Back on topic, got this in my E-mail which may be of interest:
TODAY'S NEWSLETTER LOOKS AT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA'S GROWING TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
China and U.S. business welcomed a new era of trade after Congress approved a bill endorsing a historic market opening agreement. The measure opens the door to a burgeoning consumer market - China's 1.2 billion people. The country's Internet, telecom equipment, and other high-tech sectors have really taken off recently. The number of Chinese Web users, which has doubled every six months for the past two years, now stands at 16.9 million and rising. There are presently 50 million mobile-phone subscribers in China, a number on that's on track to triple within three years. In today's newsletter, we look at investment opportunities in the world's most populous nation.
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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES FROM: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, Far Eastern Economic Review, Asian Business, and AP Online 2. FREE SAMPLES OF THE DAY FROM: NIKKEI/Dow Jones Japan Report and WorldVest
3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: China Mobile (CHL)
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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES
a. "CHINA'S TECHNOLOGY SECTOR GROWTH" Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, September 19 article More and more foreign businesses have begun to pour funds into China's high-tech industries in recent years. (FREE TO MEMBERS)
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b. "LET THE BATTLE BEGIN--AGAIN" Source: Far Eastern Economic Review, September edition Telecom giants are again racing for a piece of the China market. But it will take more than the best technology to win. (FREE TO MEMBERS) wwwrd.0mm.com
c. "FLIGHTS OF FANCY" Source: Asian Business, September edition What makes Hawnew.com different from the growing number of dot-coms in Asia? (FREE TO MEMBERS)
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d. "MAJOR CHINESE INTERNET PORTAL CONTINUES TO GROW" Source: AP Online, September 18 article Sohu.com (SOHU) has quickly become China's No. 1 portal. (FREE TO MEMBERS)
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3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: China Mobile (CHL)
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