Stories by Michael Kan

Apple's iPad 2 attracts big lines in Beijing

It took 20 hours of waiting in line. But by 8 a.m. on Friday morning, 48-year-old Yu Hong had finally gotten her hands on Apple's iPad 2.

Written by Michael Kan06 May 11 15:10

U.S. senator critical of rumored Facebook-Baidu tie-up

The possibility of Facebook entering China has started to draw political scrutiny, with U.S. senator Dick Durbin questioning whether a rumored tie-up between the U.S. social networking site and Chinese search engine Baidu would affect users' free speech and privacy.

Written by Michael Kan05 May 11 19:46

China's Baidu launching free legal music downloads

China's largest search engine Baidu is preparing to offer free legal music downloads, as part of a push by the company to move away from its reputation as a provider of pirated content.

Written by Michael Kan05 May 11 16:24

China's new IT authority could raise censorship

China announced on Wednesday it had established a new department to oversee information on the Internet, in a move that could lead to more effective Web censorship.

Written by Michael Kan05 May 11 01:01

China's ZTE fires back at Huawei with own lawsuit

Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier ZTE has fired back against its rival Huawei Technologies by filing its own patent infringement lawsuit against the company.

Written by Michael Kan29 April 11 20:37

China's Huawei files lawsuit aganist rival ZTE

China's largest telecommunications equipment supplier, Huawei, has filed lawsuits against Chinese rival ZTE for patent infringement involving mobile technologies.

Written by Michael Kan29 April 11 17:00

White iPhone 4 creates long lines in Beijing

The launch of Apple's iPhone 4 in a white casing generated a long line of Chinese customers outside one of the company's stores in Beijing on Thursday.

Written by Michael Kan28 April 11 20:57

Rovio to design versions of Angry Birds for China

Rovio Mobile, the developer of the Angry Birds game, plans to release Chinese versions of its hit product later this year, as it hopes to turn the game brand into China's biggest entertainment franchise, an executive said Thursday.

Written by Michael Kan28 April 11 17:51

China's Baidu revenue, profits up on strong traffic growth

China's largest search engine, Baidu, reported strong revenue and profit growth in the first quarter, driven by "solid traffic growth" and measures to generate more revenue from the company's sites.

Written by Michael Kan28 April 11 12:38

Nokia sees growth in use of mobile app for rural China

Nokia, China's biggest handset vendor, reported on Wednesday that a mobile app aimed at helping rural Chinese users has become the company's fastest-growing service in the country.

Written by Michael Kan27 April 11 22:11

Angry Birds game reaches 140 million downloads

The popularity of Angry Birds continues to soar as the game has now reached 140 million downloads worldwide, according to an executive with its publisher Rovio Mobile.

Written by Michael Kan27 April 11 16:57

China's Alibaba sees big growth with AliExpress site

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group reported Tuesday that its wholesale supplier site at AliExpress is seeing "tremendous growth" and is beating out its competitors, just one year after it was launched.

Written by Michael Kan26 April 11 22:22
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