maps license to operate in China, seeking to return to the lucrative
market in the Communist nation after a year-long absence following a
row with Beijing over privacy issues.
China's mapping service regulator said today that Google's
application for an online maps license, which is required for
operating such service in China, is under official examination.
Google, which desisted from applying for the license after China
brought about a new rule making it mandatory for the companies to have
joint venture in 2010, picked up Beijing Guxiang Information
Technology Co. Ltd as its partner in China.
The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation,
said in a statement that Beijing Guxiang Information Technology Co.
Ltd, a joint-venture of Google, submitted the application in November
last year.
Analysts said Google, which had a head-on confrontation with China
over privacy issues in 2010 and shifted its headquarters to Hong Kong,
is now looking to stage a comeback lured by flourishing Chinese
internet market, which has already crossed the 500-million mark.
read more at http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/google-maps-seeks-to-return-to-china-applies-for-license-172420
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