Just days after China Mobile slammed shut the ability for wireless value-added service providers to gain revenue from their mobile services, specific Chinese technology companies have been named in the crackdown to rid China of mobile and Web-based pornography.

Avangate, a full service provider of electronic software distribution and reseller management solutions for software vendors, has announced its cooperation partnership with the Chinese Internet payment service provider Alipay, enabling these software vendors to pay with Chinese Yuan in China via Alipay's platform.

Strategic Decision Initiative Inc. and Itokuro Inc. announced Japan-zaixian.cn, their joint-operated portal providing Chinese travelers with information about Japan, will cooperate with China's largest online travel service provider Ctrip.com.

China UnionPay and China Unicom have signed an agreement in Beijing to form a strategic partnership to implement comprehensive cooperation in the financial payment and communication service sectors.

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com has announced several new appointments and published the list of its new management team.

Wireless value-added services revenue precipitously dropped in the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, for weary Chinese mobile interactive entertainment services company Linktone Ltd.

Japan's Toshiba and Jiangsu-based Nantong Fujitsu Microelectronics have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a system LSI chip assembly and testing joint venture in Wuxi.

Mobile phone giant Nokia has signed an agreement with China Talent Group. Nokia will provide jobs to 500 migrant workers in China after they receive professional training at CTG.