China’s booming population of internet users has soared to 221 million, tying the United States for the biggest number of people online, according to data reported today.

IT was a match made in high-tech heaven.

Online travel and technology business CNG Travel Group has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of PlacesToStay (PTS), the PlacesToStay brand and more than 140 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), for $12.5m (€10.1m).

FOOTBALL fans are flocking not to television but to the internet for Euro 2004 news.