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E-tailing: Report Out on E-Commerce in China

Paul Denlinger over at China Vortex points us to a new report from the Research Institute Data Center of China Internet, which claims that online spending in China passed $37.5 billion in the first six months of the year, representing a 58.2% jump over the same period in 2007. The report goes on to predict that overall spending online in China will surpass $86 billion for all of 2008.

Report: E-Commerce Is Recession-Resistant

A report put out today by Sanford Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsey claims the same disparity in growth between the U.S. and the rest of the world exists in e-commerce as exists in economic growth overall. Online retail commerce will rise only 14.3% in the U.S. in 2008 (still not a bad showing, I would imagine), but 26.5% overseas, writes Lindsey. That adds up to 21.5% combined, and even if economic growth slows globally, Lindsey expects e-commerce numbers to prove relatively resilient.

International Companies Require China-Specific Patent Strategies

Shanghai, China – May 22, 2008: China, one of the world’s largest and most promising markets, has seen a 20 percent annual increase in patent application filings over the last fifteen years. In 2007, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China received 694,153 patent applications, an increase of 21.1 percent over the previous year. These applications included filings for all three types of patents granted in China: Invention patents (valid for 20 years from the date of filing), Utility Models (valid for 10 years), and Design patents (also valid for 10 years). With regard to invention patents (20 year patents), China is currently third in the world behind the United States and Japan. In its latest study, Evalueserve, a global research and analytics firm, forecasts that if patent filings in China continue to grow at the current r

iPhone Roundup: China Mobile Clears Hurdle; Canadians Want Cheaper iPhone; Hutchisons Prices

image — China Mobile-iPhone “Hurdleâ€� Cleared: The on again, off again talks to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile market is on again. Retuers reports that China Mobile will bring the iPhone to China, after Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) relented on its revenue sharing policy. China Mobile spokeswoman Rainie Lei said while the “the biggest hurdleâ€� for the largest Chinese mobile operator has been now been cleared, there were still some “practical issuesâ€� to sort out before the iPhone launched. No timetable has been given, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said before that he hopes to launch the device in China later this year.

In-Depth Report on China's Internet Cafs Shows Their Importance to China's Online Games Sector

Niko Partners, the leading market intelligence firm for China’s video game industry, today announced the results of its first report dedicated to analysis of Internet cafés in China, that provides insight into Internet café usage, the role of cafés for online games, typical PC hardware specifications, purchasing, and relationships with online operators in 18 cities of varying sizes and geographic locations. Furthermore, information from a survey of 500 gamers reveals important information about their behaviors that companies involved in game development and distribution need to know.

Clear strategy key for SaaS e-commerce success

Companies seeking hosted e-commerce services will find many different providers and products. So, to make good purchasing decisions, business and IT managers must first establish clear goals for their online stores, Gartner said Wednesday. Once companies have identified the requirements for carrying out their e-commerce strategies, they can then properly evaluate the different SaaS (software-as-a-service) vendors and offerings on the market. Gartner is issuing this advice in the recently published study "SaaS Impact on E-Commerce" after finding that, by 2013, 90 percent of e-commerce sites will subscribe to at least one such service. At a very basic level, a company must make sure that the SaaS provider it selects offers the e-commerce capabilities the business needs, at the proper scale and level of sophistication.

E-Commerce and Private Equity Booming in China

The popularity of online shopping in China, according to AFP, continues to grow as more and more Chinese are using the internet as a source for ordering goods and services. Research institute Data Centre of China Internet, said in a report that China’s Internet users spent 256.1 billion yuan (37.5 billion dollars) in the first six months of the year, up 58.2 percent from the same period in 2007.

China space mission set for late September: report (AFP)

Visitors are reflected on the glass case surounding the spacesuit of astronaut Nie Haisheng who took part in China's Shenzhou VI manned space flight mission in 2005, at an aerospace exhibition in China's southwestern city of Chengdu, in 2006. China's third manned space flight, which will feature China's first attempted space walk, will blast off in late September, state media reported.

China Has Largest On-Line Population

Smivs writes "China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures. More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). About 95% of those going online connect via high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win customers away from mobile operators. Despite having a greater number of people online, China's net economy still has a long way to go to match or exceed that of the US or even that of South Korea. Figures from Analysis International said China's net firms reported total revenues of $5.9bn (£2.96bn) in 2007. By contrast net advertising revenue alone for US firms in 2007 stood at $21.

China Realizes It Doesn't Need To Block All Of iTunes

Following last week's news that China was blocking access to the iTunes store in response to a Tibet protest album that some Olympic athletes had apparently downloaded, it appears that China's Great Firewall experts have figured out ways to block on a per album basis. Yes, iTunes is now available again in China -- but that particular album remains off limits. Of course, you would think that if China had simply ignored the issue altogether, it would have received a lot less press. But that doesn't exactly seem to be how they think about things in the Chinese government these days.

