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Yahoo China Launches Web Radio Service

Yahoo China recently partnered with Beijing Radio Station to launch an online radio station on the Yahoo China website, reports Beijing Evening News. "Yahoo Radio" offers streaming broadcasts of 16 Beijing Radio Station channels as well as downloads for about 4,000 radio programs.

In other interesting news from China, there is a new copyright infringement related story. China Records Art Power (Beijing) Music Company Limited will sue Apple for providing downloads of the song "Ni Dao Di Ai Shei" on iTunes without the company's permission, reports Sina.

The song is sung by Art Power Music singer Liu Jialiang. Art Power Music's lawyer has sent a letter to Apple asking for compensation and requesting the company to stop downloads of the song.

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