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Qatar embracing e-commerce, survey finds

A MasterCard survey has found that 49 per cent of Qatar's shoppers are heading online to make their purchases, Gulf-times.com reports.

Facebook set for billion-dollar IPO

Social media giant Facebook has filed for a $5 billion initial public offering (IPO), making many of its employees and investors millionaires, reports The Paypers.

China's e-commerce market is growing

Revenue for the Chinese e-commerce market in 2011 is expected to total some 800 billion yuan (£80 billion), according to Chinadaily.com.