NEW YORK: Business Wire (BW) has forged an agreement with a Chinese government agency to offer news distribution to businesses, media outlets, government and educational institutions, and consumers in Hong Kong and mainland China.

BW's new partner, China's Technology Information Promotion System (TIPS), is part of a communications network that provides Chinese enterprises and other subscribers with news, primarily in the hi-tech industry. The agency has 30 bureaus throughout China, and is part of a satellite network of close to two-dozen ...