”China” News

China Unicom, Netcom in 56-bln-dlr merger

HONG KONG (AFP) - Wireless telecom provider China Unicom will take over fixed-line operator China Netcom in a share swap valued at 56 billion dollars, Unicom officials have said.
06 3 2008 7:45PM (...more)

China Telcos Unveil Mega-Deals, Unicom To Buy Netcom

HONG KONG, June 2 - China unveiled
06 3 2008 7:10PM (...more)

China to investigate Google for illegal maps: official media

BEIJING (AFP) - China has launched an investigation into online mapping services by Internet giants including Google and Sohu in an effort to protect state secrets and territorial integrity, state press said.
05 6 2008 6:52PM (...more)

China vaults past USA in Internet users

BEIJING - China, already the world leader in cellphone use, has surpassed the USA as the No. 1 nation in Internet users.
04 22 2008 12:00AM (...more)

China says 56 fishermen missing as typhoon nears

BEIJING (Reuters) - Fifty-six Chinese fishermen weremissing on Friday as a typhoon bore down on the southern resortisland of Hainan which state media said was the earliest tothreaten the region in decades and may well be the strongest.
04 19 2008 4:06AM (...more)

Intel Capital Launches Second China Investment Fund

Intel on Tuesday introduced its second China investment fund , which will have $500 million to invest in wireless broadband, media, telecommunications and "clean tech" in the communist nation.
04 9 2008 9:49PM (...more)

Mobile phones cut China Telecom profits

SHANGHAI, China - China Telecom Corp . said Monday that annual profits fell 13 percent last year as more customers switched to mobile phones.
04 8 2008 7:38AM (...more)

Foreign investment in China up 38.3 pct

BEIJING - Foreign investment in China rose 38.3 percent in February from a year ago to $6.9 billion, the Commerce Ministry reported Wednesday.
03 13 2008 2:51AM (...more)

China Railway Construction up 21.15 percent in market debut

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China Railway Construction , which raised a combined 5.4 billion dollars in its initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai and Hong Kong , jumped 21.15 percent in its debut in Shanghai on Monday.
03 10 2008 4:34PM (...more)

Taiwan-China trade hits record high

TAIPEI (AFP) - Bilateral trade between Taiwan and China rose 16.1 percent last year to a record high of 102.3 billion US dollars on the back of increasing cross-strait exchanges, the island's authorities said Friday.
02 29 2008 6:32PM (...more)