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Don’t Try This at Home
This guy came shimmying down to my 27th floor window within minutes of my arriving in my hotel in China. One small misstep would send him hurtling to his death. You can see Beijing’s Western business district behind him. A … Continue reading
Sobering China Thoughts
A few days ago, I met a waitress at a Thai restaurant who exemplifies everything that’s right about China’s economy and wrong about ours. Continue reading
China and the WTO
There are two ways to view the WTO’s ruling today that China is violating free trade rules by restricting imports of books, newspapers and movies. One is a slap at China for unfair trade practices. The other is an opportunity to do deals with China. Continue reading
Here’s a Twist: China’s Pirates May Help Labels Monetize Music
Google’s China plans could end up having a big impact on the music industry. The search giant is reportedly planning to join with China’s Top100.cn to provide free, licensed music to the Chinese masses – a direct swipe at … Continue reading
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Tagged China, EMI, Google, Music, piracy, Sony BMG, Universal
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Sina scores with soccer rights
Premium sports content heading to the web in China shows the challenges facing Pay TV By scooping live broadcasting rights for the hugely popular English Premier League (EPL) for the next three years, leading Chinese portal Sina.com has put the power of web … Continue reading
Can we learn to love mobile ads?
Most of us know from the experience of inboxes clogged with mobile text spam, successful models of mobile advertising are in short supply. This was underscored by a survey this week by GfK NOP in the UK that found a … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China Mobile, iHollywood, mobile advertising, MyClick
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Scrutiny of China’s 3G mounts
As the 2008 Beijing Olympics gets closer, China is already finding international scrutiny of everything from its weather, athletes’ medal prospects and mobile phone technology increasing by the day. One thing is certain, that come what may China will be showcasing its … Continue reading
WiMax in Asia…….Be first or be right?
First mover advantage can be good for bragging rights but in telecoms holding back to let others test markets can be a smart ploy, especially when dealing with much-hyped new technologies. This looks to be the case for WiMax where regulators … Continue reading
China’s Lopsided telecom market
This week the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), China’s telecommunications regulator said mobile phone users exceeded 500 million at the end of June. A total of 40.56 million mobile phone users signed up in the first half to reach 501 million, … Continue reading