China Plans Virtual World for Commerce

October 15, 2007 By RACHEL KONRAD, AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Your favorite pants are fraying? You may soon be able to order replacements directly from the factory where they were made, according to the chief scientist of an ambitious Chinese Internet project.

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