Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
______________
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 14, 2010
 
ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada
  
000-52672
  
20-4672080
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
No.3 Min Zhuang Road, Building 6,
Yu Quan Hui Gu Tuspark, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100195
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86-10-51600828
 
_________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01    Other Events.
 
On January 14, 2010, ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a co-operation agreement with China’s Social Welfare & Education Foundation to fund public service programs in support of the government’s social goal of raising employment rates among college graduates in China.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
 
Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
  (d) Exhibit No.   Description
         
    99.1   Press Release
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated:  January 18, 2010
ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Handong Cheng  
    Name: Handong Cheng  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release