China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) Wednesday said 55 Internet websites will be shutdown if they continue to offer downloads of pornographic cellphone games.
Risks to the global economic outlook have "risen significantly" and policymakers have limited room to provide support to growth, International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara said.
The trade surplus for May is expected to far exceed the $1.68 billion mark of April, triggering speculation that an impending reform of the foreign exchange policy is on the cards.
Foreign and domestic enterprises should brace themselves for hefty wage rises in the coming years after labor discontent at Foxconn and Honda units in the Pearl River Delta area, experts have said.
Nearly one in ten young Chinese under the age of 17 have some sort of mental disorders, a recent survey suggests.
President Hu Jintao and his Uzbek counterpart pledged on Wednesday to jointly combat terrorism, a major concern for both countries.
Turkey can count on applause from Arab foreign ministers for championing the cause of Gaza's Palestinians meeting in Istanbul on Thursday, but some may be discomfited that Turkey has done what they have failed to do.
Iranian officials opposed strongly the latest round of UN Security Council sanctions on their country, threatening to take measures against the move.
An explosion rattled a wedding party late on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan's restive province of Kandahar, killing at least 39 people and injuring 73 others, a local government official said.
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council has sent a "unmistakable message" to Iran, warning that Iran would be more isolated if its leaders continue pursuing the present course.
A solution that satisfies all parties' concerns through dialogue and negotiation is the right course for the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang early Thursday morning.
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a 400-million-dollar humanitarian aid for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in a highlighted support for Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and its leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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