Chinese Internet media company NetEase.com Inc. now has approval to run its World of Warcraft expansion game in China.

Chinese online game operator 9you.com has announced that the company has gained an Information Network Communicated Audio-Video Program License, with the license number of 0910541, enabling it to operate online video businesses in China.

The9, a struggling online game developer in China, has reached an agreement with South Korea's Neowiz to allow Neowiz to exclusively operate The9's game World of Fighter in South Korea.

According to Ouyang Weimin, director of Payment System Department of the People's Bank of China, PBOC plans to issue licenses to Chinese online third-party payment platforms to bring more competition and a higher level of security into this industry.

Taiwan-headquartered fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. and the U.S. wireless communication technology developer Qualcomm have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement.

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.

Chinese online game developer Giant Interactive Group Inc. has signed an agreement with Russia's Astrum Nival LLC to grant a license to Astrum Nival to operate ZT Online in the Russian Federation and other Russian speaking territories.

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority states that a mobile virtual network operator, Trident Telecom Ventures Limited, had notified OFTA that it relinquished its license to OFTA.

The General Administration of Press and Publication of China has blacklisted 71 types of computer games and issued warnings to 27 game operators during its campaign against vulgar online content.

Chinese search engine firm Baidu.com's online shopping platform Youa has launched a physical store certification program, providing physical store certification service and operating qualification service to its contracted vendors.

GigaMedia Limited is bringing Korea's Luna Online to mainland China via an exclusive licensing arrangement.

U.S.-based Qualcomm (QCOM) has granted China's LT Mobile Communication a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units implementing the CDMA2000 standard.

Chinese online game developer NetDragon Websoft has announced a new licensing agreement with Electronic Arts (ERTS) to develop a 3D massively multi-player online role playing game based on Electronic Arts' Dungeon Keeper line of games.

According to local media reports, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue 3G licenses in December 2008 or January 2009 before the lunar new year.

Hong Kong is boosting its wireless broadband services with an invitation for applications for bidding on its new radio spectrum services.