10 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

For those of you in China whose internet is not undergoing maintenance, there were more than a few interesting technology news stories from the Middle Kingdom this past week. Here are a few stories that caught our eyes this week.

1. China Mobile Leads in 3G Subscribers, But Transition from 2G is Slow

As China’s three major telecoms released their subscriber totals for September, we went back to take a look and compare how each has been growing. While China Mobile is still the clear leader in total subscribers, its growth is not as fast as its two rivals.

2. Skillcity.cn is a P2P University With Courses That Are Actually Interesting

Online education is an exciting space these days, and it’s good to see that things are happening in China as well. We took a look at Skillcity.cn, which has a diverse lineup of course offerings ranging from programming to tennis to ‘history of cocktails.’ Fun stuff!

3. Chinaccelerator Graduates 2012 Batch of 8 Killer Startups

Chinaccelerator recently held its demo day in downtown Beijing, with a number of standout startups emerging in this latest batch. Be sure to check them out.

4. China’s Top Pinterest Clone Mogujie Confirms Series C Funding

Rumors of Mogujie’s funding were finally confirmed recently, as the social commerce site says that it is now effectively values at $200 million. The series C round was led by IDG.

5. Chinese Search Engines Sign Code of Conduct, Agree to Ease Up on the Back-Stabbing

After way too much drama over the past year in the Chinese search engine space, this apparent peace pact between 12 web companies may or may not improve relations between rival companies.

6. Xiaomi TV Box Spills its Guts In Possible Leaked Photo

We had heard rumors of this set top box from Xiaomi earlier in the week. But on Friday, Sina Tech reported on some leaked photos which appear to give us a glimpse of the hardware. Or at least, of its system board anyway. A new video app in the latest developer build of its MIUI operating system [1] is further evidence a set top box is coming.