Yahoo to shut down its Chinese music service December 19, 2012 - 09:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rival Google turned off its own music service in September, and recently closed shop on its shopping search service as well. Yahoo China has announced that it will shut down its Chinese music service due to an adjustment of its product strategy on January 20, 2013, The Next Web reports. A statement posted on the company’s music search portal reads: “Thank you all for your continued support of Yahoo’s products. As part of an adjustment to our product strategy, we have decided to stop providing the Yahoo [China] Music service starting January 20, 2013.” The closure comes as one in a series of aborted projects from foreign Internet brands that have had difficulty adapting to the Chinese market, though Yahoo’s case is unique in that it’s partnered with local e-commerce giant Alibaba. Rival Google turned off its own music service in September, and recently closed shop on its shopping search service as well.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
