News and information are indispensable to all web sites, and one of the items browsed most frequently by Internet users. The Xinhuanet Network News Supply Department is ready to provide timely services for all web sites and internet media organizations, and carry out long-term cooperation with them.
Xinhuanet is a large news and information web site run by the Xinhua News Agency -- a state news agency of the People's Republic of China, and the largest news and information gathering and release center in China.
Xinhua has a complete news coverage and release system featuring multiple channels, functions, tiers and means. At home, it releases daily via special circuits various types of news items totaling 400,000 characters to newspapers, radio stations and TV stations at the county, prefecture and provincial levels, as well as to evening newspapers and specialized newspapers. Overseas, it releases around the clock news items totaling 400,000 words in seven languages, i.e. Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabian and Portuguese. It also releases economic information totaling 400,000 words daily to Chinese and foreign clients. Moreover, it provides nearly 100 news photo plates a day. To date, it has established a huge news and information user network at home and abroad.
Xinhua has basically modernized its communications technology. It has a satellite communications and transmission network, and has introduced 10 computerized information processing systems covering text editing, photo processing, news communications, economic information and data indexing. It has a transmission network including satellite communications and the Internet. It has formed a news communications system.
News and information released by Xinhuanet feature accuracy, promptness, and authoratativeness. As the web site of Xinhua News Agency, the Xinhuanet is authorized by the Chinese government to release all official news and information items.
In order to expand its business and meet the needs of an increasing number of network media organizations, the Xinhua Network Center has established the Network Media News Supply Department to serve Chinese and Chinese network media organizations.
Any network media organization that needs to subscribe to Xinhua news and information products (including texts, photos and video-audio products) may directly contact the Network Media News Supply Department.
Tel: (0086-10) 63073424 and 63076124
Hotline: (0086-10) 63076206 and 63076207
Fax: (0086-10) 63076226
E-mail: xinhua@xinhua.org
Xinhuanet Network News Supply Service Items: Flash, domestic news, world News, sports news, financial and economic news, science and technology news, features and special services (international service, domestic service, sports, finance and economic service, industrial news service, and science and technology service), economic information concerning various industries, and news service in foreign languages.
For the above items, we can provide instant and daily services, as well as various kinds of services such as database service, special-topic service regarding major domestic and foreign issues, and special-item consulting service. Yet the above network news service shall be used by domestic and foreign web sites only, on the condition that they shall not sell to, transfer to or exchange with any other web sites or any traditional media organizations, such as newspapers, magazines, journals, radios and TV stations. Should we find an act in violation of the contract, we shall immediately suspend news supply, and have the liabilities investigated according to relevant Chinese laws and regulations. Any traditional media organization, which has not signed a written agreement on the issue with the Network Media News Supply Department of the Xinhua Network Center, may not use Xinhua news items specially for web sites downloaded from all types of web sites. Whoever causes consequences by using such items without permission shall assume liability on their own.
Network media organizations in China and foreign countries may, according to their need, select single-item service, multiple-item services or all service items. The length of subscription time may vary. We will offer preferential treatment to long-term cooperators or network media organizations subscribing to multiple-item services or all service items.
In most cases, network media organizations may receive our news and information service by entering the password. For special customers, negotiations will be held separately. Our principle is to supply timely and convenient services.
We will closely track the copyright after network news service begins to be offered. The copyright of all Xinhua's news and information products belongs to Xinhua. The Marketing Department of the Xinhua Network Center has the sole authority to market news and information products to network media organizations.
For any domestic and foreign web site or network media organization that use Xinhua news and information products without the permission by the written agreement signed with the Marketing Department of the Xinhua Network Center, we shall have their liabilities investigated according to relevant Chinese laws and regulations.