Dell (DELL) has launched Direct2Dell Chinese, becoming one of the first computer systems company to open a corporate blog in Chinese.

21cn.com, the fifth largest email service provider on the Chinese mainland, has adopted a next-generation anti-spam system called Knowledge-based Anti-spam Gateway from Hanqi Technology.

Shanghai Media Group has signed with Chinese domestic home appliance supplier Haier to cooperate on the development, marketing and servicing of high-definition televisions.

In order to guarantee the food safety for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing has formally begun constructing a food safety tracking system.

Local media reports that Focus Media will soon begin another round of acquisitions with the purchase of four Internet companies.

Although it has been in operation for less than two years, Aoyou.com, a joint venture between China Youth Travel and Travelport, has reportedly suffered a loss of CNY60 million.

China Air Transport Association and TravelSky Technology Limited have jointly launched a service hotline for e-ticket buyers so that they can verify the authenticity of e-tickets purchased in China.

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