China's Ministry of Information Industry announced on December 28 that it had initiated an emergency plan with telecom operators, including China Telecom (CHA) and China Netcom (CN), to repair the seabed cable damaged by the earthquake in Taiwan earlier this week.

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has released an advisory on the punishment faced by online TV stations and video websites which run online programs without the government's approval or sell online advertisements with fake government documents.

A local Chinese judge has sentenced web portal Sohu.com (SOHU) to pay over CNY1.08 million as compensation to five international entertainment companies because the portal provided illegal downloading of the companies' films to Internet users.

SVA, BOE Technology Group and Kunshan Longteng, the three main TFT-LCD manufacturers in China, have agreed to jointly set up a professional company as a unified platform for each of their TFT-LCD services.

Ericsson (ERIC) and the Stockholm School of Economics have agreed to create a program aiming to generate in-depth knowledge of Chinese business and economics and China's impact on global trade patterns.

By Perry Wu
Proving that the Internet's infrastructure is as delicate and overrated as many of the business models that have embraced it, the Internet has died in China.

Jinan Yinquan Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom, has launched a systemwide expansion program to significantly increase server capacity, add equipment in cities and provinces that are targeted for expansion, increase the number of available phone numbers, replace certain equipment to increase speed and efficiency as well as add additional [...]

In a sector full of mergers, acquisitions, and accusations, CDC Corporation (CHINA) has announced the promotion of Kim Liou to its general counsel.

5Fad, one of the many digital music services in China, has signed a partnership contract with BrainMedia to launch a mobile streaming service for users in China to enjoy 3G quality services on their existing 2.5G mobile data network.

In what local analysts are blaming on the 6.7 earthquake off the coast of Taiwan yesterday, communications and Internet access throughout Asia have been disrupted.

The case of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' violation of the trademark of Beijing Travelstar High-tech Company has ended with a compromise in which Hitachi GST agrees to abandon the use of Travelstar's trademark in mainland China in its hard disk products.

Computing giant Lenovo (LNVGY) has announced a free computer recycling service in mainland China.

Chinese mobile operators are taking new measures to limit the annoying group sending of wireless text messages during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays.

Chinese wireless value-added services firm Linktone (LTON) has signed an exclusive partnership with Hainan Satellite, the parent company of Travel Channel China.

China Security & Surveillance Technology, a provider of digital surveillance technology in China, says it plans to acquire two Chinese security and surveillance companies.