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WITSA: Open all markets to ICT services
News Governments and ICT industry players must also band together to address challenges facing future of digital economy, urges World IT and Services Alliance official.
Tags: International governments, Growth strategies and tools, Green IT, World Trade Organization, Information And Communication Technology, Associated Press, energy efficiency, alternative energy, network, Kuala Lumpur
China exceeds 166m cell phone users
News The number of mobile phone users in China hit 167 million this April, an increase of six million subscribers from March.
China's 3G delay hurting investment
News The Chinese government's delay in issuing 3G licenses is hampering investment in the country's 3G industry, says an analyst report.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile platforms/communications
China delays rule for Net-screening software
News Beijing postpones a requirement that PC makers preinstall Green Dam software for filtering Internet content. But it may be just a temporary reprieve.
Tags: International governments, Regulations, App servers, World Trade Organization, PC Company, Google Inc., computer, Associated Press, computer company, New York Times Co.
EU seeks overhaul of global IT trade pact
News The European Commission claims the Information Technology Agreement, which eliminates international trade tariffs for IT-related products, needs major modernization.
Tags: World Trade Organization, Inkjet Printer, Japan, printer, flat panel, European Commission, fax, Internet, U.S., information technology
Chinese telecom: Who wins, who loses?
News A restructuring will shift power among Chinese operators, but will foreign players become full participants in the world's largest market?
Tags: World Trade Organization, China Mobile Ltd., Telecommunications, China Unicom, phone, China Netcom, Spain, China Telecom, China, Vodafone Group Plc.
US asks China to drop censoring software requirement for PCs
News U.S. trade representative and commerce secretary say in letter to Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the requirement may violate World Trade Organization rules.
Tags: Politics, Spam filtering, Lenovo Group Ltd., monitoring, network security, China, barrier, monitor, company representative, manufacturer
S. Korea drops Sun-only software mandate
News in brief South Korea's telephone ministry has reversed its decision to force South Korean cell phone service providers to use only Sun Microsystems download software to sell ring tone, games or other downloadable software.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms
China's phone exports skyrocket
News in brief China exported 51 million mobile phones worth US$4.9 billion in the first five months of 2004, according to the Chinese government.
Tags: Cellular phones
U.S. slaps higher duties on Asian chips
News U.S. authorities have decided to enforce higher tariffs on memory chips from Korea-based Hynix.
Avnet to acquire Sunrise Technology to build business in China
News Avnet Inc, the second-largest distributor of electronic parts, said it will acquire Hong Kong's Sunrise Technology Ltd to build its business in China, one of the largest markets for computers and mobile phones.
IBM to train 40,000 IT students in China
News IBM has sealed a deal to provide software development programs for 40,000 students in the mainland over the next five years.
Tags: IT training
Intentia sets up office in Hong Kong
News Increasing market opportunities in the fashion and apparel industry in Hong Kong have spurred Intentia to establish a direct presence in the SAR.
Vietnam gov't opts for open source
News Vietnamese authorities have ruled that all government desktop computers must run open source operating systems by 2005.
M'sia could be violating WTO rules: Paper
News Could Malaysia be in breach of a World Trade Organization (WTO) rule by going ahead with price controls on software and recordings?
