In China, there seems to be a preference for advanced versions of CDMA as the platform for third-generation implementation, so it may not be so bad for Unicom to hedge its bets by operating two different networks.

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Even so, it would not be a bad idea for 3Com to float its Palm division.

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So the Russian state's insistence on developing its oil and gas by itself is not just bad news for the shareholders of Shell, Mitsubishi and Mitsui.

ECONOMIST: Vladimir Putin's Russia