China to Have Ratings System for Online Games
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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China on Sunday announced rules   requiring foreign media to seek approval from the state news   agency Xinhua to distribute news, pictures and graphics   domestically.
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China said it would issue new rules  cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid  fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players  soars, state media reported on Thursday.
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A Chinese online game aimed at curbing  official corruption has been shut down just weeks after its  launch after proving so popular that the number of users  overloaded its server, state media reported on Tuesday.
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China will allow only state-run Web sites to broadcast video or radio through the Internet, tightening the governmentâs regulatory grip over the media content offered there.
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New rules by a Chinese government-backed Internet group maintain controls over the country's bloggers, requiring them to register
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China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the government
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China is debating whether to relax control of the Internet during the Olympics, allowing access to banned websites such as the BBC, a spokeswoman for the organising committee said Tuesday.
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China has moved to restrict videos online, allowing only state-controlled sites to post any Â including those shared by users Â and requiring Internet providers to delete and report a variety of content.
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(InfoWorld) - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a government-backed research institute, has teamed up with private industry to set up a lab that will develop technologies for online games. The CAS Institute of Automation, Shanda Interactive Entertainment, and Interjoy Technology will work together to establish the Digital Interactive Entertainment Lab in Beijing, the three partners said in a statement. The lab will be headed by Wang Yangsheng, who also serves as principal of the Online Game Strategic Project, a government-led initiative to spur the development of China's online gaming industry. Online gaming has exploded in popularity in China during recent years, initially led by offerings from Shanda. As competition has increased, a wider array of games has become available, including titles imported from the U.S. and South Korea. Many of these games attract hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users. Online gaming is expected to generate 9.7 billion renminbi ($1.2 billion) in revenue next year, market analyst iResearch said last month
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EA, the world's biggest computer games firm, is setting up a studio in China to push forward development of online games.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Yichang, Feb.
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China's new rules on online video and  audio content banning violent, pornographic and fake material  are aimed at promoting the Internet's "healthy" development,  according to a government statement.
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A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.
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China is ready to enforce a new law limiting video sharing to state-owned companies, but regulators will probably look the other way in order not to screw up private business.
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Chinese officials are treating the Games as proud confirmation of their country's emergence as a global force to be reckoned with.
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A Chinese government-sponsored online game that allows players to battle corrupt officials and their bikini-clad mistresses has been overwhelmed by user demand, state media reported Tuesday.