Beijing - Citing "Internet addiction" among its youth, China has banned the establishment of any new Internet cafes for the remainder of this year, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Beijing - China has signed an agreement with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Business Software Alliance, Association of American Publishers and Britain's Publishers Association that states that the country will do more to address online piracy of intellectual property, Reuters reported, citing the official Xihnua news agency.