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Article | 1/11/2011 China's group buying sites mainly 'sinking ships', fighting for profits

Nearly all of China's over 5,000 group buying sites will eventually go under as tough competition and diminishing cash reserves force them to fold, ac...

Article | 31/10/2011 First Angry Birds store slated to open in China

Angry Birds publisher Rovio plans to sell official merchandise around the iconic game by opening its own retail store in China, according to a company...

Article | 28/10/2011 Baidu Q3 revenue exceeds projections, profits up 80 percent

China's largest search engine Baidu reported that net profit in the third quarter was up 80 percent year-on-year, as the company saw strong growth in ...

Article | 27/10/2011 TSMC's Q3 profits sink 35 percent on weak demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said Thursday net profits in the third quarter dropped 35.2 percent year-over-year, as demand for the co...

Article | 26/10/2011 China detains Internet users for spreading rumors

Chinese authorities have started to detain Internet users for allegedly spreading online rumors, in its latest measure to control the country's social...

Article | 25/10/2011 Groupon's China venture posts US$46M loss

Groupon's China venture posted a net loss of US$46.4 million for the past nine months, generating only $2.1 million in revenue as it fights to gain do...

Article | 24/10/2011 China's Alibaba sets up fund to back mobile OS

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is readying the next update of its mobile operating system as a company subsidiary launched a new fund to suppo...

Article | 21/10/2011 Acer posts another loss as Q3 revenues fall 30 percent

Acer reported loss for the second quarter in a row, as the Taiwanese company struggles with sagging PC sales and the rise of tablets.

Article | 20/10/2011 China Mobile third quarter profit rises 3.7 percent

China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, saw net profit in its third quarter increase by about 3.7 percent from the same period year ago, ...

Article | 20/10/2011 Chinese government defends its Internet policies as open and clear

China on Thursday responded to U.S. concerns about its blocking of company websites, saying that China's Internet policies are open and clear. However...

Article | 20/10/2011 Lenovo-backed gaming system to launch early 2012

A Lenovo-backed video game system, the iSec, will launch in China early next year and cost just over 3000 yuan ($470), according to a spokesman with t...

Article | 19/10/2011 China's fast growth makes it Apple's second-largest market

China has become Apple's second-largest market behind the U.S., with revenues increasing almost four times year-over-year for this past quarter, accor...

Article | 18/10/2011 Odor from Apple supplier factory in China unbearable, residents say

For months, Luo Xiaoqiang has lived with an odor she describes as a mix of chemical fertilizer and burning plastic.

Article | 18/10/2011 HTC loses initial patent ruling against Apple

The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday that Apple did not violate four patents held by HTC, which said it intends to appeal.

Article | 17/10/2011 Apple's iPhone 4S selling for $2,000 in China

Apple has as yet to launch its new iPhone 4S in China, but the device is already selling in Beijing's gray market at whopping prices of up to about U...