Web shopping hits snags in China

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Unreliable payment and postal systems are holding back e-commerce in a market that has lured eBay and Amazon.

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Problem = Opportunity
by Aardasp September 21, 2004 1:43 PM PDT: As my first marketing Manager said, "There is no such things as "Problems", because what some would call "Problems" are really opportunities in disguise!"

This seems to be what we have in China... for anyone who can take advantage of (and solve) these "opportunities" the rewards are limitless!!!!!!!; Reply to this comment

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