Tencent given bank go-ahead
[2014-04-14 20:39]The Chinese IT heavyweight has been granted a license by the nation's top banking watchdog to set up a private bank.
Are free Internet services sustainable?
[2014-04-14 07:13]Free e-mail, free games and free access to many online services, when describing the Internet age it is hard to ignore its "for free" aspect.
Alipay banned from dealing with Diablo III
[2014-04-12 16:04]Alipay has been prevented by the Ministry of Culture from offering purchase services for Diablo III, an online game that yet needs approval for the mainland market.
'Red' WeChat messages reach Chinese blue helmets
[2014-04-10 14:05]Chinese UN peacekeepers in the Republic of Mali have been updated of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s ongoing "mass line" campaign through mobile messaging platform WeChat.
World leaders join Weibo
[2014-04-10 01:55]Some 200 world leaders, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, have joined Weibo, Twitter-like microbloging service.
Online sellers look at new sites to make business click
[2014-04-07 09:36]Those who enjoy shopping without leaving home are clicking onto Taobao, where almost every necessity is catered to on the online platform of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Motivations behind Chinese investment in US high-tech unveiled
[2014-04-05 10:30]The United States is seeing rising Chinese investment in its technology and innovation industries during the past years.
Online games are transformed by speedier connections
[2014-04-04 17:38]A new report by Ericsson, the world's largest mobile broadband provider, says games-playing is being transformed, driven by a wave of new devices like smartphones and tablets, faster Internet connections and the rising interest of players of varied demographics.
Samsung-Apple battle enters second round
[2014-04-04 15:25]The second round of a raging patent war between the world's top two technology companies, Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc., resumed in a US court in California on Monday.
Foodies tuck into mobile feast
[2014-04-03 22:10]Food lovers can now check out the latest information on food and restaurants at Sohu.com's mobile news.
Jack Ma invests $532m in financial software firm
[2014-04-03 14:00]Jack Ma the founder of the world's biggest e-commerce firm, will pay 3.3 billion yuan ($531.78 million) to take a controlling share of financial software firm, Hundsun Technologies Inc.
Alibaba's IPO architect lays out blueprint
[2014-04-03 11:27]Alibaba, the world's biggest e-commerce company, changed how China shops. Now the man driving its blockbuster US stock sale wants to transform the rest of the country's services industry.
Cashing in on Internet Protocol Television
[2014-04-03 11:27]As the five rings finally blossomed during the closing ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, television broadcasters were celebrating the breaking of yet another world record.
JD.com restructures in advance of IPO
[2014-04-03 09:43]JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce company, will be split into four different units, to pave the way for its upcoming IPO and to give the businesses room to grow.
Internet finance shaking up Chinese banks
[2014-04-03 09:02]Chinese banks' resilience to the growing popularity of Internet finance has been "so far, so good" and sector change will come as the industry catches the trend.
Microsoft to offer Windows for free on phones, tablets
[2014-04-03 09:00]Microsoft Corp is to give away its Windows operating system to makers of smartphones and small tablets for consumers as it seeks to make more of an impact on those fast-growing markets.
Embracing Internet economy
[2014-04-03 07:55]The era of the Internet economy has come, and it poses both opportunities and challenges which urges entrepreneurs and ordinary people not to fall behind as the new financial wave gathers pace.
Apple seeks decisive US court ruling against Samsung
[2014-04-02 17:31]Apple Inc and Samsung faced off once again in their long-running courtroom battle, with the iPhone maker asking jurors to award more than $2 billion for patent violation.
A Capital launches $1.4 billion tech fund
[2014-04-02 15:49]Beijing-based Euro-Asia private equity fund A Capital has launched a technology fund targeting 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion). It is designed to help European companies develop businesses with China's large market.
Weibo paves way for wave of US listings
[2014-04-02 15:37]Sina Corp's Weibo, which offers a micro blog service in China, moved closer to going public in the United States on Monday.
