Apple's CEO Tim Cook has penned an apology to Chinese consumers over warranty and after-sales issues in China.

Chinese online video website Tudou.com has updated its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a planned initial public offering this week.

Chinese online news and video media service Phoenix New Media Limited filed its F-1 statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in a bid to raise up to USD200 million in an initial public offering.

Xia Xiaohui, deputy general manager of China Network Television (CNTV), revealed during an Internet economy development forum in the Yangtze River Delta that CNTV.cn and CCTV.com will be merged at the end of May 2010 and CCTV.com will become a sub-brand of CNTV.cn.

China's National Office Against Pornography and Illegal Publication, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the National Copyright Administration of China and China Central Television have jointly initiated the 2010 Green Bookmark intellectual property rights initiative in Beijing.

China Mobile and China Broadcasting Corporation have jointly announced that the TD+CMMB mobile TV service developed by the two parties has officially been put into commercial use.

Days after Chinese online game developer and operator The9's president announced her departure from the helm of the company, the company has now gone ahead with plans for expansion with the acquisition of an American company.

Chinese online game developer The9 Limited announced that its president will not have her employment contract extended.

The China National Tourism Administration has signed a Tourism Promotion Close Cooperation Agreement with People.com.cn, Xinhuanet.com, CCTV.com, ce.cn and Sina.com.

Wintek Suzhou, an affiliate of Wintek Corporation and a major supplier of components for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, has been exposed by China Central Television for hazardous work conditions and disputes about employee welfare.

According to local media reports, rival Chinese video websites Youku.com and Tudou.com have formed an alliance and jointly launched a new online video joint broadcast model, sharing the copyright of each other's exclusive videos.

Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has bought a new domain name, 1688.com, for the launch of its new online wholesale business.

Chinese search engine firm Baidu Inc. is launching a new company to provide advertising-supported online video services in China.

China Network Television, the national network television broadcasting organization of China with ties to CCTV, has been formally launched under the domain name of CNTV.cn.

Chinese video website Youku.com is riding the Chinese online video bubble with an announcement that it has just completed its latest round of financing and gained USD40 million from private equity firms.