Chinese Internet payment platform Alipay will launch a travel value-added tax refund service in ten countries in Europe to allow …

Alibaba's deal with France's Ingenico, a global leader in seamless payments, heralds the entry of the Chinese company's Internet payment …

Baidu Map announced that it is officially available in 32 countries in Europe. Baidu Map already has entered 18 countries …

Right before the Chinese New Year holiday, American high-end luxury website 1stdibs announced that the company has gained USD15 million from the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba. 1stdibs focuses on the sale of retro designed jewelry, clothing, art, and luxury goods. Its main target consumers include designers, stars, and a high-end consumer group. Consumers can purchase […]

Germany-based mobile taxi hailing firm Blacklane says it has opened services in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Blacklane says it does not possess its own vehicles but rather partners with existing providers to allow customers to enjoy comfortable journeys at inexpensive, fixed prices. But Blacklane has not divulged its joint venture partners in mainland China or […]

Italian telecom operator Wind Telecommunicazioni announced that Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei will lead a joint venture to provide the latest LTE mobile broadband technologies to Wind. An Italian local technology company named Sirti will participate in this joint venture. Wind, a telecom operator subsidiary of Russia's VimpelCom, will provide a network upgrade contract with […]

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Italy's Fastweb to jointly build next-generation ultrafast broadband networks and research advanced technologies. Fastweb, a subsidiary of Swisscom, plans to invest EUR2 billion for technology innovation and development within the next four years. According to its plan, Fastweb expects to provide ultrafast broadband […]

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation has signed an official settlement agreement with Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson in which the two parties have reportedly withdrawn all patent infringement lawsuits against each other. According to the agreement, the two companies dropped all ongoing and pending patent infringement litigation against each other in Germany, the United Kingdom, […]

Apple Inc. has announced that it plans to start selling iPad 2, the second-generation of its tablet computer product, in 25 countries and regions from March 25, 2011, and the new product will be available in Hong Kong from April. According to the official press release of Apple, iPad 2 will first enter the markets […]

Sales of Apple's tablet computer product iPad with the Wi-Fi function will start sales in the Chinese mainland market from September 17, 2010. Starting at 10:00, the Wi-Fi version iPad will be available in Apple's specialty stores and its authorized retailers on the Chinese mainland, including Best Buy's seven stores in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. […]