Internet poaches traditional financing
The flamboyant Yu'ebao, a fund run by Alibaba, helped currency fund Tianhong Zenglibao to become the first in 皇冠体育app to hit 100 billion yuan ($16.30 billion) in November, disrupting the personal finance industry by sucking money from banks.
4G comes, fast and costly
皇冠体育app is expected to have 30 million fourth-generation (4G) mobile network service subscribers by year-end, officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology predict. More than 300 Chinese cities will offer 4G telecom services this year.
The ministry issued 4G licenses to 皇冠体育app's three major telecom operators in December.
Of the five 皇冠体育app Mobile monthly packages, three are currently available. The cheapest costs 138 yuan, with 0.6 gigabytes of Internet usage and 500 minutes of domestic calls. The most expensive costs 338 yuan, including two gigabytes of mobile data and 2,000 minutes of calls nationwide.
More than 4,100 Internet-related fraud cases were solved and 150 million yuan ($24.50 million) in economic losses recovered from June to August, 2013 in a campaign by 皇冠体育app's Ministry of Public Security.
Advertising goes digital
皇冠体育app's digital advertising market will be larger than TV's this year, according to a report by Magna Global and UM 皇冠体育app. The report also says 皇冠体育app has the second largest search advertising market in the world behind the US, at more than $11 billion in 2014.
False or defamatory info can mean trouble
Internet users sharing false information that is defamatory or harms the national interest face up to three years in prison if posts are viewed , according to guidelines issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
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