In the current issue:

Mobile newspapers: what is needed for a healthy future?
Electronic reading of different kinds is booming in China and electronic newspapers sent to mobile phones are the most widely read electronic publications of all. The continuing growth of mobile phone users, Internet users, the gradual spread of 3G technologies and the growing popularity of smartphone handsets have all contributed to this growth. However, although one of China's oldest e-publication markets, the sector is still in transition to maturity. The last couple of years have seen significant developments in the market that suggest publishers are waking up to the problems and challenges facing the sector, but these problems have still in many cases to be overcome. In this Analysis, China Media Intelligence looks back over recent developments in the mobile newspaper sector in China and asks what is still needed for the healthy sustainable development of the sector

E-book readers in China: what is the future?
A year ago China's e-book market was one of the booming new technology sectors surrounded by hype and enthusiasm but one year on the mood in the industry is very different. Many manufacturers have pulled out of the sector, retailers have removed their prominent displays, sales are dropping off and some of the key players in the sector are looking at losses rather than profits. This dramatic change of fortune has come about partly through the over-inflation of the e-book bubble and the misjudgment of the true nature of the market. At the same time the character of the market has shifted with the booming popularity of tablet computers in particular at very competitive prices putting great pressure on e-book manufacturers. In this Market Report, China Media Intelligence looks at the reasons behind the sudden shift in fortune in the e-book sector and asks what the future may hold

Shanghai plans new chip plants as IC sector receives government boost
The Shanghai authorities have announced plans to build up to three new 12-inch wafer factories in the city over the next five years

Mobile testing fees to be slashed
The National Development and Reform Commision (NDRC) announced at the end of last month that it is to cut mobile phone testing fees charged to handset makers

Popular dramas ordered off air
The Chinese authorities have ordered television stations to pull some of their most popular television dramas off air as the country prepares for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

New regulations planned to stop unfair competition
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is to introduce new Internet regulations following a dispute between Chinese Internet companies Tencent and Qihoo 360