NewsofMay5th.doc

News of May 5th Domestic news China sets up State Internet information office The Chinese government announced on May 4th the setting up of an office to manage Internet information in a statement of the State Council General Office. It’s known that the department, which known as the State Internet Information Office, will direct, coordinate and supervise online content management and handle administrative approval of businesses. It will direct the development of online gaming, online video and online publication industries. The office will be engaged in promoting construction of major news websites and managing government online publicity work. It is assigned the duties to investigate and punish websites violating laws and regulations.It will oversee telecom service providers in their efforts to improve the management of registration of domain names, distribution of IP addresses, registration of websites and Internet access. The State Council has approved the appointment of four senior officials for the State Internet Information Office.  Director of the State Councils Information Office Wang Chen and the Vice director Qian Xiaoqian were appointed director and vice director of the State Internet Information Office .  Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xi Guohua, and Vice Minister of Public Security Zhang Xinfeng were concurrently appointed vice directors of the State Internet Information Office. China calls for coordinated economic, social development in line with environment China has called on various countries to establish coordinated economic and social development plans for the environment. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in Beijing on May 3 that the countries of the world should change their consumption and production patterns in an effort to coordinate economic and social development with the environment, she made the remarks at a routine press conference in response to a reporters question re