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Volume 8, Issue 4 (29/4/08):

Internet user numbers equal US
Online video sites targeted in copyright clampdown
Taobao purchases to top Rmb100 billion this year
The9 buys stake in Korean developer
Guangdong officials stage online forum
Baidu enters online gaming sector

Volume 8, Issue 3 (25/3/08):

Online economy to double within 4 years
Youku seals MySpace partnership
Report: online gaming worth Rmb12.8 billion
NetDragon reports 2007 boom
Tencent profits up 47 percent
Baidu to make IMing move this year
Online property site reports 130 percent profit growth
PLA saves millions with online medication purchases

Volume 8, Issue 2 (29/2/08):

Gaming operators' results defy expectations
Video-sharing sites earn reprieve
Sina net profits surge
In-game advertising revenues to double in 2008
Baidu Q4 results beat expectations
Mixed fortunes for online travel companies
Sina in online property JV
Japanese networking site in China move

Volume 8, Issue 1 (29/1/08):

Online spending to grow by 45 percent in 2008
Netease to launch Tianxia II as free-to-play
New regulations restrict online video
Tough competition forecast with e-commerce boom
Jobs to go at China Yahoo!
ICBC leads e-banking growth

Volume 7, Issue 12 (30/11/07):

Marketing costs cut into Shanda profits
Sina results met with caution
Agricultural Bank of China introduces online fees
Sohu seals English Premier League soccer deal
Alibaba takes on Baidu and Google with ad platform
Giant gamer reports 150 percent Q3 earnings growth

Volume 7, Issue 11 (31/10/07):

Alibaba IPO raises US$1.5 billion
Baidu announces e-commerce move
ICBC reports strong e-banking growth
Sohu attributes record profits to Olympic boom
Baidu extends search market lead
Online gamer makes New York IPO
Airlines sign up for e-ticketing expansion

Volume 7, Issue 10 (30/9/07):

Malicious software levels raise China security concerns
Email rivalry heats up
Online gaming companyeyes US IPO
Sina joins Nokia in mobile gaming promotion
China's largest online gambling trial starts in Liaoning
Online marriage games raise social concerns
Google launches Chinese video search engine

Volume 7, Issue 9 (4/9/07):

Shanda back on top in gaming sector
Google makes social networking move
EachNet relaunched
Baidu diversifies with video ads network
The9 Q2 profits down
Tencent reports solid Q2 profits
Gaming provider eyes HK listing

Volume 7, Issue 8 (2/8/07):

Internet user growth reaches four year high
Nineyou royalties dispute intensifies
Shanda launches new acquisitions campaign
Baidu sees Q2 profits double
Taobao online sales booming
Sohu makes video moves in repositioning strategy
Baidu seals free online music deal
Google faces Chinese name lawsuit

Volume 7, Issue 7 (4/7/07):

Gaming operator eyes Japan listing
Google follows Baidu with image news search
Baidu shares hit record levels

Google licence approved

Report predicts strong online gaming growth
Xinmin Evening News revamp prioritizes web and print interactivity

Volume 7, Issue 6 (11/6/07):

Baidu announces video-sharing collaboration
Netease Q1 profit growth flattens
Amazon China rebranding to boost market presence
Tencent Q1 net income up 16.2 percent
QQ currency comes through restrictions challenge
Ctrip reports 34 percent Q1 profits rise

Volume 7, Issue 5 (17/5/07):

Alibaba aims for Hong Kong IPO
Eastday to list in Shanghai
Baidu Q1 profits up 143 percent
Sohu, Sina report contrasting results
51job beats Q1 expectations
News Corp launches MySpace China
Google strikes China Telecom advertising deal
Online betting gang thwarted

Volume 7, Issue 4 (23/4/07):

Electronic Arts buys into The9
Yahoo! China preempts MySpace debut
Sohu steps up IPR pressure on Google
Alibaba to target Japanese market
CNNIC launches inward investment site
Anti-porn crackdown launched
French chipmaker in power-line broadband talks

Volume 7, Issue 3 (26/3/07):

