Eric Kaltman

‘Active’ Castro meets China envoy – CNN

From CNN: Photographs of Fidel Castro meeting with the head of a visiting Chinese Communist Party delegation were published Saturday in Cuba’s party newspaper in the latest sign the Cuban leader is becoming increasingly active more than eight months after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery. The Communist Party daily Granma reported that Wu Guanzheng, a member […]

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New Limits on Young Players Unlikely to be Effective – Marketwatch

From Marketwatch: “Enforcement of rules is always spotty in China, and a new so-called “fatigue system” for online games will be no exception, which is great news for investors in the booming online game industry. The fatigue system designed to wean young Chinese gamers away from heroin-esque, all-night bouts of online multiplayer role-playing action, has […]

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China’s Online Game Industry On a Roll – China Daily

From the China Daily: “Revenue from China’s online gaming industry reached 8 billion yuan (US$1.04 billion) in 2006 and could quadruple by 2010 as internet access becomes more widespread. Online gaming revenue in China will grow 30 percent annually to reach 30 billion yuan (US$3.9 billion) by 2010, said Wu Shulin, the deputy director of […]

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Google Evades Question About Software Similarities – PC World

From PC World: “Google Inc. has commented on a new software tool it released in China this week, although it did not address allegations that the software bears more than a passing resemblance to a rival’s product. “Two days ago we launched our Chinese Pinyin Input Method Editor (IME) as a test product in Google […]

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China to ban human organ trafficking from May 1 – China Daily

From the China Daily: China will formally ban the trade in human organs from May 1, state media reported. The regulation, issued by the State Council, or China’s cabinet, does not apply to transplants of human tissue such as cells, corneas or bone marrow, the Xinhua news agency reported on Friday… China in July last […]

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