Sina English site officially opens

On May 16, the world's largest Chinese portal site Sina.com officially launched its English site (english.sina.com) and has successfully operated it. Industry experts said that the launch of Sina's English site will better promote Sina's advantages and rich experience in media reporting, helping the world to better understand and recognize China.

In order to let international friends who are concerned about this major disaster in China know the progress of earthquake relief in the first time, Sina English site officially launched an English special page on Wenchuan earthquake. In addition to real-time updates on disaster information, various official donation channels have also been published in prominent positions, thus correctly guiding foreign media and people to correctly, timely, and objectively understand the news of the Wenchuan earthquake, curbing the spread of rumors at the bud stage, and providing timely and detailed information for international friends to provide assistance to China, playing an important role that cannot be ignored. Charles Chao, CEO and President of Sina, said in an interview, "We hope to let the world better understand China, especially during this very period. Only by letting more people know the situation as soon as possible and lend a helping hand can the affected compatriots be rescued as early as possible."

According to relevant persons in charge of Sina, Sina English site will also operate 24 hours a day during the Olympic Games, shouldering the important task of broadcasting the latest information of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the world. Not only that, but at that time, in addition to Chinese and English sites, Sina will also broadcast all the progress of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the world through Sina Olympic sites in four languages: French, German, Spanish, and Arabic.