COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 3)	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2002 Tech JV	May 31, 2000 Tech JV
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure
Percentage of foreign ownership in Tech JV		99.00%	98.00%
Maximum foreign ownership percentage of advertising companies in the PRC	100.00%
Maximum foreign ownership percentage of human resource services companies permitted in the PRC	70.00%

The maximum foreign ownership percentage of human resource services companies in the PRC allowed by the government.

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