New netbars banned in 2007
Online money caught up in anti-gambling crackdown
Netease Q4 profits up 15 percent
Tencent profits boom on rising sales
2006 search engine market worth Rmb1.66 billion
Baidu targets Japanese market
CNNIC offers domain names for Rmb1
Music giants adopt free online music strategy
Yahoo! China embarks on acquisition strategy

Volume 7, Issue 2 (16/2/07):

Baidu reports 500 percent profits rise
Shanda returns to profit on free gaming strategy
Sohu earnings down 32 percent
Sina profits down on falling wireless revenue
Ctrip reports profits boost

Volume 7, Issue 1 (22/1/07):

Online gaming revenue up 73 percent in 2006
CERNET, ChinaCache reach collaboration agreement
Baidu, EMI launch strategic partnership
Taobao doubles transaction volume in 2006
Net disruption continues in quake aftermath
Google invests in Shenzhen P2P portal
Internet users reach 132 million

Volume 6, Issue 13 (22/12/06):

eBay China business handed over to Tom joint venture
Online advertising worth Rmb8.2 billion in 2006
Baidu announces Microsoft alliance
Online gaming regulations tightened
Netease: Tianxi II to launch in 1Q 2007
Chinese bloggers close to 20 million
Yahoo! China wins unfair competition lawsuit
MSN, X-plus launch e-magazine collaboration

Volume 6, Issue 12 (29/11/06):

News Corp in blog link-up talks
Broadband video audience to double this year
Vivendi Games confirms China expansion
Yahoo! China president quits just weeks into job
Information security certification centre to be launched
50 billion spam emails sent each year
Baidu defeats music copyright lawsuit
Tencent sees profits triple

Volume 6, Issue 11 (13/11/06):

Shanda to sell Sina shares
Baidu signs eBay collaboration agreement
Netease issues Japanese flag profits warning
Real name blog registration 'inevitable'
Sina profits strong on advertising revenue
Sohu reports earnings down
Copyright authorities target illegal downloads
Youth games rating system launched

Volume 6, Issue 10 (13/10/06):

eBay China in Tom merger talks
US web filter company plans China R&D centre
Netease editors unexpectedly sacked
Shanda offers Rmb1 million reward for gaming cheats
Internet user alliance targets 'rogue' software
Report: 70 percent of blogs dormant
KMT launches online cross-straits newspaper

Volume 6, Issue 9 (15/9/06):

Online ads worth Rmb1.5 billion in Q2
Baidu rules out China listing
NBA games to be broadcast online
Three convicted of gaming weapons counterfeiting
Telstra makes China online property move
Yahoo! China to make profit next year

Volume 6, Issue 8 (22/8/06):

Gaming companies record strong 2Q results
Ministry moves on illegal music and gaming sites
E-travel sites report profits boom
Netease, Sina report strong results
Google to open Shanghai research centre
Guangzhou to end netbar moratorium

Volume 6, Issue 7 (28/7/06):

Netizen numbers reach 123 million
China Mobile VAS policy change unpopular with portals
Baidu reports five-fold earnings growth
Google to launch online book service
Netease game provokes anti-Japanese protest
Chinese authorities intensify censorship moves
Yahoo! China faces music industry lawsuit
Netbar crackdown sets tone for summer vacation

Volume 6, Issue 6 (19/6/06):

eBay, Tencent announce e-commerce collaboration
Tom Online makes Beijing entertainment acquisition
2006 e-commerce survey published as Sohu pulls out of sector
Broadband World Cup attracts record viewing figures
Hong Kong youth coopted for online piracy monitoring
Baidu launches new MP3 search service

Volume 6, Issue 5 (27/5/06):

Contrasting fortunes revealed in 1Q profits
Shanda hopes for Disney boost
eBay loses out to Taobao
China Mobile, Google seek search engine collaboration
Netease profits up 91 percent
Online dating worth Rmb653m in two years

Volume 6, Issue 4 (28/4/06):

AOL signs SMG broadband agreement
Global gaming company eyes 1 million gamers
Google's Chinese name fails to impress
China to ratify international IPR agreements
Trans-Pacific cable network planned for 2008
Tom ordered to censor mainland web postings

Volume 6, Issue 3 (29/3/06):

Tencent receives online gaming boost
Game over for fake ID registrations
Chinese bank linked to phishing attacks
Yao Ming invests in music website
Online game to teach Lei Feng spirit
Wen Jiabao defends Internet controls

