Local media report that China Mobile (CHL), one of the main telecom operators in China, has begun to block the WAP network in ten provinces including Jiangxi, Anhui, part of Jiangsu, part of Hunan, part of Guangxi and part of Hubei.

Blog United Community, at blshe.com, says it is the first blog website in China that has been registered and released with a real name mechanism.

ALONG Mobile Technologies says it will provide one of its mobile phone games to be embedded into Motorola's (MOT) Motorizr Z6 mobile phones in China.

Dynasty Gaming signed an agreement with Sohu.com (SOHU) to cooperate on content and marketing matters related to Dynasty's Mahjong game on Sohu's casual game platform.

Atos Origin and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad announced the formal inauguration of its Integration Test Lab in Beijing.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMI) announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2006.

China's Ministry of Information Industry has issued a circular to local government construction departments and planning departments, as well as the six main telecom operators, banning real estate developers, property managers and telecom operators from signing exclusive agreements for telecom services in residential areas.

Kevin Rollins, CEO of Dell, declared at a conference held in Beijing that Dell would purchase components worth more than US$18 billion from Chinese suppliers in the coming years and at the same time it would enlarge its investment in China market.

The 863 Expert Team has checked and approved the Analysis and Testing Study of RFID's Application in Logistics made by the Institute of Automation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Guangdong Unicom, an affiliate of China Unicom, has announced plans to adopt one-way charging for all its services from February 1, 2007.

China's Ministry of Science and Technology has unveiled five priorities it will help push in software innovation in the 11th Five-Year Period.

Mobile value-added service firm CDC Mobile has entered into an agreement with Nokia to pre- install CDC Mobile's proprietary software in selected Nokia cell phones sold in China.

Beijing Gehua CATV Network Company has formed an alliance with other companies to provide comprehensive high-definition television service and accelerate the development of the service in China.

China's National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Information Industry, Ministry of Commerce and the State General Administration of Taxation have jointly issued a circular to reduce the tax paid by 152 key software firms in China.

China Unicom disclosed at its internal work meeting that it would further divide its marketing department into a G Network Marketing Department and C Network Marketing Department, respectively.