Electronic Commerce
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Online ads in Asia outside of Japan to exceed US$1b by 2004
News The online advertising market in Asia excluding Japan is expected to expand 76 percent each year to reach US$1.15 billion by 2004, led by phone companies and banks, said market researcher IDC Asia Pacific.
Asia's Net directories industry seen consolidating by 2004
News The Internet directories industry in Asia will likely consolidate to about five by 2004 on limited advertising revenue as financing dries up, an industry study said.
Internet shopping to rise 85 percent this year
News Shoppers will spend US$61.1 billion at North American Internet sites this year, an 85 percent increase over last year led by sales of travel, computer hardware and software, and brokerage services, according to a Boston Consulting Group study.
eBay's big plans for PayPal
News Struggling e-commerce company wants to expand its lucrative payments business, to the point of PayPal becoming even larger than its parent.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Apple Inc., PayPal, eBay Inc., Business, electronic commerce, Stephenson, Amazon.com Inc., payment
Thailand to study e-commerce legislation
News To serve the emergence of electronic commerce in Thailand, the Office of Judicial Affairs under the Ministry of Justice has set up a new committee to study existing legislation and adapt them for use with new electronic trading systems.
Michael Yap joins TDF Management and Commerce Exchange
News Former National Computer Board chief executive Michael Yap has joined Commerce Exchange as its chief executive. He wil also join TDF Management as a venture partner.
Virtual business park for Hong Kong, S'pore and Taiwan
News A pan-Asia virtual business park portal will soon be created to enable businesses to trade even more easily and openly
CWHKT to develop PKI-based secure mobile commerce services
News Cable & Wireless HKT has formed a partnership with Finnish company Sonera SmartTrust to develop high security mobile electronic commerce services for Hong Kong.
Cisco and CW HKT form strategic alliance
News Networking leader Cisco Systems and Cable & Wireless HKT (CWHKT) have formed a strategic alliance through which they will jointly develop new services based on Cisco's products and experience.
iMerchants launches e-commerce incubator
News Local electronic commerce service provider iMerchants has launched iMerchants Ventures, which it describes as an E-commerce incubator.
USA Networks moves into e-commerce
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GoTo.com buys Net comparison shopping service
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Cap Gemini plans new unit to target e-commerce deals
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China strategic may sell major stake to US Internet co
News China Strategic Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed investment holding company that has interests in toll roads and factories in China, said it may sell a major stake to a US Internet company.
Chinadotcom reports US$27.9m Q1 loss
News Chinadotcom, China's largest Web-site operator featuring Asian news and information, had a first-quarter loss and said the Internet industry is facing "extreme difficulties and further consolidation."
