A Communist Party-run newspaper attacked the recently released album by the rock band Guns N’ Roses as a direct affront to China, AP reported. The album, titled "Chinese Democracy," has been delayed since 1994. The Global Times ran an article Monday headlined "American band releases album venomously attacking China," claiming that the album "turns its […]
Category: Tech, Media & Telecom
The number of subscribers to China Telecom’s newly acquired mobile telephone business fell last month, while rival operator China Mobile continued to gain users, the South China Morning Post reported. China Telecom said it had 28.4 million mobile users at the end of October, down from 29.08 million when it took over the business at […]
Spending for advertising time on China’s top television network next year suggests companies are confident Chinese consumption will remain robust despite the economic slowdown, the Wall Street Journal reported. Local and international advertisers pledged almost US$1.4 billion on Tuesday during CCTV’s live auction of prime-time slots. This was up by 15% from last year, though […]
An executive from one of China’s largest telecom equipment vendors said international mobile network operators have expressed interest in the country’s homegrown third-generation (3G) mobile technology, TD-SCDMA, the South China Morning Post reported. Isaac Liang, international marketing director of TD-SCDMA at ZTE, claimed that at least 10 overseas carriers have shown interest in the technology. […]
Chinese internet search engine Baidu said it removed paid search listings of some customers, especially unlicensed pharmaceutical and medical companies, in a move to build credibility after damaging media reports over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported. State broadcaster CCTV reported that some paid links sponsored by Baidu claimed that some unlicensed firms were […]