A fire at an internet caf?in Beijing’s university district on June 17 caused 24 deaths. According to official reports, the fire broke out at 2am-3am in the Lanjisu internet caf? a converted residential apartment that was operating illegally. Most of the victims were said to be teenagers or students from the nearby Science and Technology […]
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Citic secures telecoms pact
The conglomerate China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic) has signed an agreement with China Satellite Communications Corp to explore the telecoms business. China Daily described the deal as a breakthrough for Citic, which has built broadband networks and a cable television network but has not got a licence to provide fixed-line or mobile services. […]
China moved from the world’s 10th largest advertiser in 2000 to third largest behind the US and Japan by the end of 2001, according to Nielsen Media Research. The monitoring agency estimated that advertising spending in China grew by 15 per cent in 2001 to exceed US$11bn. By contrast, spending in developed markets such as […]
China Central Television has banned foreign celebrities from appearing in advertisements on its channels. Its announcement gave no reason but sources at the station said that the decision followed a telephone call from the central government asking it to cease broadcasting advertisements featuring South Korean superstar Kim Heesun and Bora Milutinovic, the recently retired coach […]
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WPP takes over Chinese firm
International public relations giant WPP announced that its subsidiary Ogilvy would buy a 60 per cent stake in the Chinese public relations firm Beijing H-Line Consulting to form the largest public affairs group in China. After the acquisition, Ogilvy will continue to run its China operations separate from those of the new company, which will […]