China issued a rare public appeal for rescue equipment today as it struggled to cope with the aftermath of this week’s earthquake.

Google today launched the latest version of its famous search engine in China, and defended its decision to self-censor some content as a trade-off that will grant Chinese greater access to other kinds of information.

China has 377 million mobile phone subscribers, or an average of 29 mobile phones per every 100 people, the government reported today.

Microsoft Corp, the world's number one software company, has said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), under which it will set up Windows .NET-based technology laboratories in China.

China has announced a government-funded project to promote an alternative to DVDs and “attack the market share” of the global video format.