Separatist acts on web banned in XinjiangSeptember 28th, 2009 URUMQI - The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region legislature has passed a regulation prohibiting the instigation of ethnic separatist activities via the Internet, The China Daily reports. Online activities compromising national security, damaging national and social interests, undermining ethnic unity, instigating ethnic secession and harming social stability will be severely punished, according to the regulation.
China to unveil Internet addiction treatment standard by 2010August 28th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Health Ministry will announce standard treatment for Internet addiction by the first half of 2010. A doctor involved with the government's research project has dismissed media reports claiming that the treatment standard will list those who surf online for more than 40 hours per week as Internet addicts, China Daily reports.
US testing system to beat web censorship in China and IranAugust 14th, 2009 BOSTON - The US government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran that will allow citizens to by-pass internet censorship set up by their governments. The Telegraph quoted a senior official at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent US government agency, as saying : "We have people testing it in China and Iran."
Ken Berman, the Board's IT chief, however,provided few details on the new system, which is in the early stages of testing.
Major Internet pornography syndicate busted in ChinaAugust 14th, 2009 SHANGHAI - A major Internet pornography syndicate was busted in China, when 13 people were detained for involvement in a cluster of websites that attracted 12 million members. According to the Suqian Public Security Bureau, the gang, Dikawen, managed 13 websites over a two-year period.
Teenage Internet addict beaten to death in ChinaAugust 4th, 2009 NANNING - A teenager in a Chinese camp meant to help people fight Internet addiction was beaten to death by camp workers. Public security authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang said they have detained four people in Nanning City in association with the death of the teenager.
Sarkozy falls ill, hospitalisedJuly 26th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to hospital Sunday after falling ill while exercising, French media reports said. France Info radio said the incident occurred before noon at his residence in Versailles.
China bans controversial electric-shock therapy for Internet addictsJuly 14th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Health Ministry has ordered a halt to the controversial electroshock therapy, which it was useing to treat teen Internet addicts. The ministry has said that the therapy, which was administered by a clinic in Linyi, Shandong province, is not safe.
Guangzhou's one-dog policy stirs controversyJune 18th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - The Chinese city of Guangzhou has stirred controversy by implementing a one-dog policy. Beginning July 1, each household can raise only one pooch.
China says porn filters are not spywaresJune 10th, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese authorities have rejected media reports that claim that the government is installing spyware on all computers in the guise of porn filters. From July onwards, all computers being sold in China will have pornography filtering softwares, but authorities claim that it is not advanced enough to act as spyware.
China targets illegal Internet barsMay 29th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Government has decided to target illegal Internet cafes as part of its four-month crackdown to stop teenagers from accessing harmful and violent content. Internet bars located in rural areas, joint rural-urban areas, and locations surrounding middle and primary schools are the main targets of the campaign, the China daily reports.
People not in favor of new privacy curbing Internet law in ChinaMay 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new Internet law in China that demands netizens reveal their real names when online is not being policed almost one month after its implementation. The Hangzhou municipal government in Zhejiang province has required Internet portals under its administration to ask for the real identity of their users from May 1.
Chinese karaoke clubs ecstatic after axing of planned pole dancing banMay 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Entertainment companies in an industrial hub in Guangdong province, China, were seen celebrating on Monday after a potential ban on pole dancing was deleted from a new regulation. When an initial draft of a new local government rule for entertainment and recreational venues barred the performances, it left Karaoke clubs and bar owners fearing.
Chinese province says will fine civil servants who don't smoke local cigarettesMay 4th, 2009 BEIJING - Believe it or not, Chinese civil servants who refuse or fail to consume a sufficient amount of locally made cigarettes, will be fined. An order to this effect has been passed in Hubei Province.
China refutes cyber-attack accusationApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - China has said that it was irresponsible on the part of other countries to allege that cyber-attacks originated in China without having thorough investigation. "We have reiterated many times our policies of firmly opposing and severely cracking down on all crimes that damage the Internet, including hacking," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters.
Internet service providers asked to ensure minimum bandwidthMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's telecom watchdog Monday asked internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to ensure availability of the minimum required bandwidth in their networks. 'Operators must ensure availability of the minimum required bandwidth in their network as per the maximum contention ratio suggested by the regulator for different services based on the number of customers,' the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in its guidelines issued for the service providers.
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