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Facebook to enter China? What next?

So both Myspace and Friendster have their own China versions. Now Kaiser Kuo of Ogilvy Digital China Watch points us to a report on China Business News (第一财经日报) which cites an “industry insider” who says that Facebook plans to release additional language interfaces and intends to enter the China market as early as December this year. The paper also claims that "Facebook has given up its initial plan to set up its own China-based site like MySpace has done with MySpace.cn, but will instead acquire an existing SNS in China."

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By Kenneth Tan in on October 31, 2007 9:00 AM

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Today's Links: WiFi, piracy and vendorless streets


  • New Internet Publication Regulation to be Drafted

    "Drafting a new licensing rule for online magazines is on the agenda of China’s administration of press and publication, which will require online magazines to obtain license from the government before publishing, China Business News reported."



  • Shanghai Wifi Cafes

    "To counter the trend, here's our list of Shanghai cafes that still keep the free wifi faith."



  • 5th biggest taxi company quits city's call center

    "Shanghai's efforts to build a city-wide taxi call center has suffered a body blow with the decision of Haibo, its biggest member company, to quit the 96965 hotline service, the Youth Daily reported today."



  • Street vendor ban to stay on Huaihai, Nanjing roads

    "Allowing street business on the two streets will not only affect tourists' impressions of the city but will also hamper traffic flow, the bureau said in a proposal about rules for street stalls, the Oriental Morning Post reported today. "



  • Four teens held after waitress murdered

    "The suspects range in age from 15 to 18 years old and all hail from Anhui Province, according to prosecutors. They allegedly couldn't find jobs in the city and decided to steal some money to return home."



  • Yahoo China loses music piracy case

    "The ruling came amid U.S. pressure for Beijing to stop rampant copying of music and other goods."



  • China warns U.S. piracy cases will harm trade tries

    "U.S. complaints to the WTO over commercial piracy in China will 'badly damage' cooperation, Vice Premier Wu Yi warned on Tuesday, insisting that China has made great strides in protecting patents and copyrights."



  • China replaces top censor

    "China's chief censor has been been removed from his post, state media reported Tuesday, following an outcry this year over a reported decision to ban eight books."



  • Scanners keep students under China college's thumb

    "A Chinese college has introduced fingerprint scanners to stop students playing truant ... Meiya College of International Studies at Hunan University spent 250,000 yuan (16,000 pounds) last year to install the scanners in each of its 30-plus classrooms."



  • China Food Fears Go From Pets To People

    "Chinese authorities acknowledge the safety problem and have promised repeatedly to fix it, but the disasters keep coming."


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    By Dan Washburn in on April 25, 2007 5:49 PM

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    Guangzhou set to be first 'developed' city in China

    Chinese media reported yesterday that Guangzhou is set to become the first city in China to be recognised as 'developed' under World Bank standards, which define developed cities as those with a per capita GDP of over US$10,000.

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    By Kenneth Tan in on January 5, 2007 11:11 PM

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    Foxconn and the fourth estate

    Two reporters, Weng Bao (翁宝) and Wang You (王佑) of a leading Chinese financial newspaper 《第一财经日报》have had their financial assets frozen in connection with a defamation lawsuit filed by Foxconn (富士康), the company that runs the controversial iPod factories in China. It started with this:

    On June 15, China Business News published a story by Wang You "Foxconn workers: The machine punishes you to stand 12 hours," describing the alleged harsh working conditions and low pay in the Taiwan-funded company.
    On July 4, Foxconn filed suit in Shenzen, demanding a whopping 30 million RMB in compensation from the two journalists (and we feel especially bad for the guy who has to cough up 20 million!)

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    By Peijin Chen in , on August 30, 2006 1:25 AM

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