Posts Tagged ‘Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’

Is P2P Lending Out Of Control In China?

August 22nd, 2016

Internet financeThe China Banking Regulatory Commission appears ready to issue new guidelines that will cap P2P lending and curtail some of …


British Telecom Tests VPN Service In Shanghai Free Trade Zone

May 31st, 2016

VPN services in ChinaBritish telecom operator BT just submitted an application to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to gain a license …


China Blocked 28,000 Mobile Malware Apps In 2014

March 12th, 2015

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China tracked over 5.4 million mobile phone apps from 135 Chinese app stores in 2014 and discovered 28,000 apps were malware. According to the ministry’s website, those 28,000 malware apps were banned and removed from the app stores, and 155 other “bad software” were exposed. MIIT said […]


Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion To Promote IPv6

April 30th, 2014

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China says it will continue to promote the Internet sector’s adoption of IPv6 with an investment of over CNY20 billion. Chen Jiachun, deputy director of the Communications Development Department of MIIT, said during the Global IPv6 and Next-Generation Internet Summit that MIIT will coordinate with related government […]


China’s MIIT Issues 11 Virtual Telecom Operator Licenses

January 5th, 2014

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has issued the first batch of virtual operator licenses to 11 enterprises. Virtual operators are qualified enterprises who operate certain basic telecom businesses by leasing the basic networks of telecom operators. The virtual operator business sector opened this time is the mobile reselling business. Only Chinese-owned […]


China’s MIIT Issues 11 Virtual Telecom Operator Licenses

January 5th, 2014

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has issued the first batch of virtual operator licenses to 11 enterprises. Virtual operators are qualified enterprises who operate certain basic telecom businesses by leasing the basic networks of telecom operators. The virtual operator business sector opened this time is the mobile reselling business. Only Chinese-owned […]


Bitcoin Value Steadies After Chinese Government Warning Drop

December 9th, 2013

Five Chinese government units, including the People’s Bank of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and China Insurance Regulatory Commission, have jointly issued a notice about preventing risks against Bitcoin speculation. Though the warnings were not full condemnations of the cyptocurrency, sell prices on exchanges as […]


Chinese Agency Will Blacklist And Police Mobile Apps

September 16th, 2013

If mobile app developers thought getting past Apple’s censors and bizarre policies was hard enough, now they have to contend with the Chinese government for vetting of their applications. Wang Minghua, director general of the operations department of the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Coordination Center of China and secretary general of the […]


Ubuntu Inks Open Source Deal With Chinese Government Agencies

March 25th, 2013

Linux-focused firm Canonical is working with the Chinese government to promote and develop a version of the company’s Ubuntu operating system. The China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre announced a new reference architecture for Chinese operating systems. CSIP, which is a part of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has apparently selected […]


China’s Broadband Fees Drop 30% As More Households Come Online

March 1st, 2013

More Chinese netizens have access to faster Internet from their homes, according to latest figures. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China just held a webinar in Beijing covering the growth of broadband services. During the meeting, Miao Wei, minister of MIIT, said that in 2012, China’s fiber to the home project entered […]