Mr. Weiquiang Han

Mr. Weiquiang Han, the Country Manager for MasterCard, comments that the Xianzai.com cooperation has opened another channel for MasterCard cardholders to fulfill their needs and interests and to enjoy benefits while staying in Beijing and using the latest technology.

About Xianzai.comXianzai Ltd. was one of China's first Internet companies, beginning Beijing operations in 1997.With email newsletters as one of its core models, it has grown to include over 40, 000 English-language users and 185, 000 Chinese-language users for its daily and weekly information offerings.It currently produces 10 email newsletters and is set to add eight more by the end of Q3 2000. internet.com's Venture Fund II, part of internet.com's (Nasdaq : INTM) affiliated venture capital arm, is an investor in Xianzai Ltd.