Chinese telecom group China Mobile has announced the formal establishment of its board of directors, and Wang Jianzhou, chairman of China Mobile, signed services contracts with five outside directors.

According to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China, starting from January 27, 2011, the import tax of some information technology products, including computers and video camcorders, has been lowered from 20% to 10%.

China's State Council and Central Military Commission have jointly published "Regulations for Radio Control", stating that starting from November 1, 2010, China can implement nationwide, cross-province, cross-autonomous-region, or cross-municipality radio control, for the sake of the security of the country.

The trial operation of the convergence of the telecom, broadcasting, and the Internet networks in Beijing has now officially started.

News apparently from Datang reveals that the Chinese government has decided to merge the two stated-owned telecom equipment makers, Datang Telecom and Potevio, before the end of 2010.

The General Office of the State Council of China has published the list of the first batch of pilot regions and cities for the convergence of three networks, including the telecom network, the Internet network, and the broadcasting network.

China's State Council Information Office has published a white paper outlining China's Internet status.

During the Information and Communication Technology and Urban Development Forum, the first official forum of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, revealed that China's convergence of its three networks may cover all cities in three to five years.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced that it will cooperate with other related departments to accelerate the legislation for a mobile phone real-name system in 2010.

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.

The General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has issued a circular which asks government departments and large business and social enterprises to take measures to deal with A H1N1 flu by adjusting their work time.

The General Administration of Press and Publication of China has issued a notice to enhance the authorization and management of imported online games and states that unauthorized online games should not be exhibited in China.

According to Guangdong Communications Administration, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Council Information Office are jointly formulating regulations on mobile phone real-name registration system and the regulations are waiting for the approval of the State Council.

China's Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Council Information Office have jointly issued a circular which says that "green" software will be provided to primary and middle schools around the country to help them purify their online environments.

On the heels of the unveiling of 3G in China, Actix has now opened a new office in Beijing to support its enterprise solution for the Chinese telecoms market.