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Unicom-Netcom merger takes effect
The listed arms of China Network Communications Group Corp. (China Netcom) and China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom) announced on Oct. 15 that the merger of China Unicom and China Netcom has been completed. [full article]

The trouble with virtual worlds
In the latest Interfax guest column, Benjamin Joffe, founder of consulting firm Plus Eight Star as well as the Beijing chapter of the Mobile Monday organization, discusses the rise and fall, then possible rise again, of online virtual worlds. [full article]

SMG subsidiary sets up digital music JV with U.S. firm
Shanghai Synergy Culture and Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of China's second largest entertainment group Shanghai Media Group, and U.S. music and media company a-Peer Holding Group have established a joint venture in Shanghai offering digital music services, a senior official with the joint venture told Interfax on Oct. 14. [full article]

GlobalMarket.com merges with HK B2B sites
Guangzhou-based online business-to-business (B2B) operator GlobalMarket.com announced on Oct. 10 that it has merged with two Hong Kong B2B sites, TradeEasy.com and MarketPlace Publications Ltd. [full article]

Sampling TD-SCDMA leaves a sour taste - a user's opinion
As one of the 60,000 lucky people that have been chosen by China Mobile to participate in the free trials of its 3G service based on China's homegrown TD-SCDMA technology, I have found my TD-SCDMA experience to be so far disappointing. [full article]

Homespun titles the key to success for China's online game industry - China Game CEO
With China's large online game companies such as Shanda and 9you paying greater attention to domestically developed games, small and medium sized game developers have sprung up to meet the demand for homegrown titles. [full article]

Visionox opens China's first OLED production line
Tsinghua University and Visionox Corp., the university's affiliate, launched China's first organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production line in Kunshan City in Jiangsu Province on Oct. 8.[full article]

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POLICY	[more]
Guangdong authorities pushing competing cable TV operators to merge SARFT fines China Telecom for operating IPTV illegally MIIT Aiminig to encourage network convergence with new policies MIIT to step up supervision over phone quality and after-sale services

INTERNET & SOFTWARE	[more]
Baidu's bid-for-ranking model may result in eventual market share decline-analyst Alibaba to invest $30 mln in global marketing campaign Microsoft's new Windows XP anti-piracy measure aimed at boosting Vista usage -analyst

WIRELESS	[more]
China Mobile adds 7.25 mln new subscribers while China Unicom adds 640,000 ZTE to develop LTE technology over next two years China sees 26,000 TD-SCDMA users, 3G market holds great potential - MIIT

HANDSETS	[more]
Sharp launches new mobile phone, frames China strategy China's electronic informaiton product trade cools in 2008 Dopod to introduce Android phone to China in Q1 2008 - insider

GAMING	[more]
Shanda to continue investing in Chinese game firms despite financial crisis Beijing Internet bars to take ID photos Kingsoft to launch first-pay-to-play game next year New Web game distribution system targets BBS operators

MEDIA	[more]
CSPN to compete with CCTV's sports channel Nokia Growth Partners invests in Madhouse China's digital publishing industry struggling - GAPP China's online and market to weather global crisis, may benefit -Optimedia China CEO

FIXED-LINE	[more]
CyWee launching gaming bundles from China Telecom, China Unicom broadband packages SMC to launch interactive TV and IPTV platform in 2009 UTStarcom and Best Tone to build video advertising network in hunan China's telecom market resilient amid economic crisis - analyst

ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE	[more]
Dell outlines Chinese expansion and procurement plans for 2009 Lenovo sees global market share erode in Q3, cuts U.S. staff Skyworth and Lenovo to rool out IGRS laptops and televisions

STATISTICS	[more]
51.com set to turn profit in 2009 - 51.com CEO China Mobile's profit up 38 pct in first nine months, China Telecom reports profit fall China to consume 12 mln flat panel televisions in 2008

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