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 online game developer and operator NetDragon Websoft has announced that it has launched the open beta testing for the Arabic version of its online game "Conquer Online".

Having already established production bases in South Africa, France, Hungary and Algeria, Chinese home electronics manufacturer Hisense has just built its newest production base in Egypt.

A new report from IDC states worldwide PC shipments struggled to meet expectations in the third quarter of 2008, with companies like China's Lenovo struggling as spending slowed.

ZTE Corporation, China's leading telecom equipment manufacturer, has announced that its WiMAX 16e system gained the Wave2 qualification certification issued by the WiMAX Forum.

Lingo Media has received USD5,000,000 in financing from Orascom Telecom to be used for ongoing development, maintenance and operation of Lingo Media's Speak2Me web portal and for general working capital purposes in China.

China Mobile (CHL) has chosen Sybase 365 to extend its international SMS connectivity to an additional 44 countries and more than 130 operators.

China TechFaith (CNTF) has signed an agreement with QuickTel to develop and manufacture low-cost mobile handsets in Egypt.

China Mobile will open a Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in London to provide service to overseas Chinese. In addition, the company also plans to build virtual mobile networks in Europe.