Volume 6, Issue 2 (27/2/06):

E-commerce hits high in 2005
Google challenged over operating licence
Anti-spam regulations passed
China Telecom upgrades broadband infrastructure
Sohu's 4Q results beat expectations
Tougher times ahead for online gaming

Volume 6, Issue 1 (25/1/06):

Online gaming revenues up 50 percent in 2005
Google gaining ground on Baidu
E-commerce market grows 41 percent
Netizens number 111 million
Search engine market worth Rmb1.1 billion
Anti-corruption website launched

Volume 5, Issue 15 (22/12/05):

Kingsoft makes online gaming acquisition
Dangdang: sales to triple in 2006
Sina losses wipe out Stone Group profits
Guangdong Telecom moves into online gaming
QQ angers users
China denies military links to hacker attacks
eBay bows to pricing pressure

Volume 5, Issue 14 (7/12/05):

Tencent becomes no.3 portal
Shanda moves towards free online gaming
Net addiction group action lawsuit launched
8848 loses China's first corporate hacking lawsuit
US company to buy CEINet stake
Alibaba defiant of Google
Shanghai netbar chain signs Coca-Cola deal

Volume 5, Issue 13 (14/11/05):

China's top online game in decline
Bank imposes online payment limits
Sina hit by sharp profits fall
Sohu wins Internet Olympic gold
Award-nominated blog site blocked
Pornographic games sites warned in online sex crackdown

Volume 5, Issue 12 (31/10/05):

Taobao extends free service for three years
Online gaming time limits introduced
EachNet baby ads prompt outrage
Anhui online porn case sentence upheld
Tencent launches online game
Single letter domain names fetch high prices
Baidu undergoes MP3 facelift

Volume 5, Issue 11 (10/10/05):

Tencent launches C2C e-commerce service
Google sparks Taiwan independence row
Online news regulations tightened
Sina stages China's first blogging competition
State Council publishes e-government report
Model netbar displayed in Beijing
Baidu takes mapping fight to Google

Volume 5, Issue 10 (22/9/05):

Baidu guilty of copyright violation
Google losing ground to Baidu launches China local service
Sina launches new blog service
Property advertisers move online
Survey: WAP users number more than 40 million
Beijing authorities launch youth Internet education film
Tencent claims 900,000 virtual pet owners

Volume 5, Issue 9 (26/8/05):

Shanda optimistic on interim results
Yahoo! in US$1 billion Alibaba deal
Baidu turns heads in Nasdaq IPO
IBM to enter China's online search contest
China.com eyes Nasdaq float
Google names China Adword partners
MP3 search services suspended

Volume 5, Issue 8 (26/7/05):

QQ to introduce real name registration system
CNNIC: Internet users top 100 million
eBay's Paypal arrives in China
Google to set up China R&D centre
UK's Autonomy agrees Netcom broadband joint venture
Yahoo! China loses president

Volume 5, Issue 7 (6/7/05):

Microsoft helps with blog censorship
Internet addiction clinic opens in Beijing
Online personal credit system launched
Authorities launch anti-porn campaign
Beijing seeking 4,000 web police

Volume 5, Issue 6 (6/6/05):

Online gaming content crackdown strengthened
eBay reveals China ambition
Gay website blocked
Tencent 1Q profits down
Undercover chatters promote government line
Google opens China office

Volume 5, Issue 5 (12/5/05):

Netease profits up, Sina profits down
E-commerce to grow 50 percent this year
Microsoft China JVs to boost MSN services
Mobile services consolation for disappointing Tom results
New IPR protection regulations planned
Electronic Arts eyes China games market

Volume 5, Issue 4 (20/4/05):

Electronic signatures law takes effect
False bank website warning issued
Sitong takes steps to sell Sina shares
Broadband subscribers to overtake US in 2005
Sohu buys online mapping site
Shanda seals music distribution agreement
64 percent of domain names lack websites

Volume 5, Issue 3 (25/3/05):

Baidu, Shanda sign collaborative agreement
China Telecom given netbar chain approval
Yahoo! executives in Beijing amid acquisitions rumours
Netease, SouFun announce property collaboration
Baidu, Google launch desktop search engines
Fake website growth causes concern
8848 sued for rights infringements

