”China” News

China unveils telecom restructuring

BEIJING - China's phone companies will merge into three large groups in a long-awaited government restructuring of its giant telecoms market that could lead to billions of dollars in new orders for foreign equipment suppliers.
05 31 2008 8:59AM (...more)

China's 3G Conversion Boosts Telecom Software Firm's Earnings

U.S. telecom firms have hit a ceiling as most Americans have a cell phone and Internet access. These firms can only dream of untapped potential in China , the world's largest mobile market .
11 26 2009 8:54AM (...more)

China expresses relief over Clinton visit

BEIJING (AFP) – Hillary Clinton's trip to Beijing has come as a relief to China after the US secretary of state steered clear of human rights and other sensitive issues to focus
02 25 2009 7:29AM (...more)

2 Chinese leopard cubs born in Paris zoo

PARIS – A Paris zoo officially introduced its newest — and cutest — arrivals Monday, two Chinese leopard cubs, six-week-old brothers Wei, or "big and strong," and Xun, meaning "fast" or "quick." A bold Wei and his more taciturn brother posed for curious onlookers before
01 20 2009 9:02PM (...more)

China issues 3G mobile phone licenses

BEIJING – China assigned third-generation mobile phone licenses Wednesday to three carriers in a long-awaited step that is expected to prompt $41 billion in spending on new equipment. Licenses were granted to 01 8 2009 3:14AM (...more)

Hong Stock index drops 2.8 percent

HONG KONG – Hong Kong 's key stock index dropped 2.8 percent on Tuesday as a lower-than-expected cut in Chinese interest rates led investors to unload shares in financial companies. The blue-chip 12 24 2008 2:17AM (...more)

Motorola wins China Telecom network upgrade work

BEIJING (Reuters) – Motorola has won a contract to upgrade part of China Telecom's network for advanced multimedia services, the U.S. telecom gear maker said in a statement on Tuesday. Motorola will provide CDMA infrastructure
12 17 2008 2:31AM (...more)

China picks up 3G pace, Mobile completes gear deals

MACAU (Reuters) – China took another step toward its long-cherished goal of operating high-speed telecoms services, with China Mobile (12 16 2008 10:59AM (...more)

China to issue 3G licenses as early as this month

BEIJING – China will issue third-generation mobile phone licenses as early as this month and expects companies to spend 200 billion yuan ($30 billion) on installing equipment, the industry minister said Friday. China has the world's
12 13 2008 5:16AM (...more)

China to probe mental hospital abuses: state media

BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese authorities are probing charges that a city in the east of the country locked up citizens in mental hospitals to prevent them complaining about local injustices, state press said Tuesday. At least
12 10 2008 6:45AM (...more)