Censorship in Asia cramps Internet's style
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Internet companies such as Yahoo Inc. and Lycos Inc. have set up offices in Asia recently, localizing and self-regulating content on Asian websites in order to appease local governments. While avoiding clashes with the authoritarian governments of countries such as China, Malaysia, and Singapore, local users are feeling frustrated by censorship, citing the Internet as the promise of global free speech.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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Lycos Asia unleashes an ad assault in effort to lure more Internet surfers
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A joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and Terra Lycos SA of Spain, Lycos Asia is launching a regional advertising campaign on television and in print with the slogan "Lycos. The homepage for the curious." Lycos is relatively unknown in Asia, although the company offers nine local websites.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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Companies seek PR Veterans to deal with nonprofit groups
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Jonathan Wootliff, of Greenpeace International, was hired by Edelman Public Relations Worldwide in order to lead Edelman's Global Stakeholder Strategies operation in order to advise corporations on how to work with nongovernment organizations. Edelman is planning to focus on the Asian market, where they are very likely to run into nonprofit organizations, and will need to be able to properly deal with them.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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