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May 2008
- Sky-High Internet Café Opens
  
  newser | Xinhua (China) | May 6, 08 4:36 PM CDT
  
  The Olympic torch is bringing more than controversy on its round-the-world trek—it’s also responsible for the world’s highest Internet café, the People's Daily reports. China Mobile built the communications center at Mount Everest's 17,000-foot-high base camp to ensure communications for relay teams as the torch scales the mountain. More »
  
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  Internet • Olympic torch • Mount Everest • China Mobile • Internet cafes
January 2008
- China Cracks Down on Online Games
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 17, 08 12:03 PM CST
  
  China is cracking down on its booming, billion-dollar online game industry, which is seen as “spiritual opium” that threatens to hook the Chinese people, Reuters reports. The government today said it plans to regulate “undesirable” elements out of the game, which 41 million Chinese played this year. “The whole industry is marginalized by mainstream society,” one senior official said. More »
  
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  China • censorship • online gaming • Internet addiction • Internet cafes

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