Chinareference.com is an online information service provided by Asian Information Resources Limited (AIR Limited). In 1995, AIR Limited collaborated with the University of Hong Kong to launch the "Law-On-Line" project providing the public access to selected PRC legal and business information through the Internet. AIR Limited served as the marketing arm in disseminating this invaluable legal information on a worldwide basis.

Since then, AIR Limited has grown to be a leading player in the provision of authoritative business & legal information as well as market intelligence on Greater China.

In December 1999 Asian Information Resources (Holdings) Limited (AIR Holdings) was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is the first internet and electronic content provider listed in Hong Kong providing official, professional business and legal information and data on Greater China.

Cultivating the full potentials of the mainland market, AIR Holdings, committed to further expanding its business both vertically and horizontally, created a list of subsidiaries shortly after its listing. Among them are the wholly owned subsidiaries namely AIR Limited, BizTech Company Limited and Cyber Strategy Limited. AIR Limited focuses on electronic publishing, and its lately established subsidiary, AIR Communications Limited was set up to pioneer mobile content services via WAP and SMS technology in China.