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Newsbytes Asia Week In Review - News Briefs

This is a roundup of the top telecommunications, computer and technology news of the week from around Asia. You can access the full text of each story using the URLs provided.

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Child Porn Sweep Hits Yahoo Japan Office

The Tokyo offices of Yahoo Japan Corp. were searched by police investigating the sale of child pornography via the Internet portal's auction Web site. Reports said a dance school operator was allegedly selling pornographic videos through the Web site. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158589.html

ATT Teams With DoCoMo On High Speed, Multimedia Wireless

After week's of speculation, AT&T [NYSE:T] and NTT's DoCoMo have teamed up on the development of high-speed, multimedia wireless services. As part of the deal, the Japanese telecom giant will invest nearly $10 billion in acquiring AT&T stock. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158800.html

New Zealand Bank Threatens Union Web Site

New Zealand banking group, the ASB Bank, set its lawyers on to its workers' union. Bank executives apparently were uncomfortable with either the asbbankunion.org.nz site or, as their lawyers claim, the use of the ASB Bank brand in its domain name. The union was surprised at the action taken by the bank. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158579.html

Japan Passes Sweeping Bill Promoting E-Commerce

The Japanese government passed overarching legislation aimed at bolstering the "Information Network Society" by boosting education and Internet access and removing legislative obstacles to e-commerce growth. The legislation's primary role is to create a "scheme to establish policies to create" a pro-information technology legislative environment. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158748.html

East Asians Attack Digital Divide

Chinese officials met with counterparts in Taiwan in an effort to bridge a digital divide caused by the political and administrative separation of the two societies. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was with officials from the Group of Eight (G8) nations, who are launching a "Dot Force" unit to find ways to bridge the info-tech gap between rich and poor. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158588.html

Thailand Law Society Hits Back At Microsoft

The Law Society of Thailand issued a firm rebuttal of a Microsoft lawyer's suggestions that the Thai legal system was ill-equipped to handle technology cases, and urged Thai lawyers to be wary of accepting training from foreign companies. The Supreme Court recently ruled against Microsoft with the view that the evidence admitted in a lower court was obtained improperly and through inducements. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158754.html

Japanese Carrier To Send Video To Mobile Phones

Japanese cellular giant NTT DoCoMo said it will launch one of the world's first commercial services piping video news, sports and entertainment to mobile phone handsets next week. DoCoMo, already a pioneer in wireless Internet services through its popular i-mode service, will offer the M-stage Visual service to its personal handyphone system subscribers across Japan. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158755.html

Korea.com To Offer Music From MP3.com

Korea.com, the portal site of high-speed Net access provider Korea Thrunet Co. Ltd [NASDAQ:KOREA], inked a deal with online music company MP3.com [NASDAQ:MPPP]. Korea.com will provide visitors with access to MP3.com's catalog of audio files, including songs by Korea artists from korea.mp3.com. Story: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158704.html

Other news of note from around the region reported by Newsbytes this week:

Australia

A report from IDC predicted digital subscriber line (DSL) will be the Internet access method of choice for 2.1 million Australians by the year 2004. The Australian Government said it will begin taking applications next month from telecom companies interested in bidding in the nation's auction of licenses for third-generation mobile phone services. About 70 percent of organizations are involved in, or considering, a move to e-procurement, said ComTech Communications. E-tailer AdultShop.com prepared to launch a US Web site after signing a deal with a California-based Net fulfillment company.

China

China's second largest telephone company, China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom), picked Cisco Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:CSCO] to supply a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network that will range across 319 cities in China.

Hong Kong

The one-year old Anti-Internet Piracy Team of the Hong Kong Customs service said it has netted 12 suspects and proceeded in five cases against breaches of intellectual property rights on the Web. HKeducationCITY.net, a Hong Kong Government-backed online collaboration project, launched with 150 participating organizations.

India

ESymmetryx Technologies Pvt. Ltd launched a new e-marketplace business in Bangalore which will develop customized B2B systems for vertical market segments.

Japan

Japan's Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd linked up with North American wireless network giants Lucent Technologies Inc. [NYSE:LU] and Nortel Networks [NYSE:NT] to develop and test mobile phone handsets for third-generation networks. Electronics giant NEC Corp. said it would recall and exchange hundreds of NEC-brand notebook computers containing Transmeta Corp's Crusoe chip.

Korea

GTWeb Korea was launched as a new, regional B2B e-marketplace of LG Electronics, Hyundai, Dacom, the Kumho Group, and Samyang Corp. LG Electronics and Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands said they would merge their cathode ray tube businesses.

New Zealand

The New Zealand Government made rule changes aimed at speeding up its Internet-based auction of new wireless licenses. But New Zealand's second-largest Internet service provider, Ihug, walked out on the auction, saying the rules do nothing to help promote competition. New Zealand Green MP Keith Locke said that the time allotted for public submissions to a controversial bill that could allow police to hack into computers is not long enough.

Philippines

A key figure in President Estrada's cabinet who is in charge of developing and promoting IT in the Philippines went on a leave of absence prompting observers to believe the move is a prelude to resignation that could derail the country's IT roadmap. For relentlessly advocating the cause of information technology through enabling laws and initiatives, Senator Ramon Magsaysay Jr. was named Internet Man of the Year during the 3rd Philippine Web Awards held last Nov. 24.

Taiwan

Taiwan's strong semiconductor industry reportedly generated business to the tune of $13.6 billion this year, a jump of 49.5 percent on the previous year, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. Kimo.com was still the most popular Web site among Taiwan Internet users, according to a study by iamasia. The top ranking of kimo.com will come as good news to US-based search and directory giant Yahoo Inc. [NASDAQ:YHOO] which is set to acquire it. Japanese cellular giant NTT DoCoMo said it will buy 20 percent of Taiwan's KG Telecommunications Co. Ltd for NT$17.09 billion ($516.10 million).

Thailand

Thailand's telecom concession conversion panel reached an agreement with carriers on key points to ensure fair competition before market deregulation. Advance Info Service and Total Access Communication vied to become the first Thai telecom operator to offer WAP services. Lycos Asia Internet Thailand, a subsidiary of Lycos Asia, made its debut in Thailand.

Vietnam

In an effort to lure investment to the country's important, developing software industry, the Vietnamese Government offered software-makers a four-year tax break.

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