Google close to China mapping license
- By Yan Pei
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China.org.cn, June 27, 2011
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Google's Chinese joint venture has passed the required yearly check. |
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Google close to China mapping license |
谷歌在華合資公司通過年檢 |
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Google Inc. is one step closer to obtaining a license to operate its mapping service in China as its Chinese joint venture has passed an annual government review, Beijing Business Today reported Monday. Beijing Guxiang Information Technology Co., the Chinese joint venture that operates Google Maps in the country, has passed a yearly check required by authorities, the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce said in a statement on its Web site. Established in June 2007 with registered capital of 5 million yuan, Beijing Guxiang is a 50-50 venture between Google and Chinese classified website Ganji.com. The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) relaxed its rules on foreign online mapping service companies on June 3, allowing them to engage in joint ventures to provide the service. But foreign investors are not permitted to hold a majority stake in such ventures. On June 14, a SBSM official confirmed they had received Beijing Guxiang's application to offer an online mapping service in China and were examining the application. Since last year, mapping service providers are required to apply for a license to operate in China. By mid-February this year, the SBSM had issued Internet mapping licenses to 105 Web sites. |
谷歌在華合資公司谷翔已經通過企業年檢。這也意味著谷歌在華展開互聯網地圖服務有了更進一步的希望。 據北京市工商局官網上的信息顯示，谷歌在華地圖業務的運營企業北京谷翔信息技術有限公司已通過2010年度的企業年檢。
谷翔成立于07年6月，注冊資本500萬元，谷歌與趕集網各出資50%。 6月3日，國家測繪地理信息局對外發布信息，對外資互聯網企業申請地圖服務資質略微松綁。允許設立中外合資企業；外國投資者的出資比例不得超過50%。 6月14日國家測繪地理信息局官員表示，他們已收到并正在審查北京谷翔信息技術有限公司的申請。 從去年起，互聯網地圖提供商須申請牌照才能在國內市場運營。截至2011年2月中旬，中國國家測繪局已經向105家網站頒發了互聯網地圖經營牌照。 |
China's business press carried the story above on Monday.
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