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Chinese video giants Youku, Tudou complete $1bn merger
This is big. Chinese online video monoliths Youku and Tudou have announced the completion of their billion dollar merger, with the latter set to…
China’s Sina Weibo bans users for spreading ‘false rumours’
China’s largest microblogging service has contacted millions of its users warning them to ignore any false reports spread over the network. The move is…
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Much has been written of late about the Chinese government’s efforts to control and censor the internet. The government’s censorship of websites is an…
Chinese YouTube Youku.com soars in Wall Street debut
Shares in Chinese online video company Youku.com’s soared 161 percent on their first day of trading on Wall Street — the strongest New York…
