Li Yue, president of China Mobile, said that by the end of October 2011, China Mobile has signed wireless city construction agreements with over 160 cities in 26 provinces in China, of which nearly 150 cities in 22 provinces had completed construction of basic wireless city platforms. At the same time, the company has developed [...]
China Unicom Launches International Roaming Service In Myanmar
20 January 2011
Just in time for the heated Chinese travel season, China Unicom and Myanmar Post and Telecommunications have signed a agreement in Kunming, Yunnan, to jointly provide GSM international roaming service to China Unicom's users in Myanmar. This is reportedly the first international roaming service agreement signed between Myanmar and an overseas telecom operator, making China [...]
eLong.com Launches Mobile Reservation Service
28 June 2010
Chinese online travel service provider eLong.com has officially launched its mobile reservation service in Beijing.
Users can now logon m.elong.com to make queries and book hotels and tickets.
Local media reports that eLong.com has been cooperating with Nokia and China Unicom on mobile reservation services since 2009. Its mobile website has been put into trial operation [...]
China metro maps go mobile
04 February 2010
Shanghai, China (February 04, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Residents and visitors to four of China's biggest cities can now access subway maps on their mobile phones. ExploreMetro has created an interactive map of the Shanghai Metro for iPhone and iPod touch called 'Explore Shanghai', which is already ranked in the top 10 travel apps [...]
UTStarcom Pays Fine For Bribery In China
04 January 2010
UTStarcom has entered into an agreement with United States government agencies, agreeing to pay a [...]
Guangdong Unicom Helps With Digital Tourism
16 October 2009
Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau and Guangdong Unicom have signed a strategic partnership agreement to boost the tourism development of Guangdong province.
Guangdong Unicom will assist the information technology construction of Guangdong's tourism sector making use of its advantages in information technology, networking and services. It will provide tourism enterprises in the province with basic communications and [...]
China Netcom Sheds Hotel Assets
07 April 2009
China Netcom, one of the major telecommunications service providers in China, has announced plans to sell five of its affiliated star-rate hotels in the coming months.
The five hotels that China Netcom wants to sell are the five-star Beijing Jingdu Xinyuan Hotel, four-star Jinan Litian Hotel, four-star Qingdao Litian Hotel, four-star Qiqiha'er Guaomain Hotel, and three-star [...]
Free Wi-Fi Services Now Offered Through All Of Shangri-La's Luxury Hotels
03 February 2009
Hong Kong's Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which has 60 hotels throughout China and around the world, says the global financial crisis has pushed it to now offer all guests free Internet services.


