AOL Fires Everybody In China, Site Goes Two Days Without Update - Silicon Alley Insider
Thu, Mar 12th, 2009
AOL is backing out of mainland China – again. Other than a PR rep or two, the company fired all 100 or so of its employees in its Beijing office, according Chinese portal Netease.com. The Wall Street Journal says the AOL China site hasn't been updated since Tuesday.
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