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InterfaxTMTChinaWeekly©2011ChinaLtd.Suite1601,WilsonHouse,19-27WyndhamStreet,Central,HongKong,ChinaTel:[phone],facsimile:[phone]e-mail:[e-mail]:–April15,2011CONTENTSINTERFAXTMTCHINA3HIGHLIGHTS4Theweekinreview4TOPSTORY5Lashouwins$111mlninthird-roundfunding5HEADLINENEWS621VianetGroupfilesfor$150mlnIPOonNasdaq6Baidutolaunchlicensedmusicsearchservicenextmonth-report6The9netlossgrows41pcty-o-yinQ420107Tencentplans$76.5mlnmediaproductionfund7INTERNETANDSOFTWARE8Shandainjects$100mlnintoonlinevideounitKu68SinalaunchesseparatewebsiteforWeibomicro-blog8Easoutargets$50mlninfourthroundfinancing9MoFplansInternetofThingsinvestmentfunds9OnlinetravelagentTuniuraises$50mlninthird-roundfunding10TencentandIntellaunchmobileOSresearchcenter10ShanghaicourtordersTudoutopaySohuforinfringement11WIRELESS12ChinaMobiletospend$2.44blnonXi'anwirelessnetworks12EricssoncompletesShenzhenTD-LTEnetworktests12ZTEtoupgradeChinaUnicom3Gnetworkin7cities12ELECTRONICSANDHARDWARE13AsiaInfo-LinkagetosupplyITsystemstoMalaysia'sUMobile13ChanghongElectricclocksnetprofitof$44mlnfor201013InspurGrouplaunchesmobiledatacenters14–April15,20112GUESTCOLUMN15Chinamustlookwithintodrivedevelopmentofsmartcities15EMERGINGCOMPANYPROFILE16Easou16EVENTS17ChinaGameOutsourcingConference(CGOC)17MobileMondayShanghai18INTERFAXINDUSTRYDATABASES19Interfaxindustrydatabases19INTERFAXINDUSTRYREPORTS20WEEKLYMONITORS–CHINA21RESEARCHSERVICES22CustomResearch22THEINTERFAXTMTCHINATEAM23–April15,20113INTERFAXTMTCHINAWelcometotheInterfaxTMTChinaweeklybriefing,apremiumservicebringingyouthelatestnewsandanalysisonallsectorscoveredbytmt.interfaxchina.com.Aswellasthisweeklybriefing,InterfaxTMTChinaalsoofferstailoredsectorreports,deliv-eredasweeklyemails,whichallowyoutofocusonthe[e-mail](852)2537-2262forhelpintailoringyoursubscription.Forrealtimeupdates,subscribetoInterfaxTMTChina'sRSSfeedsat:://tmt.interfaxchina.com/forum.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,commentsorsuggestionsregardingtheInterfaxChinaTMTWeekly,pleasecontacttheeditor,ColinShekat:[e-mail]–April15,20114HIGHLIGHTSTheweekinreviewInthisweek’stopstory,Lashou,aleadingonlinedeal-of-the-dayservice,secured$111millionthroughitsthirdroundoffinancing,bringingitstotalto$166million.Thecapital,whichisbe-ingprovidedbyanumberofinternationalinvestors,willgotowardsinfrastructureandexpan-sion.Alsoinfinancingnews,Internetdatacenteroperator21VianetGroupInc.hasfiledaninitialpublicoffering(IPO)withtheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommission.ThecompanywillusefundsraisedthroughtheIPOtoexpandinfrastructureanddatacenters.Inothernews,BaiduInc.willlaunchamusicsearchengine,BaiduTing,allowinguserstostream,downloadandorganizelicensedmusiclegally.Baiduhashadproblemsinthepastwithcopyrightinfringement,withbothitsonlinelibrary,BaiduWenku,andpriormusicsearchen-gine,Interfaxpreviouslyreported.The9Ltd.,anonlinegamingcompanyinChina,reportedlossesof$43.90millioninthefourthquarterof2010.Thecompanyblamedapoor-performingequityinvestmentinanunnamedSouthKoreanonlinegamingfirmforthelosses.Andfinally,leadingInternetfirmTencentholdingsLtd.announcedthecreationofaRMB500million($76.50million)televisionandfilminvestmentfund.ThiswillbeTencent’sfirstven-tureintomedia.Thefundwillbeusedtofinancefilmandtelevisioncontentproduction,aswellasfilmproductionstart-ups.–April15,20115TOPSTORYLashouwins$111mlninthird-roundfundingLashou,aleadingdeal-of-the-daywebsiteinChina,hassecured$111millionfromsixinvestorsinitsthirdroundoffinancing,statemediareportedApril11.ThefundingbooststhetotalraisedthisroundbytheBeijing-basedfirmto$166mil-lion,accordingtoaChinaBusinessNewsreport.Thereportdidnotstatedetailsoftheearlierinvestmentsorwhethertheroundhasbeenconcluded.AmongtheinvestorswereLuxembourg-basedReinetFundSCAFIS,RemgroLtd.fromSouthAfricaandGSRVenturesIII,thereportsaid.Thecapitalwillbeusedtobuildcallcenters,logisticssystemsandbranchoffices,thereportadded.LashourepresentativeswereunavailableforcommentwhencontactedbyInterfaxonApril11.GSRVenturesledLashou'ssecondroundoffundinglastDecember,whichraised$50mil-lion,Interfaxpreviouslyreported.Wanttocommentonthisstoryorothers?VisittheInterfaxTMTChinaSubscriberFo-rumat–April15,20116HEADLINEN