China’s accession into the WTO and its subsequent rapid economic development are causing vociferous complaints from the U.S. who feels that China is not complying with original WTO agreements. Although extremely U.S. centric, this research article summarizes the key points of contention from the U.S. point of view: Barriers to Imports of U.S. Farm Products; […]
Read MoreAFP reporting from Hong Kong: China Telecom Corp Ltd., the Chinese mainland’s largest fixed-line telephone operator, has agreed to buy six provincial networks from its parent for 46 billion yuan (5.5 billion US dollars) to boost revenue and expansion, the firm said. China Telecom said in a statement that it will take over networks in […]
Read MoreChina’s rapid economic development has raised concerns that the country’s economy might be overheated. Manufacturing, constuction and real estate are all sectors that have attacted huge amounts of investment. If there is a bubble, it will not only affect China’s domestic economy, but also the countries it exports to. Source at businessweek.com
Read MoreNearly all of China’s 110,000 Internet cafes will be consolidated under the management of larger mainly state-owned companies in the next three years. The government is concerned about the sudden popularity of such cafes, which are gathering places for online gamers and those seeking Web information outside of official sources, in a country where many […]
Read MoreAccording to the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD), China is now third in the world in research and development investment, behind the US and Japan. This rise is due to higher business development with multinational companies taking advantage of lower costs. Most of the research spending is in applied technologies, such as cell phones […]
Read MoreThe majority of local Internet cafes, currently exceeding 110,000 in the country, will be put under the management of large chain store companies within three years, as part of efforts by the Chinese government to rein in the fledgling and troublesome business. Not all of the Internet cafes will be chains, but the government will […]
Read MoreDon Evans, US Commerce chief, will be in China Sunday to discuss piracy and technology transfer with China, Infoworld reports.
Read MoreThis Thursday, Shanghai unveiled 30 newly-built chain Internet cafes run by Shanghai Telecom, the first time that the telecom trade extended their business to this field. Uniform management policies will be applied to the Internet cafes, according to an official from Shanghai Telecom. All the cafes will provide uniformly quality services, use uniform logos and […]
Read MoreInternational interest in conducting software development with China is expanding. A joint software institute will be formed between the German Ministry of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. This institute will focus on many topics including operating systems and software for mobile communications. Article from English People Daily
Read MoreTheInternet Security site IT Planet published a article today on China’s virus problem and its impact on US.
Read MorePartnership formed on Chinese culture ( 2003-10-22 09:39) (chinadaily.com.cn) Chinese official English newspaper China Daily has entered into a partnership with X3D Technologies Corp of the United States. According to China Daily’s report
Read MoreSome regions in China are experiencing skilled worker shortage.
Read MoreTheStreet.com just published a article on Chinese Internet stocks. The article Piper Jaffray said the growth of short-message-service mobile technology has temporarily evened off in China. After the note, Sohu.com was down $2.67, or 7.5%, at $32.84, while Sina.com was down $3.68, or 8.9%, at $37.78. Netease.com was down $6.50, or 9.6%, at $61.05.
Read MoreA recorded roundtable session at the Fortune Global Forum discussing technology in post-WTO China. Participants included Minister Hu(Wu?), people from technology companies like Sybase, Nokia, China.com, etc., people from...
Read MoreJanuary 2002 article discussing the changes in regulation and rules before and after China entered WTO.
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