Digital dragons stay on course despite downturn Led by China, Asian countries are looking beyond the current global hangover in IT and telecoms, and remain committed to improving their competitiveness   Read 3G services in Japan Race to solve early technical hitches DoCoMo's 3G experiments have been far from smooth, but if the trials and tribulations can deliver technical expertise, they will place the company well ahead of the 3G pack Asia online Increasing demand for multilingual websites To be effective in e-commerce, western companies are discovering that it is not enough to simply translate an English language website. There are multicultural issues to be faced as well China's IT market Momentum is building rapidly China's IT market offers huge potential, but numerous obstacles must be overcome B2B e-commerce Little traffic heralds big problems With one or two exceptions, business-to-business exchanges face tough volume and trading conditions