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Although the use of the Internet has increasingly be¬come more preva¬lent in China, the same could not be said with e-commerce, as people continue to be wary and hesitant to make purchases online. This would be a significant blow to an industry trying to penetrate the market of Chinese debit card hold¬ers numbering from 80 to 100 mil¬lion and enticing them to buy any of the myriad goods offered by e-stores through online means.

Tony Michell is that most rare of Korea experts. His own local colleagues encouraged this learned, objective analyst to write about business here. Tony has worked at the Economic Planning Board, consulted for the World Ban, multinationals and governments, and is Professor of Strategy and Management at the KDI Graduate School of Policy and Management.

The growth of South Korea as a major con¬tributor in the field of science, engineer¬ing and technology can be considered a story for many growing economies to emulate.

The continuous and huge investments made in hu¬man resource development and research activities have borne fruit by building a remarkable innovation system in the country.

There are always fads and trends not only in fashion, but also in business management strategy. Six sigma was once a must have tag to improve the manufacturing processes. According to the book “Institute’s Six Sigma Breakthrough and Beyond,” by the late 1990s about two-thirds of the Fortune 500 organizations had begun Six Sigma initiatives with the aim of reducing costs and improving quality.

The automotive industry in Thailand has shown robust growth in spite of the political turmoil in the country. It has been successful in retaining its position as the “Detroit of Asia.” Ford Motors insists on opening a plant in Thailand in spite of the unrest, a clear indication of continued support from the auto industry.

The 21st century is rightfully called the Biological Century. More technological breakthroughs in the medical and industrial spheres are expected with heavily funded research programs underway in most countries of the world. Developments in the fields of biology and medicine, such as human genome sequencing and research to create cell and organ functions, have led to a critical change in many industrial segments and strengthened the medical engineering profession.

Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is one of the finest markup languages available for Web pages. It is a way to develop structured documents. It also helps embed images and objects to create interactive Web pages. The latest version of HTML, HTML5, was published as a Working Draft by the WC3 on Jan. 22, 2008. The World Wide Web Consortium is the maintainer of HTMLand CSSstandards.

Recently, India successfully auctioned 3G spectrum and fetched Rs. 67,719 crores - double than originally estimated by the government. Soon afterwards, the telecom regulator of India – the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) - had announced its plan to bring out the recommendations on 4G technology by the end of the year. According to TRAIChairman J. S. Sarma, it will be ready with recommendations on 4G by 2010 end.

Elitecore Technologies, a provider of Telecom Software (OSS/BSS) solutions recently announced 10 successful wins for WiMAX 16e & 16d in SEA, APAC & Eastern European regions. The company has experience in serving Tier1-Tier 3 service providers in deployment of the WiMAX 16e &16d CSN platform.