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Global ISP PSINet has injected capital into privately owned Orientation, a fast growing network of regional and country portals. Orientation, originally a Hong Kong-based startup, currently operates six regional portals in Asia, Africa, Central/Eastern Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, the Middle East, and Oceania. The portal network also has country portal sites for 14 nations including Bulgaria, […]

Cable & Wireless HKT and Digital Creation Ltd, a Hong Kong-based IT solutions provider, formed a joint venture that will develop Web-based integrated learning solutions for educational institutions in Hong Kong and Asia. Cable & Wireless owns 51 percent of the venture, called Cable & Wireless HKT Schoolteam (Asia) Ltd, while Digital Creation holds a […]

Ten regional telecommunications firms have signed an MOU to plan the implementation of a high capacity fiber-optic submarine cable network in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN-2). The signatories of the MOU, announced yesterday in Kunming, included China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, Cable & Wireless HKT, Japan Telecom, Korea Telecom, KDD Corp., NTT […]

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), has penned an agreement with Japan’s Softbank Corp. to form a joint venture called Nasdaq-Japan which will develop and implement a new electronic Japanese stock market. The electronic stock market will be based on The Nasdaq Stock Market screen-based approach to trading equity securities and will include […]

Hong Kong-based instant portal developer Outblaze Limited has added new “Anti-Spam” features to its entire network of partner sites in order to minimize the expanding problem of unsolicited e-mail. “The problem with spam is often bilateral,” said Yat Siu, CTO and vice president of Outblaze. “One batch of spam could clog a network until the […]

A Web-based non-profit society called the Entrepreneurs Club (eKlub) Tuesday debuted in Hong Kong. The avowed mission of the eKlub is to use the Web to promote “the spirit of entrepreneurship and social responsibility.” It intends to be a resource for new businesses providing online education and consultation in areas such as startup documentation, capital […]

America Online Inc. (AOL) has acquired a 10 percent stake in Hong Kong portal operator China.com Corp., according to sources and press reports. AOL already has an agreement with China.com’s sister company, China Internet Corp., to jointly launch the AOL Hong Kong Internet service later this year. Industry observers see the move as attempt to […]

Partnering with Fujitsu and iD2 Technologies, Isocor (NASDAQ:ICOR), a U.S.-based Internet messaging and directory developer, will provide components for Malaysia’s proposed e-commerce infrastructure. The e-commerce environment will be delivered by the first Malaysian Certification Authority, Digicert SDN BHD. The CA will use a security module from iD2 Technology, an Ericsson associated company, that employs the […]

Sina.com, a network of portals targeting the global Chinese community, and search engine AltaVista have signed a worldwide agreement to provide Sina.com users with faster and more comprehensive Internet search services. Scheduled to launch on June 14, the Chinese portal will integrate AltaVista’s search engine with its existing search technology and Web directory. Sina.com believes […]

In the last week, Hongkong Telecom (HKT) forged two partnerships to solidify its image as a vehicle for e-commerce. On Thursday, HKT formed a joint venture with Australian infosecurity firm Secure Network Solutions Ltd (SNS) in order to utilize SNS’s technology and expertise to provide secure e-commerce solutions. On Monday, the telecom’s ISP unit, Hongkong […]

Softec Systems Caribbean Inc., a subsidiary of Delaware-based Starnet Communications International Inc., has launched a Chinese-language online casino. The online casino, Joyluck Casino, will be operated by another Starnet subsidiary and licensee, World Gaming Services Inc. Joyluck will target Chinese users in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other overseas Chinese communities. According to […]

Korea Telecom Freetel (KT Freetel) and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to discuss ways to develop and deploy wireless Internet and corporate data services for businesses and consumers in Korea. The two companies plan to converse on the development of a standards-based Internet and corporate service platform based on Microsoft’s products such as the Windows NT […]