Pacific Epoch - China News HeadlinesPacific Epoch is a boutique research house providing China Telecommunications, Media and Technology trade news and investment analysis for foreign institutional investors, Fund Managers, Charities and Foundations, Asset Consulting Firms, Individual Practitioners, Research Houses, Dealer Groups, Private Equity Funds, venture capital firms, Marketing and R&D executives, and Government Agencies.Beijing To Carry Out E-Commerce Regulations- (Found July 5, 2008 ) The Beijing Industrial and Commercial Administration announced on Wednesday it will implement online store regulations on August 1, reports Beijing Times. The report said regulations will require both individual and corporate sellers to have a business license for online operations. E-commerce operators...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126745 Kingsoft Shuts Down Game Over Copyright Lawsuit- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Software and online game company Kingsoft Corporation Ltd. (3888.HK) announced this week that it will discontinue operation of its 2D Q-style advanced casual game "Stone Age 2" on August 2 due to copyright problems. Kingsoft's Beijing Wayi developed the game illegally based on "Stone Age", a game it...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126908 Tencent And China Mobile Holding 3G Service Quiz- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Tencent (700.HK) has partnered with China Mobile (NYSE: CHL, 941.HK) to hold an online questionnaire about 3G service between July 4 and July 25, reports qq.com. Three hundred people who take the quiz will be able to participate in China Mobile's TD-SCDMA trial activity. Users are able to participate...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126890 Youku CEO On The Costs Of Online Video- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Top domestic video sites spend an average of over RMB 17 million on bandwidth each month, reports Guangzhou Daily quoting Beijing-based user-generated video site Youku.com CEO Victor Koo. Koo said online video site development depends on capital injection from venture capital firms because of the high...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126863 Sina, Sohu, Video Sites Sued For Copyright Infringement- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Beijing-based online video portal LeTV.com sued Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU), Sina (Nasdaq: SINA), and online video competitors 6Rooms.com (6.cn), Youku.com and Ku6.com for copyrights infringement in the Beijing Haidian District People's Court on July 3, reports Beijing Business Today. LeTV.com is suing each...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126855 A-Shares Still Flat, Individual Traders Remain Confident- (Found July 5, 2008 ) The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.24% to close at 2,669.892, while the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 0.03% to close at 807.19 on Friday. Trading volume on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges reached RMB 62 billion and RMB 31.87 billion, respectively. Shares of Beijing Capital Tourism (600258.SH),...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126886 Sohu Partners With Mozilla To Release Olympic Browser- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) partnered with Mozilla to release the "Sohu Olympics Firefox Browser" on Thursday. The web browser offers a dropdown list of Sohu's latest Olympic news, and comes preinstalled with Sohu Olympic bookmarks. The new release comes in five skins based on the Olympic mascots of the 2008...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126791 Alibaba Welcomes Former News Corp. Executive- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Hangzhou-based e-commerce company Alibaba Group told media on Thursday that Zhang Wei, the former chief operating officer of News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) Star China, joined Alibaba Group as senior vice president and strategic investment director on July 1. Zhang has served as general manager at CNBC...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126730 China Mobile Wins TD-SCDMA "188" Numbers- (Found July 5, 2008 ) China Mobile (NYSE: CHL, 941.HK) has acquired mobile numbers starting with "188" for its TD-SCDMA network, reports qq.com. China Mobile will likely begin releasing these numbers nationwide after it releases TD-SCDMA numbers in Qingdao and Baoding in mid-July, said the report. Including the newly obtained...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126771 China Mobile Buys High-End Samsung Phones In TD-SCDMA Round Two- (Found July 5, 2008 ) China Mobile (NYSE: CHL, 941.HK) announced on Monday that it will purchase a total of 200,000 TD-SCDMA terminals in its second round of TD-SCDMA bidding, reports 163.com. China Mobile has already purchased 6,500 higher-end handsets from Samsung and 5,000 similar market phones from China Wireless Technologies...http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=P126508 |