Changyou Receives Non-binding Privatization Offer From Chairman

Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou recently announced that the board of the company has received an initial non-binding …

Sohu Closes Internet Forum Service Tomorrow

Sohu’s community forum service, which was launched in 1999 in China, will officially close on April 20, 2017. Sohu is …

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 …

China’s Changyou Sells Subsidiaries For USD205 Million

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com recently submitted a regulatory filing in the U.S. for its online gaming subsidiary Changyou.com to sell hree subsidiaries, including two overseas subsidiaries, to third-party buyers for USD205 million. According to the file, Changyou signed decisive agreements in April 2015 to transfer a series of assets. Based on the agreements, Changyou will […]

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 control over the Internet. Neither the actual text nor the commencement date of the full law has yet been released. But Chinese domestic media report that the law gives the government far-reaching and vague powers […]

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 operating officer Wang Xin will depart due to personal reasons after serving the company for 15 years. Joining Sohu in 1999, Wang is reportedly the core executive who has been with the company for the […]

Sohu.com Confirms Chief Editor’s Departure

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com has confirmed that Liu Chun, vice president and chief editor of Sohu.com, will depart the company. Liu’s departure is reportedly due to personal reasons. Liu joined Sohu.com in July 2011. During his service at Sohu.com, he worked as vice president of the company, chief operating officer of the video section, and […]

Guoguang Buys China.com

Perhaps as a sign of the sinking values of Chinese Internet businesses, CDC Corporation, a portal website operator, media and exhibition organizer, has sold its Internet portal business China.com to Guoguang Global Media Holdings Limited for a paltry HKD90.8 million.

Changyou Acquires Remaining Stake In 7Road For USD78 Million

Changyou.com, the online game subsidiary of Sohu.com, reached an agreement with all minority shareholders of 7Road aiming to acquire the remaining 28.074% stake from these shareholders for about USD78 million.

Yuan Bin Joins Letv.com As Co-CTO

Liu Hong, co-founder and chief operation officer of Letv.com, revealed to Chinese local media that Yuan Bin, former vice president of online video website Iqiyi.com, has joined the company as co-CTO.

In Tandem With Slower Economy, Chinese Internet Users Face Slower Internet This Week

Placing dogma over commerce, China’s Internet overlords have apparently been throttling down the speeds of Internet activity within China over the past few days as the National Congress of the Communist Party of China gets underway in Beijing.

China’s Sogou.com Reported USD7 Million Revenue From Website Navigation

Wang Xiaochuan, chief executive officer of Sogou.com, said that the company’s revenue from search engine, website navigation, and games were USD22 million, USD7 million, and USD1 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012.

Chinese Companies Form Video Content Group

Chinese Internet video providers Sohu video, Tencent video, and Iqiyi.com have together established an organization named Video Content Cooperation to implement deeper cooperation in resource sharing, platform development, copyright protection and broadcasting sector growth.

Google Launches Advertising Trading Platform In China

Google has formally launched the advertising trading platform DoubleClick Ad Exchange in China, aiming to help Chinese advertising networks, agencies and Internet publishers to realize real-time trading of Internet display advertising.

Internet Hiccups In China Today

Whether related to the rumored murder charges against the wife of former Communist elite Bo Xilai or the earthquakes in Indonesia and Mexico over the last day, one thing is for sure: Internet connections to websites outside of China were intermittently not available to many users in China today.

Ku6.com’s Vice President Resigns

Han Kun, co-founder and vice president of the Chinese video website Ku6.com, has confirmed to local media that he has resigned his positions in Ku6.com and started a new business in the mobile Internet industry.

Asus’ Products To Have Embedded Sohu.com Videos

The Internet video channel of the Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com and the Taiwan-based PC maker Asus have jointly announced that the two parties have formed a strategic partnership for a video service.

Changyou.com Acquires Chinese Gaming Information Portal

Chinese online game developer and operator Changyou.com Limited and its majority shareholder Sohu.com Inc. have jointly announced that the two parties have entered into a definitive agreement under which Changyou.com will acquire 17173.com, a leading gaming information portal in China, from Sohu.com for USD162.5 million.

Operating Expenses Jump As Sohu.com Reports Record China Revenues

Chinese online media and entertainment company Sohu.com Inc. announced record total revenues of USD233 million, up 42% year-over-year and 17% quarter-over-quarter, as it reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

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.

Online Brand Advertising Slumps But Total Revenues Rise In China For Sohu.com

Chinese online media company Sohu.com Inc. says its revenues rose by 35% over last year as it reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Sohu.com Says Wireless Revenues Fell While Search Revenues Grew In China

Chinese online media company Sohu.com Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, and said that while wireless revenues fell, online game and search engine revenues increased.

Sohu Posts Growing Online Media Revenues In China

Chinese online media company Sohu.com Inc. today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, and showed total revenues were USD164.1 million, up 20% year-on-year, and 12% quarter-over-quarter.

Online Game Revenues Rise In China For Changyou.com

Chinese online game developer Changyou.com Limited today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Alibaba Invests USD15 Million For 10% Stake In Chinese Search Engine

According to a 8-K form submitted by Sohu.com to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chinese business-to-business e-commerce company Alibaba.com will invest USD15 million to acquire a 10% stake in Sogou.com, a subsidiary of Sohu.com.

Sohu.com Reports Higher Internet Advertising Revenue, But Drop In Wireless Services

Chinese online services company Sohu.com Inc. today reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Chinese Internet Revenue Rises While Profit Goes Down For Sohu.com

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com Inc. says its revenues rose by 12% year-over-year as it reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Sohu.com Launches New 2.0 Edition Chinese Web Browser

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com has announced the official launch of the new 2.0 edition of its Sogou browser.