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1st English-Chinese mobile paper launched
Beijing—Zhu Ling,
Editor-in-Chief of China Daily, and Wang Jianzhou, Chairman of China
Mobile together launched China’s first English-Chinese mobile paper at a
ceremony and press conference held in Beijing Tuesday. Jointly produced
by China Daily and China Mobile, China Daily Mobile News sends
English-Chinese news to users’ cell phones as multimedia messages
through wireless technology.
2008 is big. This year, China hosts the Olympics for the first time. It
will welcome more than 3 million travelers, athletes, officials, and
businesspeople in the next 12 months. China Daily Mobile News will allow
them to experience China’s internationalization, technological
advancements and improved English communication standards, from the
moment they set foot here.
China Daily was entitled in January to publish the official English
newspaper for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as
Village News - the official newspaper of the Beijing Olympic and
Paralympic villages, Kang Bing, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Daily,
said at the launch ceremony.
The China Daily newspaper group has a professional team of
English-speaking staff reporters, correspondents, editors and foreign
experts. And China Daily Mobile News presents their wealth of media
information to users in English and Chinese. The news and information is
authoritative, unique and practical 365 days a year. Users of China
Mobile Go Tone and M-Zone can subscribe by sending the message “CD” to
10658000 for 5 yuan a month. China Daily Mobile News will be sent to
users twice a day, one in the morning and the other in the evening. Each
multimedia package contains 10 to 20 pieces of news, including Top News,
Biz Info, Odd News, Celebrity, Health, Language Tips, Cartoon, Laughter,
Vocabulary and Word Price. The target users of China Daily Mobile News
are foreign officials, embassy representatives, members of chambers of
commerce and foreign companies, white collar workers, public servants
and college students.
China Daily Mobile News will allow them to experience China’s
internationalization, technological advancements and improved English
communication standards, from the moment they set foot here.
And China Daily Mobile News presents their wealth of media information
to users in English and Chinese. The news and information is
authoritative, unique and practical 365 days a year.—Xinhua |