Volume 5, Issue 2 (28/2/05):

Shanda kicks up storm with Sina share purchase
Online gaming sales and profits up
Internet users to reach 134 million this year
Netease profits up 36.7 percent in 2004
'Semantic' search engine to make China challenge
Baidu plans for summer IPO
National anti-piracy alliance formed in Beijing
People's Daily wireless news site launched
Authorities close 12,000 netbars in 2004

Volume 5, Issue 1 (24/1/05):

Internet user numbers top 94 million
China the world's second largest source of spam
Hurray! files for Nasdaq listing
Illegal gambling network crushed
CERNET joins Intel-led research alliance
Dog blogger wins international award

Volume 4, Issue 15 (22/12/04):

Shanda gains control of Actoz
Warm Nasdaq welcome for online gaming IPO
TOM and Beijing Ministry make recruitment website moves
ITU report upbeat on China's broadband market
False bank website closed

Volume 4, Issue 14 (29/11/04):

2004 online gaming worth Rmb3.6 billion
Netbar advertising platform trial launched
Gaming, advertising support Netease revenue growth
First e-contract 'signed' online
Instant messenger seeks China partners
Tencent eyes online gaming growth

Volume 4, Issue 13 (29/10/04):

New hopes for e-payment platforms
Government to invest in 'healthy' online gaming
Netbars worth Rmb15 billion for economy
US online ad firm makes Chinese overtures
263 in strategic relaunch
Yahoo! heads up China email alliance
Shanda, EachNet in collaborative agreement

Volume 4, Issue 12 (4/10/04):

Unicom to open 3,000 netbars
Jobs website in Nasdaq listing
Online gaming growth strong but human resources weak
Alibaba, Intel to develop mobile e-commerce platform
Guangdong home to junkmail websites
Shanghai dominates online games industry
Youth association launches online gaming commission
Huawei sets up largest e-government network
Illegal online lottery software vendor arrested
CITS makes online move

Volume 4, Issue 11 (6/9/04):

Electronic signatures to boost e-commerce
Amazon buys top Chinese online retailer
Eachnet site link to eBay planned
China Unicom hunts down web-porn providers
Patriotic website closed for Japan railway protest
Warner wins China MP3 damages

Volume 4, Issue 10 (9/8/04):

Portals see SMS revenues drop
MoC announces online gaming censorship move
Dangdang rejects amazon buyout offer
Heatwave boosts online shopping
Portals drop pop-up ads
Beijing Youth Daily in online ticket agent move
Sega targets Chinese online gaming as Shanda rides high
Japanese hacker hits Diaoyu Islands site
Google, Yahoo! slammed by human rights group
Lord of the Rings game maker in China deal

Volume 4, Issue 9 (19/7/04):

Online ad market doubled in 2003
Sohu chairman: overseas investors lack understanding
New regulations ban online medicine distribution
Online gaming classification spurs rivalry
Chengdu recruits extra netbar inspectors
South Korea seeks Chinese help to trace hackers

Volume 4, Issue 8 (21/6/04):

Google buys share in Chinese search engine
Domain name price war breaks out
Netbars make less than Rmb3,000/month
Crackdown launched on porn sites
NetEase boosts free email storage

Volume 4, Issue 7 (7/6/04):

China Netcom to open cybercafe chain
CCTV launches online broadcasting
Sina strikes deal with China Agricultural bank
Sohu completes share buy-back and online acquisition
NetEase launches informatization advice channel

Volume 4, Issue 6 (17/5/04):

Yahoo! China accused of auction data appropriation
MP3 site to pay for copyright infringements
Portal execs meet for US summit
Journalist jailed for online articles
8,600 netbars closed in two month crackdown
Shanda cuts back Nasdaq IPO
KMT website hacked by PRC activists

Volume 4, Issue 5 (26/4/04):

Imported Internet games to be censored
Portals turn to online radio for new revenue
Data services company seeks Nasdaq listing
eBay rising to Yahoo! auction challenge
China's first movie cybercafe planned

Volume 4, Issue 4 (22/3/04):

