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China strengthens music copyright protection

Chinese Internet users have long been fond of downloading the latest chart-topping songsfrom music websites or online portals, as most sites offer the tunes for free.

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China adds more commodities to cross-border e-commerce list

China announced on Friday the second batch of commodities subject to a new tax policy on purchases of foreign products via cross-border e-commerce platforms.

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China's e-pharmacy eyes prescription drug for full-bloom growth

​China's e-commerce businesses are expanding into pharmaceuticals as the government directs prescription drug sales away from hospitals and into retail outlets.

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China's e-pharmacy eyes prescription drug for full-bloom growth

China's e-commerce giants are getting a hand in pharmaceuticals as the government directs prescription drug sales away from hospitals and into retail.

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China's online literature loses big due to piracy

​A handful of Internet writers made a killing last year as screen adaptations of online novels such as "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Ghouls" scored phenomenal audience ratings and box office sales.

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S.Korea's online shopping keeps double-digit growth

Online shopping in South Korea maintained a double-digit monthly growth as consumers increasingly prefer purchases online rather offline amid widespread penetration of smartphones, a government report showed Monday.

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Food delivery start-up faces fines, investigation following expose

​Online food delivery service ele.me is facing fines and an investigation by Shanghai's food and drug watchdog following a state media expose on Tuesday showing unlicensed vendors have been selling food through its mobile app.

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China highlights online fake fight on consumer rights day

​For many Chinese shoppers, there are two big days on the calendar. Snapping up deals during the online buying fiesta known as Singles' Day (Nov.11), they return to their screen four months later to sift through screens of news to see how many of their purchases have been exposed as faulty or fake.

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Alibaba to train 1 million rural e-commerce gurus

​Alibaba reached an agreement Tuesday with China Communist Youth League, a CPC reserve force, to train 1 million teenagers to take e-commerce to rural areas.

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Agricultural e-commerce bridges China's urban-rural gap

​A year ago, farmer Liu Tongyong, who lives deep in the mountains and had never used the Internet, was worried about his snake gourd sales.

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China's LeTV sues Baidu for illicit competition

Chinese online video website LeTV has filed a lawsuit against Internet giant Baidu for illicit competition, accusing the latter of blocking all advertisements while grabbing and playing the online stream of LeTV, a Beijing court said on Monday.

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Alibaba expands e-commerce in rural China under gov't support

Alibaba, China's biggest online trader, reached an agreement on Wednesday with the top economic planner to expand e-commerce in rural areas.

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Rural online shopping for festival thrives

​Zhang Jianbin surprised his parents, who live in rural northwest China, when he presented them with abalone caught half way around the world.

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China's hit online dramas withdrawn, shocking fans and industry

Five hit online dramas were removed from the Internet yesterday, causing a stir among fansand in the industry.

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For Chinese, a riveting look at the web

Beijing trial unmasks state’s firm control of Internet companies; QVOD and porn probe

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Interview: Australians increasingly falling victim to online hacking scams, says expert

Australians are increasingly falling for the "sophisticated" methods of online criminals, according to a leading academic expert in computer security and hacking.

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E-courts promise online justice for Chinese shoppers

As Chinese increasingly turn to the Internet for shopping, it's appropriate that many lawsuits over their purchases are now being handled entirely online.