Telecom market research firm IDC recently released a report showing that the contribution of China's online game market to telecom revenues has increased significantly.  While foreign and local games are popular diversions among netizens, online games also serve as a marketing and sales tool for many companies.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has a high development pace in Greater China-- it now has a total portfolio of 125 hotels – 65 in operation and an additional 60 in the development pipeline. IHG Asia-Pacific Chief Executive A. Patrick Imbardelli talks to Amy Cheung of The China Perspective on IHG’s point of difference in China.

Chinese New Year traditionally spurs thriving consumption, and to tape this wave and retain their allure in the competitive Chinese market, imported auto brands are diverging from past practices and trying out some new moves, including launching new models, reducing prices, and cultivating new market segments.

New market research reports show a new trend among only children in big cities: these young people commonly indulge in impulse buying, and they're using their bank and credit cards to make purchases governed less by necessity than personal preference.

Will Ping An's return to home listing generate as much investor passion as China Life once did, to become an infamous legend among investments?

In its 11th Five Year Plan, China has prioritized the development of alternative and clean energy, and overseas investors and multinational corporations are paying attention.

According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) fourth-generation (4G) telephony timetable, spectrum planning will be complete by 2007, and global standardization by 2010.  China has made significant progress in its TD-SDCMA network and technology, meeting 3G standards, and the government is paying increased attention to 4G's latest progress, planning constructive involvement with communications technology research, development and standardization.  But with data-rich 3G telephony--which allows high-speed transmission of data and images--not yet available in mainland China, is the country ready to leap into 4G?

As a result of a greater number of corporate applications of e-commerce, higher demand for B2B e-commerce platforms quality and related services. The growing market has lured news entrance such China Suppliers Net, Hualian B2B E-trading platform, Tootoo.com and Yaphon.com to try to tap future business opportunities.

The regulations governing the internal controls at domestic commercial banks have been in practice for two years now. The key question remains: are they sufficient in promoting the standardization internal and risk control procedures? Protiviti Inc., an independent risk-control consulting firm, has jointly conducted a research project with Tsinghua University on the internal control procedures at the commercial banks in China. The project’s final report showed that two thirds of the respondents at banks verify data through random and human inspection, indicating the need to further strengthen internal mechanisms and control infrastructure.