New netbar clampdown announced
Tom Online seeks China acquisitions
3721 founder becomes Yahoo! China president
Internet takes the rap for teen crime
First national IPv6 network launched
Online-game operator predicts Rmb1 billion revenue

Volume 4, Issue 3 (1/3/04):

NetEase results cast gaming mould for Chinese portals
Tom ready to list mainland Internet business
China Telecom broadband users up 190 percent
Google unveils new Chinese advertising service
Spam server blacklist published
Falun Gong activists jailed for Internet campaigning

Volume 4, Issue 2 (9/2/04):

Yahoo! splits with CNNIC over 3721
Sohu claims profitability first but fails to impress
China's first online tax payment system launched
263 to invest Rmb 10 million combating spam
Microsoft China president moves to Shanda
2004 seen as crunch year for online gaming

Volume 4, Issue 1 (19/1/04):

Internet users close in on 80 million
Crackdown launched against online gaming piracy
Legend buys out AOL's FM365 shares
China, Japan, Korea launch IPv6 plan
Sina, Yahoo! in auction site deal
PCCW Korea joint venture targetsChina online gaming market
Shanda sued on copyright

Volume 3, Issue 15 (15/12/03):

Local protectionism may thwart netbar chain plans
Online game-making worth US$250 million
Portals in acquisitions frenzy
Government pushes .cn domain names
Largest sports portal launched
NetEase to buy mobile content from NEC
Cyber-dissident released but crackdowns continue

Volume 3, Issue 14 (10/11/03):

Internet cafe chains to dominate by 2006
Sina reports record 3Q profits
Online ads boost Sohu revenues
China acquisition triples Hongkong.com profits
3721 denies Yahoo! buyout
Online gaming operator plans Nasdaq listing

Volume 3, Issue 13 (13/10/03):

Beijing broadband price war looms
Tom in Beijing online chat takeover
Sohu forecasts US$80 million 2003 revenues
Internet civility textbook approved
Shanghai elderly targeted for Internet training

Volume 3, Issue 12 (15/9/03):

Sohu appoints new directors
CNNIC/3721 in courtroom clash
Consumer rights emphasised in draft e-commerce bill
Sina in BBC SMS deal
Taiwan makes trojan sabotage accusations
Anti-junkmail campaign launched
Hitachi launches e-government project with Beijing university

Volume 3, Issue 11 (25/8/03):

Sohu makes China Mobile short-change claims
Search engines in overseas listing speculation
Survey shows warming e-commerce attitudes
NetEase and Yeah introduce pay email

Volume 3, Issue 10 (11/8/03):

NetEase tops Nasdaq portals for profits
Survey: Internet is main source of news
Netcom China169 broadband given southern launch
First half online ad revenue tops Rmb360 million
China's first speaking book website launched
Net263 planning stock market move
China Mobile imposes third-party charging moratorium

Volume 3, Issue 9 (21/7/03):

Sohu profits soar
Online ad revenue to reach Rmb620 million
Government officials pledge boost for online sectors
News Corp breaks Netease link
First online consumption survey launched
Google in China tests with Sina
Internet cafes pushed underground

Volume 3, Issue 8 (16/6/03):

eBay buys out EachNet
New cultural products licences required
June 4: website blocked
Sina in Japanese cartoon deal
Zhejiang plans online trade fair
Netease first quarter profits posted
Anti-piracy website revamped

Volume 3, Issue 7 (26/5/03):

84 percent of Chinese firms victim to cyber attacks
Heavy sentences for cyber dissidents
Online gaming landmark for Shanghai production house
Bank of China reports online transaction boom
Portals enjoy stock market revival
China Unicom to open net bar chain

Volume 3, Issue 6 (5/5/03):

Sohu reaps SMS returns
Netease profits up on gaming spree
Netizens arrested over SARS 'rumours'
Sina signs up for search engine alliance
Tom.com to challenge mainland portals
Cyber cafe chains get approval

Volume 3, Issue 5 (7/4/03):

Portals prosper on Iraq war
Hitachi wins major equipment approval
Hongkong.com seeks share of mainland SMS
Hacker jailed in fake porn blackmail case
SMS designer website launched

Volume 3, Issue 4 (17/3/03):

