BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 18, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Regrouping in China -- Venus, a much hyped project to turn Chinese TVs into Internet appliances, has fizzled, so Microsoft is trying to find customers in Hong Kong and Korea -- To counter negative publicity in the state-run press, Microsoft has launched a PR blitz, including sponsoring retraining centers for laid-off workers -- Microsoft plans an $80 million expansion of its service center in Shanghai, which now handles requests from users in the U.S. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Microsoft Misfires in China TABLE: Regrouping in China INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

Copyright 2000-2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use   Privacy Notice