China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published new security and advertising provisions for regulating the Internet information service market, effective March 15, 2012.

Chinese Internet advertising provider Allyes AdNetwork has witnessed a high-level executive shake-up with both the CEO and COO departing the company.

The China Internet Network Information Center has published a report on the activities of Chinese group buying users for 2011 in Beijing, stating that by June 2011, there were 42.2 million online group buying users in China, an increase of 125% compared with six months ago.

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, and stated that as its tax rate increased, so did its profit.

Chinese information technology company Hasee and the Internet video website Qiyi.com have jointly announced in Beijing that the two parties have reached strategic cooperation, and Hasee will invest CNY30 million to place advertisements on Qiyi.com.

The microblog channel of Sina.com and China Telecom have signed an agreement to implement a cooperation for products based on the microblog services at Sina.com.

Chinese Internet video website Ku6.com has announced that to simplify operations, control costs, and improve efficiency, the company has decided to restructure its sales department.

Chinese online media company Sohu.com Inc. says its revenues rose by 35% over last year as it reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Chinese software company Kingsoft has decided to give Kingsoft Ciba, its Chinese-English translation software, a new logo to replace the one that has been using for the past 13 years.

Chinese online recruitment company 51job Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2010 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in the business-to-consumer home appliances website Coo8.com, but no financial details have been disclosed.

China's B2B e-commerce group Alibaba and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank have reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement to jointly provide services to small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as farmers in rural areas in China.

Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. posted a 76.4% revenue increase as the company announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Chinese digital media firm Focus Media Holding Limited announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and stated total net revenue was USD158.2 million, representing an increase of 27% from USD124.9 million for the first quarter of 2010 and an increase of 22% from USD129.5 million for the second quarter [...]

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Beijing in May 2010, the Chinese mainland Founder Group and the Taiwanese Acer have jointly announced that they will implement further cooperation in the PC business sector.