India's Department of Telecom announced on Tuesday this week that it formally bans Indian mobile operators from importing much of the telecom equipment manufactured by Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE.

Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. might be reaping the benefits of Google's China capitulation as Baidu announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, and showed a 59.6% revenue increase year-over-year.

Chinese third-party Internet payment platform Alipay.com has inked a cooperation deal with the international credit card organization MasterCard, to officially launch payment services with MasterCard in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Chinese integrated information technology services provider Digital China Holdings Limited has announced that the company has joined Research in Motion's BlackBerry Alliance Program as an Elite Member.

The glow for online games in China might be dimming, as SeaRainbow Holding Corporation Limited, the owner of the Chinese online leisure game platform Ourgame, has revealed the financial statistics of Ourgame for the year of 2009, stating that the company lost over CNY34.48 million in 2009.

The Shanghai Internet Cafe Industry Association and Bank of Hangzhou have reached an agreement to launch a joint guarantee loan program for Internet cafe operators in Shanghai, according to information from the official website of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture (Radio), Film & TV.

Chinese online tourism website Ctrip.com has reportedly acquired Sozhen.com, a website focusing on ancient Chinese town travel.

According to Jonney Shih, chairman of the Taiwanese PC maker Asus, the company plans to unveil its tablet computer product Eee Pad in June 2010.

Chinese lifestyle websites Ganji.com and Dianping.com have inked a strategic cooperation to provide comprehensive lifestyle information services to netizens across China.

Singapore (April 27, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — No bills, no marketing collateral. Just you and your mobile. The reason why 85% of Indian Telco customers are on pre-paid could simply be convenience. India has about 17 mobile providers who cater to approximately 550 million subscribers. China on the other hand has 3 mobile providers catering [...]

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com Inc. says its revenues rose by 12% year-over-year as it reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Chinese online gaming firm Changyou.com Limited today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

According to Wang Donghui, chief financial officer of Kingsoft, the company plans to enter the European and the North American game markets with two online games in 2011, and the company predicted its revenue from the overseas markets will account for 20% of its total revenue in the next two years.

Three months after Baidu's announcement of its plan to set up a joint venture with the Japanese e-commerce operator Rakuten, the JV was formally founded in Beijing's Tongzhou district last week.

According to reports in local media, the Chinese Internet portal NetEase.com is in contact with MSN China and intends to take a 50% stake in MSN China from Shanghai Alliance Investment.