| May 18, 2000 - SOHU.com, the No.
1 Internet portal in Mainland China, and City Edition, China's most popular
English entertainment magazine, have agreed to create a new English-language
magazine on-line. The on-line publication will offer a comprehensive package of
lifestyles articles and practical information, including city guides for Beijing
and Shanghai.
Established May 1, 1998, City Edition is China's premier entertainment and
listings biweekly in English. City Edition provides comprehensive information on
what to do, where to go, and what to buy in Beijing and Shanghai, on travel in
China and around the region, China's newest bands, art exhibits, restaurants,
and social trends. The magazine is known for its independent reporting and
award-winning photography.
"City Edition has the best original content in English about China, and
SOHU.com the best Chinese content. We think this is a natural partnership", said
Max Yang, Co-founder of City Edition.
The agreement with City Edition follows the launch of the English News
Channel earlier this month on the SOHU.com web site. From now on SOHU.com offers
English-speaking residents and travelers in China news from around the world and
that from a few blocks away.
"Sohu.com is the only leading Internet portal that is truly mainland-China
focused. Therefore we also offer English services to the large international
community in China. We are proud to be working with City Edition, the best
practical guide for life and travel in China," said Charles Zhang, president and
CEO of SOHU.com.
About SOHU.com
SOHU.com is the leading Internet portal in
Mainland China with current daily page views exceeding 12 million. It provides
navigation/search, news, sports, business and finance, real estate channel,
entertainment, chat, email and e-commerce activities for a solid and wide base
of visitors. Dr. Charles Zhang founded SOHU.com in 1997. Its investors include
Intel, Dow Jones, IDG, the Morningside China Group, PCCW, Legend and Hikari. Its
content partners include CNET, DOW Jones and dozens of local media organizations
in China.
For further information:
Dahlia Wei
SOHU Investor
Relations and Communications
Tel: +86 10 6272 6598
E-mail:
ir@sohu-inc.com
http://www.sohu.com/about/English/
About City
Edition
City Edition is the English-reader's source in China for
reliable information about China's cultural life. Circulating 30,000 copies in
Beijing, City Edition will launch a separate Shanghai edition on June 8.
For information, contact:
Anita Ritchie
Director of
Sales and Marketing
501 Portman Centre, Shanghai
(021) 6279-8281
advert@eastnet.com.cn
or
Amy Li Sales Director
(010) 6512-5868
classi@mail.eastnet.com.cn |
