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Chinese Social Finance Site Gains USD40 Million Investment

Xueqiu.com, a Chinese social investment website, has completed its third round of financing of USD40 million with investors including Renren.com…

10 years ago

Tencent Makes USD70 Million Bet On Chinese Healthcare Social Networking

Tencent Holdings Limited is investing USD70 million into Ting Ting Group, the owner of Chinese online healthcare service community DXY.cn.…

10 years ago

Microsoft Ceases World’s Final MSN Holdout In China

Microsoft will officially close its instant messaging service MSN in China on October 31, 2014. Microsoft already shut down MSN…

10 years ago

Ganji.com Announces Major Executive Changes

Chinese classified information website Ganji.com announced its latest executive team structure, covering strategy, sales, business development, and marketing. Former Alibaba…

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

China’s Alibaba Invests USD120 Million In American Mobile Game Company

American mobile game developer Kabam announced that the company has gained a USD120 million investment from Alibaba Group. Kabam said…

10 years ago

Alibaba’s Cloud Gaming Platform Hopes To Foster Family Values

Even though its founder pledged to avoid online gaming because his son developed an online game addiction, Alibaba has now…

10 years ago

Xbox One Starts China Sales Via JD.com’s Social Media Channels

With a newly-minted IPO under its belt, Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. announced today that is now taking pre-orders for…

10 years ago

Baidu Establishes Internet Developer Start-Up Center In Tianjin

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced in Tianjin that the company's developer start-up center in the city has been formally…

10 years ago

Letv.com Establishes New Beijing Company For Mobile Phone Development

According to data from the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, Letv has registered a new company named Letv Mobile…

10 years ago

Cheetah Mobile Acquires Hong Kong Online Marketing Company For USD30 Million

Cheetah Mobile, a subsidiary of Kingsoft, announced that the company has reached an agreement with Zoom Interactive, a Hong Kong…

11 years ago

South Korea’s Lotte.com Inks Internet Payment Deal With China’s Alipay

Chinese third-party Internet payment company Alipay revealed that the company has reached a deal with South Korean website Lotte.com to…

11 years ago

Facebook’s Rumored Chinese Sales Office Faces Potential Problems

Facebook reportedly plans to establish a sales office in China to serve local advertisers in the country. Vaughan Smith, Facebook's…

11 years ago

South Korea’s S.M.Entertainment Makes Chinese Inroads With Baidu

Chinese search engine company Baidu and South Korea entertainment giant S.M.Entertainment signed a strategic cooperation agreement covering music and video…

11 years ago

Xiaomi Adopts New Domain Name For Online Rebranding

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its new domain name Mi.com, and users will be re-directed to this domain when…

11 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

China’s Shanda To Sell 41% Of Ku6 Stake

Shanda Media, the controlling shareholder of Ku6, will sell a 41% stake in this Internet video company to Xu Xudong,…

11 years ago

Social Media Messaging Causes China Mobile’s First Annual Profit Drop

Chinese telecom operator China Mobile announced its annual results for 2013 in Hong Kong, and those financial numbers did not…

11 years ago

PBOC Halts Virtual Credit Cards And Mobile Payments In China

The People's Bank of China has issued an emergency alert to stop the use of virtual credit card products as…

11 years ago

Letv.com Acquires Full Stake In Huaer Entertainment For CNY900 Million

Chinese Internet video company Letv.com is buying a 100% stake in Dongyang Huaer Entertainment Media Co. Ltd. for CNY900 million.…

11 years ago

Over 80% Of Chinese Families Shopped Online Last Year

China Central Television published a report on China's economic life between 2013 and 2014 which shows that 81.52% of Chinese…

11 years ago

Internet Group Buying Service Ends In China

Chinese group buying service website Didatuan.com will formally close its group buying business on March 31, 2014, and will transform…

11 years ago

Sohu.com Loses One Of China’s Top Female Tech Executives

Chinese Internet company Sohu announced just before the March 8 Women's Day holiday that the company's joint president and chief…

11 years ago

English Learning Website Gains Investment From Chinese Firms

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba announced plans to invest in online English learning website TutorGroup. Along with investors Temasek and Qiming…

11 years ago

Sina Weibo Started Making Profits In Late 2013

Sina's financial report for the fourth quarter and the entire year of 2013 stated that its Weibo microblogging service realized…

11 years ago

17u.cn Gains CNY500 Million Investment To Grow Chinese Internet Travel Business

Chinese tourism booking platform 17u.cn announced that the company has received a CNY500 million investment from Tencent, Boyu Capital, and…

11 years ago

Tencent, Business Insider Ink Internet Content Deal For China

Chinese Internet company Tencent and American business technology website Business Insider reportedly signed a cooperation agreement, under which Tencent will…

11 years ago

Suning Acquires Group Buying Site Manzuo.com

Suning Commerce Group confirmed that the company will acquire Chinese group buying website Manzuo.com for nearly USD10 million. According to…

11 years ago