Sina accused of stealing online gamers
Zhejiang Internet cafe chain launched
6.9 percent of global cyber attacks launched from China
New domain name system launched
Shanxi broadcasters put schools online in educational network

Volume 3, Issue 3 (24/2/03):

Intel in China schools IT push and Shanghai net cafe move
Sina bosses' share selloff raises concern
Xinhua launches new version website
Online media organisations make Taiwan trip
Students addicted to Internet
Sohu launches online gaming trial

Volume 3, Issue 2 (3/2/03):

Guangdong issues first e-commerce regulations
Online gaming piracy clampdown launched
Blog site unblocked - partially...
Sina profits confirmed
Sohu launches NBA website
Netease sued in copyright case

Volume 3, Issue 1 (20/1/03):

Latest CNNIC survey released
Sina.com heading for profit
Blog site blocked
Sohu and Sina in news tussle
3,300 Internet cafes closed

Volume 2, Issue 15 (23/12/02):

Internet users up to 58 million
MII announces domain name relaxation
'e-Home Living' project launched
Hang Seng bank gets mainland online operating go-ahead
New potential for rural websites

Volume 2, Issue 14 (2/12/02):

E-project regulation planned
Media protocol Internet to be tested in China
China Japan Korea Internet alliance launched
Sina wins lawsuit
China's netizens to pay for Internet use
Anti-junk e-mail group set up

Volume 2, Issue 13 (11/11/02):

Sohu strikes a profit as portals continue recovery
More new cybercafe rules as 90,000 closed
Reuters targets financial messages at Chinese banks
Chinese script web address threat dropped
Zhejiang launches technology market network

Volume 2, Issue 12 (14/10/02):

Chinese bank wins British online banking award
Websites join forces in search engine development
HSBC wins mainland online banking licence
Google reopened but Alta Vista blocked
Website for the blind launched
Beijing Youth Daily puts pdf version online
Tibet Daily launches news website

Volume 2, Issue 11 (9/9/02):

Pay email price war breaks out
MII publishes domain name registration regulations
Internet gaming revenue to reach Rmb700 million this year
Empty shell websites reveal e-commerce woes
Beijing blocks Google access

Volume 2, Issue 10 (12/8/02):

Netease first to record a profit
Officials recognise difficulties of controlling net bars
Mongolia gets China's first ethnic minority language website
Dissident gets 11 years for downloading articles
Beijing surfers move McOnline

Volume 2, Issue 9 (22/7/02):

Internet users top 45 million
Provisional online publishing regulations announced
Sohu records positive earnings
Sina loses plagiarism court case
Portals attacked over music copyright infringement

Volume 2, Issue 8 (1/7/02):

Fire triggers net bar clampdowns
Portals punished for June 4th content
Online fraudster sentenced
Powerline broadband access predicted by year's end
Legend closes website office

Volume 2, Issue 7 (3/6/02):

Internet cafe licensing suspended, new regulations issued
Free email days are over at 263.com... (or are they?)
Foreign news website blocks lifted
Sina takes up distance learning
Chongqing Telecom to launch VOD website
China Internet conference to be held in Shanghai

Volume 2, Issue 6 (6/5/02):

Survey reports 56 million home Internet users
Sohu first quarter revenues rise 10 percent
Sina.com to become ISP
Shanghai Internet bars closed

Volume 2, Issue 5:

263.net faces pay email lawsuit
Internet businesses sign self-disciplinary accord
IBM sees China e-business stepping stone in Guangdong
UK premiership soccer club launches Chinese website

Volume 2, Issue 4:

Sina, Sohu and Netease aim at network solutions markets
eBay moves on China market
Search engine becomes a measure of consumer sentiment
Junkmail overload leads to Euro-American sanction threats
Yahoo pins China hopes on World Cup boom

Volume 2, Issue 3:

Internet copyright case sets timely precedent
Sohu Sina spat continues
Survey: China not ready for Internet banking
Jiangsu puts 'cyber-notary' system on trial

Volume 2, Issue 2:

Sina and Sohu embroiled in plagiarism row
Conflicting signs about online trading
Powerline Internet access developed
Chinese portal closing down

Volume 2, Issue 1:

New Year brings new start for Netease
e-Anarchists arrested
Latest user survey completed