China vows new crackdown on Google, other websites (AFP via Yahoo! News)

China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.

China vows new crackdown on Google, other websites (TODAYonline)

People surf the web at an internet cafe in Beijing. China announced Monday it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material that could corrupt young people.

China Determined to Purify the Internet, Cracks Down on Google and Other Major Websites (CircleID)

The Chinese government broadened its recent effort to limit pornography on the Internet by criticizing 19 Internet companies by name Monday, including Google and Baidu, the providers of the two most popular search engines in the country.

Young get thrifty in times of crisis (People's Daily)

China's office workers are tightening their belts, cutting spending on everything from clothes to fast food, despite government efforts to boost consumption to stave off the worst effects of a global recession. Websites popular among young Chinese professionals are extolling the virtues of frugality as the global financial crisis bites China's economy. Wang Hao, a 24-year-old Beijing office ...

Internet ends 2008 with 186.7 million websites (TG Daily)

The Internet was populated with more than 186.7 million websites at the end of 2008, according to data released by Netcraft. Compared to previous years, the growth of the Internet has slowed considerably.