cities in eastern China has commenced, and China Mobile recently started the deployment of a TD-LTE trial network in Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan, marking an important move for its 4G network development in western areas of China.

China Unicom To Invest CNY10 Billion In Chongqing In Next Five Years

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom and the municipal government of Chongqing have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to enhance the operator’s investment in the city.

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.com: Website Failure Caused By Illegal Domain Name Tampering

Chinese online search engine Baidu.com went down today in an episode some users suspect has to do with Iranian Internet hackers.