China

China facing tough battle against cyber crime

New Delhi, Sept. 28 : China’s Ministry for Public Security appears to be facing a tough battle in tackling cyber crime, especially during the past three years.

According to The China Daily, ministry officials remain unoptimistic about their ability to tackle online theft and fraud, and are demanding the introduction of legislation on cyber crime and the protection of virtual property.

China’s Three Gorges Dam, a disaster in the making, say officials

London, Sept.27 : Chinese Communist Party officials have warned that the Three Gorges Dam project has the makings of a major environmental catastrophe.

In an unprecedented admission of blame, the officials called for the urgent introduction of preventive measures.

China has been promoting the world’s biggest hydroelectric project as the best way to end centuries of floods along the basin of the Yangtze and to provide energy to fuel the country’s economic boom.

Stone Age rice field discovered in swamp in China

Washington, Sept 27 : Archaeologists have discovered a Stone Age rice field in a swamp in China.

The team led by Cheng Zong of Britain’s Durham University found evidence of prehistoric rice cultivation, including flood and fire control on the site of Kuahuqiao in Zhejiang province near present-day Hangzhou.

The research follows previous excavations at the site that revealed a Stone Age community of wooden dwellings perched on stilts over the marshy wetlands.

China bans sexually suggestive ads on radio, TV

New Delhi, Sept.26 : China's broadcasting watchdog has banned all sexually suggestive advertising on radio and television.

Commercials featuring sexually suggestive language or behaviour or featuring scantly dressed women were "detrimental to society," the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said in a circular on Tuesday.

Beijing HIV/AIDS Cases On Rise

A health functionary stated that the Beijing municipal administration recorded 563 new HIV/AIDS cases in the first six months of 2007, which is 50% up from the corresponding period of the last year.

Zhao Tao, head of the disease control and prevention section of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said among the new cases were 11 aliens, 120 Beijing occupants and 432 migrant Chinese from outside the city.

Chinese researcher calls for international cooperation to fight hackers

New Delhi, Sept.22 : China has called for greater international cooperation to prevent hackers' attacks.

According to Wang Xinjun, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, countries should stop accusing each other for hacking crimes and conceive a joint plan to tackle the menace.

"Countries should strengthen exchanges of information on hackers' attacks and make it easier for other countries to track down on the hackers," he said.

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