By CNET Networks, 17 January 2003 09:50
NEWS By Winston Chai Online gaming has beat out internet shopping for popularity in the Asia-Pacific region, according to market researcher IDC. A recent survey of more than 3,600 internet users across six Asian countries shows the boom is especially evident in China and Malaysia where the number of online gamers outnumber shoppers two to one. In China, for example, 43 per cent of those surveyed said they play games online, compared with 16 per cent who said they shop over the net. This sea change is also mirrored in Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and India. Of the six countries surveyed, however, India showed the lowest penetration of internet use wi
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