China
China Adult Expo Set For August
The 4th annual China International Adult Toys & Reproductive Health Exhibition, also known as Adult Expo China 2007, will be held at Shanghai International Exhibition Center in China on Aug. 10-12, 2007.
China Tells Mobile Porn Purveyors to Stop or Face Jail
As part of China’s continuing crusade against adult content, authorities have announced that anyone caught sending porn via mobile device will be subject to fines and jail time.
Number of Internet Users in China Rises 30%
China's main news agency said that China's population of Internet users has risen by 30 percent over the past year to 132 million.
China Web Control Criticized at Internet Forum
Press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, has accused Western firms of providing Chinese police with technology to limit Internet freedom.
Playboy Sues to Protect Bunny Trademark in China
Adult entertainment company Playboy Enterprise is seeking justice in a Chinese court, according to a report in the state-run organization China Daily, which said the American firm has brought charges against three companies alleging infringement of the company’s internationally known bunny logo trademark.
China Releases Next Generation Internet
By releasing the super-fast Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), China has beaten other countries to the punch in rolling out the next-generation Internet network. The move’s intent comes as an attempt to reduce China’s dependency on American firms to supply the country with its network technology, Chinese TV reported.
Autumn in China
On the inside of her left ankle, Topco Sales' Autumn O'Bryan has a Chinese Kanji tattoo in red and black. The tattooist told her the symbol translates to "strength" in English.
China Cracks Down on Porn, Piracy
A Chinese government task force announced today that it closed and levied fines against dozens of websites that carry pornographic or pirated materials.
Google Hearing Postponed, China Version Launches
A hearing in which lawyers for Google were to defend the company’s refusal to hand over search engine data in the Justice Department’s anti-porn crusade has been moved to March 13, more than two weeks from when it was initially scheduled.
China Shuts Down Porn Sites, Doman Names
During the months of September through November, Chinese public security authorities shut down 598 porn websites and wiped out 35 porn domain names, according to Wu Heping, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security.
China Unveils Own DVD Standard
The ongoing battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray formats saw a third major participant this week when China announced it was developing its own audio-video standard for DVD coding formats.
China to Monitor All Mobile Users
Millions of cellphone users in China will have to register their phones with their telecom provider or have their phones shut off, thanks to new legislation in the country looking to clamp down on fraud, political dissidents and purveyors of mobile pornography.
Nine Detained for Operating Porn Websites in China
Chinese officials continued their crackdown on the country’s growing online porn industry with a recent bust of four porn websites, arresting nine of its operators, according to Xinhua News Agency.
China Charges 216 Webmasters for Live Sex Chat
Chinese officials this week filed charges against 216 individuals for “arranging pornographic performances” online, opening a new front in the government’s ongoing crackdown on Internet adult entertainment.
China Now Cracks Down on Porn Star Recruiters
Chinese police now are intensifying their crackdown on Internet obscenity by targeting individuals that recruit others to participate in porn videos. Authorities in the past three months have arrested 101 individuals who have set up chatrooms to find future porn stars.
101 Arrests in China for Internet Obscenity
Officials in the Chinese Government recently announced they had arrested 101 people last August in a beefed-up attempt to curb Internet obscenity in the country.
China Opens Clinic for ‘Internet Addicts’
China has seen a sharp rise in wealth in recent years, making personal computers more affordable to the average citizen and leading to a boom in computer usage. While this news is positive, government officials say it has bred one negative side effect: young people who can’t pull themselves away from their PCs.
China to Prosecute Adult Web ‘Gang’
China’s Anhui Provincial Internet police this week rounded up what it is calling an organized gang of webmasters and staffers, accusing them of operating dozens of illegal adult websites.
China Rolls Out Next-Generation Internet
In one of the first global moves toward the rollout of next-generation Internet, China announced plans Monday to unveil the China Education and Research Network, which is based on Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) technology.