BEIJING -- The Ministry of Culture said Thursday that it had shut down dozens of hosting platforms for showing pornographic content in its latest crackdown on the industry. The ministry has shut down 12 live broadcasting mobile apps, and given administrative punishments to another 20 apps. A total of 291 apps have been removed from online app stores, and 544 new apps have been banned from entering stores, said the ministry. In the crackdown, 30 online hosting platforms were investigated and punished for broadcasting illegal content. The ministry has also closed 11,929 studios producing illegal content. A total of 31,347 presenters have been punished and 9,721 have had broadcasting contracts terminated. Individuals are attracted to the money-making opportunities available by providing entertainment through live broadcasting websites and mobile apps. The viewers can send them money via virtual gifts and the hosting platforms take a cut. The public has been encouraged to report illegal activity, by phone (010-59881010) or online (www.12318.gov.cn), said the ministry, vowing to continue a heavy-handed policy towards the pornography industry. create your own wristbandfabric wristbands ebaybat fidget spinnerhow to make rubber braceletsuv braceletlivestrong braceletsilicone keychainwristband creation
BEIJING - Chinese researchers are celebrating a breakthrough in the printing industry that can reduce printing pollution with nano material.Researchers from the Institute of Chemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a printing technology with nano material that can be applied in many vital parts of the traditional printing process including printing plates and ink.It will reduce millions of tonnes of liquid pollution and emissions of organic chemicals, which are dangerous to human health.The nano technology is expected to lead a green revolution in the printing industry. It will make China's printing industry simpler, greener, and cheaper, with international competitiveness, said Song Yanlin, lead researcher.The research is an important part of the academy's pilot project on nano manufacture technology. Since 2013, researchers have cooperated with more than 70 companies in studying lithium batteries, nano printing, nano catalysts, health care, and drinking water treatment.The project has led to a series of inventions and attracted social capital investment of more than 5 billion yuan (about $780 million).An emerging subject, nano science and technology is highly valued in China and is expected to achieve leapfrog development.
