China's major internet firms report notable profit growth in H1

China's major internet companies saw notable profit increases in the first half of the year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

Major internet companies saw their cumulative profits rise 27.6% year on year to total 63.96 bln (about $8.97 bln) during the period, the data shows.

Their combined business revenues came in at 643.3 bln, up 2.6% year on year.

Enterprises that mainly offer online sales services saw their internet business revenues increase 37.4% from a year earlier.

Major internet companies and related services companies have annual business revenues of at least 20 mln.