Quarterly review on government websites released

The State Council, China's cabinet, released the results on Friday of a nationwide review on government websites, which was conducted in the second quarter of this year.

The results showed that 36,916 government websites were in operation, with 2,133 affiliated to State Council departments and 32 portal websites for provincial-level governments, as of June 1.

A random review of 524 websites, conducted by the State Council's general office, indicated that 94 percent were qualified, 3 percentage points higher than the first quarter.