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News He said three years from now Spanish could be the second language on the Internet - after Chinese. China and India will soon make up half the population of the world and the developing world is prepared to take risks on technology that Europe and... [14 Sep 1999]
China prepares for Linux revolution
News The Linux operating system could capture 10 per cent of the Chinese PC market within a year, according to Cliff Miller, chief executive of Turbo Linux in Japan. According to a Newsbytes report, Miller claimed the Chinese version of Linux has been... [11 May 1999]
China sets ecommerce sights at the US
News The Chinese government has launched a Web site aimed at providing a portal for 15,000 local firms looking to set up an Internet and ecommerce presence. Set up in partnership with US Business Networks and part funded by magazine publishers, IDG, it... [13 Apr 1999]
US nuclear researchers switch off PCs
News The scare was sparked by charges last week that China had accessed information from the labs - allegations which have been denied by Chinese authorities. The US Energy Department has decided to suspend all computing research at its nuclear... [07 Apr 1999]
China Telecom named as Siemens chip plant saviour
News A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy was unable to confirm the story. A leading union official has named China Telecom as the backer of an attempted management buyout of Siemens' Tyneside chip plant. Lyons said: "The hand of China Telecom is behind... [24 Jan 1999]
Net telephony gets Chinese court approval
News In a landmark case for Chinese telecommunications, two entrepreneurs offering cheap international calls using Internet telephony have been acquitted of breaking the law. The Chinese government has now called for an investigation into the way the... [22 Jan 1999]
Chinese air chiefs put their lives on the line
News Chinese authorities are taking a novel approach to the Year 2000 problem, according the Financial Times. China is believed to be particularly at risk because of the amount of pirated software - which manufacturers will not support or upgrade. [15 Jan 1999]
China hits back over US security allegations
News The Chinese government has slammed a US Congress report which accuses it of systematically buying up advanced military technology from US businesses. Published on 30 December, it claimed: "Sensitive US military technology has been the subject of... [07 Jan 1999]
Siemens chip plant finds Chinese saviour
News A Daily Telegraph report claims an unnamed Chinese telecoms company is about to buy 49 per cent of the plant from Siemens' beleaguered semiconductor division. Any investment by a company from mainland China could depend on financial sweeteners from... [30 Nov 1998]
China Telecom faces Internet boycott
News A Chinese student is organising a series of 24-hour Internet boycotts in protest at what he claims are prohibitively high call rates, according to reports in the San Francisco Chronicle. He has called on fellow Chinese surfers to stay off the Web... [25 Nov 1998]
INTERVIEW: Psion's Asia-Pacific chief on economic turmoil and the future of handhelds
News Although MacChinese has helped Psion boost its sales in China, Cousins admits that the program is still no substitute for a Chinese language OS. In the two and a half years since Psion rented the second floor of a small Chinese shop in Singapore... [12 Nov 1998]
Chinese human rights Web site comes under attack
News A Chinese government Web site set up to improve the authority's human rights image has been invaded by hackers who replaced the original content with protests about the abuse of citizens. The Web site - which can be found at www.humanrights-china... [28 Oct 1998]
Blair fails to get Chinese blockade on BBC lifted
News Despite a successful visit by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chinese authorities are apparently maintaining a block on the BBC's Internet service. The BBC itself reported that listeners in the Chinese capital, Beijing, are currently unable to... [16 Oct 1998]
China enjoys PC boom
News The estimates come from the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, which also claims sales will 8.3 million units in 2000. With the influence of Hong Kong - now they have it back - the Chinese government may see this as a new form of business... [07 Sep 1998]
