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Excuse Me! How To Regulate Micropayments?

In China, you know something has become big when the government starts worrying about how to regulate it. (Come to think of it, that’s the way it is with most governments, not just China’s.) China’s central bank, the People’s Bank... ...full story at China Vortex

from China Vortex on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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