Colors and Olympics: Art Biennale China 2008

Visitors view the paintings in the China Art Gallery in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2008. The 3rd International Art Biennale China 2008 with the theme of Colors and Olympics opened in China Art Gallery and the Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts on Tuesday. Contemporary paintings and sculptures of over 700 artists from 81 countries and regions were on show. (Xinhua/Lu You)

Selling Online with Drupal e-Commerce

Michael J. Ross writes "Many Web developers wish to create e-commerce sites that also support collaborative editing of content, community forums, and other features that can increase traffic to the sites. But most shopping cart products do not include those capabilities, or, if such third-party add-ons exist, they may be quite limited in functionality. Similarly, most if not all content management systems (CMSs) lack native e-commerce capabilities. Yet that barrier is being overcome, because a handful of e-commerce modules have been created for the most popular CMSs. Perhaps the most promising pairing, at this time, is Drupal and the e-Commerce module — a combination covered in the book Selling Online with Drupal e-Commerce by Michael Peacock.

China In-Focus: China Medicine Retains Australian Patent

July 18, 2008 (FinancialWire) China Medicine Corp. (OTCBB: CHME) (Current Market Cap. US$28.96 Mil.) has obtained a patent from Australia Patent Office for recombinant Aflatoxin Detoxifizyme. The patent is valid through January 13, 2025. According to China Medicine, rADTZ is a product that has the potential to detoxify aflatoxin, a potential cancer causing agent, in food and feed. It is a compound that is a derivation of aflatoxin-detoxifizyme, an extracellular enzyme. Developed by Guangzhou Co-Win Bioengineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Medicine, rADTZ can be used as an additive to remove aflatoxins from animal feed as well as other food products. The company intends to develop rADTZ for this and other applications. The company is currently testing rADTZ on animal feed and is scheduled to begin working with the Chinese Department

China proposes changes to foreign company patent rules - report

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Foreign companies making discoveries in China will have to file for patents here or risk losing legal protection for their intellectual property, the Financial Times reported, citing proposed amendments to the patent law. The amendments, which could become law this year, come at a time when foreign companies including Microsoft are setting up research centers in China as they look to expand sales in the market, the newspaper noted. If foreign companies fail to register Chinese discoveries first in China, rivals will be able to challenge the validity of any subsequent domestic patent and potentially block sales in the local market, the newspaper said. Another proposal involves the adoption of an 'absolute novelty' standard that will make it hard to get a Chinese patent for inventions that are already in use overseas, i

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Amadeus Boosts Air China's International e-Commerce

Amadeus reports the successful implementation of Air China’s international e-business in 25 international markets and strong growth in online bookings. Air China turned to Amadeus for a fully hosted and customized internet booking engine, which will help Air China manage the intensified international online traffic due to the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.

Cineplex chooses ATG's Commerce suite to power e-commerce website

ATG, a provider of e-commerce software, has announced that Cineplex Entertainment, Canada's largest motion picture exhibitor, has selected ATG's Commerce Suite to power its e-commerce website. The new site will showcase an improved and more personalized online experience for Cineplex Entertainment customers.

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Yahoo! Announces New Privacy Choice

Yahoo! Inc. announced that it will offer users the ability to opt-out of customized advertising on Yahoo.com. This new option expands Yahoo!'s existing opt-out program for customized advertising served by Yahoo! on third party networks. Yahoo! announced the new opt-out capability as part of its response to a Congressional inquiry about customization sent to 33 companies from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This new opt-out capability is expected to be available for consumers by the end of August. Users will be able to access the opt-out in the Yahoo! privacy center, which is linked on the home page and nearly every page on the Yahoo! network.

RUMOR: China Mobile to subsidize Apple iPhone

"China Mobile and Apple have decided to rely upon handset subsidies to bring Apple's iPhone to China, reports China Communications quoting an insider close to China Mobile," Cherry Zhang reports for JLM Pacific Epoch.

China Blocks iTunes Over Songs For Tibet Album

We hope our Olympians fully-stocked their iPods before going to Beijing as China has reportedly cut off access to iTunes. As the story goes, China got wind that people there were using Apple’s music service to download the The Art of Peace Foundation’s Songs for Tibet compilation, featuring tracks by Alanis Morissette, Sting, Moby and 17 more artists. Profits from the album are being used to support “peace-related projects that are dear to the Dalai Lama.� As everyone already knows, China doesn’t take to kindly to people trying to free their Tibet. Exacerbating matters was the announcement that over 40 athletes at the Games had downloaded the compilation. Thus, the Great Firewall of China (we wish we can take credit for penning that) started restricting access to iTunes on Monday.

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CDC Games' Upcoming Digimon Online Game Rated No. 1 in China's Most Popular Search Engine

ATLANTA & SHANGHAI, China - (Business Wire) CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), and pioneer of the "free-to-play, pay for merchandise" model for online games in China, today announced Digimon, its upcoming online game, has secured the No. 1 ranking for the last several weeks in Baidu, the top search engine in China.

CDC Games' Upcoming Digimon Online Game Rated No. 1 in China's Most Popular Search Engine

ATLANTA & SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA - News), and pioneer of the "free-to-play, pay for merchandise" model for online games in China, today announced Digimon, its upcoming online game, has secured the No. 1 ranking for the last several weeks in Baidu, the top search engine in China.

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