Mushroom Cloud Looms Over Beijing
June 19th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Video and photographic evidence of a multi-coloured ”mushroom cloud” hanging over Beijing’s skies has left internet users increasingly concerned, as they have been unable to determine what ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Chinese internet users identify role models
April 22nd, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Ten ordinary Chinese have been recognized as national role models, based on the results of a quarterly online poll.
The 10 were chosen for their actions ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Internet fraud rife among Chinese
July 26th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) A total of 121 million Chinese internet users have been victims of account hacking, online password theft and online fraud at the end of June, the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese now swap skills on internet
April 16th, 2011 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Everyone knows the internet is a useful place to conduct business. The Chinese have gone a step ahead. They are now swapping their skills on the ... Read more...
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Now, China makes Skype illegal
December 31st, 2010 - 8:28 am ICT by ANI
Shanghai, Dec. 31 (ANI): China has the use of the popular internet telephony service, Skype, illegal.Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube are already blocked in China and Google closed down ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese netizens unhappy with information on Govt. sites
December 18th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 18 (ANI): Nearly 80 percent of Chinese Internet users are not satisfied with the performance of the country's government websites, according to an online survey.The survey, which was conducted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
420 mn Chinese now use the internet
August 4th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) The number of Chinese internet users has reached a staggering 420 million, authorities said.
Website sina.com.cn citing a report published by China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC) reported that ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Google must follow restrictions or leave, says China
March 8th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 8 (ANI): China's Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong has said Internet giant Google must obey Chinese law if it wants to continue to operate in the country."If Google still plans ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese government launches crackdown against online porn industry
February 6th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 6 (ANI): In a latest crackdown against online porn industry, China has reinforced its arsenal of laws that will go into effect today.In a joint statement released on Friday, the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Opera upgrades browser to block Chinese users from Facebooking
November 25th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov. 25 (ANI): Chinese Internet users would no longer be able to access Facebook, as the web browser Opera has upgraded its Chinese version closing a loophole that allowed users ... Read more...
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China to unveil Internet addiction treatment standard by 2010
August 28th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug. 28 (ANI): 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 ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China drops plans to force “Green Dam Youth Escort” software
August 13th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 13 (ANI): China's Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong has said that the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software would now be "voluntary", providing users an opportunity to decide if ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
China installs censorship software in over 500,000 PCs
July 2nd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, July 2 (ANI): Under the controversial Green Dam computer program, China has already installed censorship software in over half-a-million computers. According to a report in The Telegraph, the Green Dam program ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Internet main source of news for 206 million Chinese
December 23rd, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): The Internet is the main source of news for about 206 million Chinese, according to a new report.Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a top academic ... Read more...
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New Guns N” Roses album invites Chinas ire
November 25th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov.25 (ANI): China has launched a propaganda broadside against American rock band Guns N'' Roses, citing their comeback album as an attack on the nation.
The album, entitled Chinese Democracy, went ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Used Olympic ticket market thrives in China
August 20th, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (DPA) Chinese Internet users are clamouring for used Olympic tickets, with demand highest for last week's China-US basketball match and other high-profile events, media said Wednesday.Tickets are ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Over 40 Olympic athletes download Tibet album: Rights group
August 19th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (DPA) More than 40 Olympic athletes have downloaded a Tibet album called "Songs for Tibet" to show solidarity with the Himalayan people's struggle for more freedom, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
China to probe Google ‘breach of state secrecy laws’
May 7th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin
London, May 7 (ANI): China has announced that it will probe the alleged breaching of state secrecy laws and showing illegal maps of the country by the Internet search engine Google ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Protests against ‘Tibet independence’ in China
April 20th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 20 (Xinhua) Demonstrations against "Tibet independence" continued Sunday in several Chinese cities. Demonstrators were seen in northwestern city of Xian, and the northeastern city of Harbin and eastern city Jinan ... Read more...
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China closed 44,000 pornographic websites in 2007
January 23rd, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Authorities in China shut down 44,000 domestic websites and homepages and arrested 868 people while investigating 524 criminal cases in a campaign against Internet pornography last year, a ... Read more...
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