SST (SSTI) and Nanotech Corporation, a semiconductor foundry located in Changzhou announced the companies have entered into a multi-faceted investment, technology licensing and foundry relationship. Under terms of the agreement, Nanotech, will license SST's 0.25micron self-aligned SuperFlash technology, thus providing Nanotech's foundry customers, who are developing programmable logic and embedded flash memory products, access [...]

Some Internet service providers in China including CITVC (China Internet TV Company), Baidu, Sina (SINA), Sohu (SOHU), Shanda (SNDA) and Shanghai Orient yesterday became signatories to the "Chinavnet Copyright Self-Discipline Convention" in Shanghai.

China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMI) says it has finally resolved pending patent and trade secret litigations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM).

McGraw-Hill Education announced an equity investment in PRCEDU Corporation, an online education service provider for Chinese universities and academic institutions.

Shenzhen Dongjin has finally given official comments about Intel's (INTC) trademark dispute with the company. Intel has submitted a petition to Shenzhen Secondary People's Court, accusing Shenzhen Dongjin Communications Technology Stock Company of intellectual property violations.

The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) will allocate CNY10 million in support of the development of generally-used network game engines in China.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd announced revenue and net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. Fourth quarter revenue reached NT$63.87 billion, while net income and fully diluted earnings per share came to NT$22.18 billion and NT$0.96 per share (US$0.15 per ADS unit), respectively.

China's Great Wall Computer will launch more specialized game PCs for Internet cafes in hopes of capitalizing on that market.

China Wireless (CWLC.OB) is in discussions with a leading managed services company in Tianjin for the proposed acquisition of Tianjin Create Company by China Wireless.

Xinhua Finance announced that Mergent, Inc., its fully owned subsidiary, has expanded its product offering with the launch of a new service designed to deliver critical data to the rapidly growing hedge fund market.

Xinhua has announced that after an extensive check of the game publishing and software market, the General Administration of Press and Publications of China has banned 50 illegal games and publications.

Microsoft (MSFT) plans to enhance its anti-piracy engineering, education and enforcement efforts by expanding the Windows Genuine Advantage program to users in China.

Guoli Telecom has brought a libel lawsuit against Beijing Fuhua Chuangxin Technologies Development Company, owner of China Finance Online, for the latter's published article called "Guoli Telecom Unexpectedly Requests To Be Dismissed" on its website.

Rumors in recent months say that Chinabyte.com is going to shift towards other business areas. Li Zhigao, CEO of Chinabyte, is quoted this week in local media as saying that the company will focus on building online virtual communities this year.

An e-Government Center of Excellence has been jointly set up by Beijing University and Oracle (ORCL).