By Sushuma March 6, 2000 11:09 AM
(IDG)-US website creation tools company Houston InterWeb Design is teaming up with the Chinese government and a Chinese investment company to establish China's first officially sanctioned MP3 music website, the head of the US company said last week.?The three parties signed an agreement in China to set up a joint venture based in Beijing to be known as Beijing Artists Online.?The venture plans to launch a Chinese take on MP3.com's well-known music download site.?In fact, an English-language version of the Chinese site will appear first within 60 days, with the Chinese version to debut within 120 days.?The company is not yet publicizing the site's address.?"We're already looking at ISPs in Shanghai and Beijing," said Houston InterWeb CEO Harry White.?"We're anticipating opening offices in both cities and will have mirroring sites there too." More...