China closes 1,600 Internet cafes
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China closed down 1,600 Internet cafes between February and August and imposed 100 million yuan, or 12 million US dollars, worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations.
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China is cracking down on music sites. Really.
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Hackers operating through Chinese Internet servers have launched a debilitating attack on the computer system of a sensitive Commerce Department bureau, forcing it to replace hundreds of workstations and block employees from regular use of the Internet for more than a month, Commerce officials said...
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The Chinese local governments have closed 1600 Internet cafes and fined operators a total of 100m yuan ($12m) between February and August this year.
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China says it  will not allow any more cybercafes to open this year, in an attempt to cut down on "internet addiction".
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The Chinese government will not approve licenses for new Internet cafes this year as part of a move intended to strengthen government control over the popular Internet access points.
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China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday.
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A Starbucks on the site of Beijing's Forbidden City closes after protests that it trampled Chinese culture.
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China is shutting dozens of polluting petrol stations in Beijing six months ahead of the Olympics.
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5,400 'refugees' seek cybersanctuary Japan's health and welfare ministry says it has identified 5,400 "Net cafe refugees" - a new underclass driven by hard times to doss down in 24-hour cybercafes, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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The number of Internet users in China stood at 210 million at the end of last year, up 53 percent from the same time in 2006 when there were 137 million.
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China Unicom, the nation's second-largest mobile phone carrier, plans to open up to 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, state media said.
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China Mobile suspends the Chinese Web portal for a year.
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Chinese police say they have shut seven illegal "underground banks" accused of money laundering.
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Chinese authorities shut down more than 12,575 Internet cafes from October to December last year for operating illegally, the government said.
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China said Friday it had shut down several firms at the heart of food and drug safety scares, its latest move to clean up those industries and salvage its reputation as a reliable exporter.
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The computer giant hands off its personal-computer business business to a Chinese firm