Proving that Internet business models in China can come and go at the whim of a Chinese government agency, a new government edict states NetEase.com has no authority to operate the World of Warcraft and the company should immediately stop charging users to play the game.

Mobile Market, China Mobile's online mobile phone applications store for its OPhone and other devices, has published a notice stating that it started to charge for software and game products downloaded from its website from November 1, 2009.

Accor makes its Taiwan debut with Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
Shanghai, China (November 02, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Accor, the most dynamic international hotel group in China, proudly announced today the opening of its first hotel in Taiwan, the new Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. As economic collaborations between Mainland and Taiwan continue to strengthen, [...]

Taiwan-based PC maker Asus has announced that the company made net profit of NTD6.497 billion, which equals CNY1.37 billion, in the third quarter of 2009, higher than its expectation of NTD2.97 billion.

Chinese business-to-business e-commerce group Alibaba has announced the establishment of its education subsidiary in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Travel review website TripAdvisor.com announced it is buying Kuxun.cn, a Chinese flight and hotel search engine, as it taps into a burgeoning tourism market buoyed by China's resilient economy.