The Asia Telegraph » Internet http://www.asiatelegraph.net News, Stories and Links about Asia Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 China issues first definition of Internet addiction http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-issues-first-definition-of-internet-addiction/ http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-issues-first-definition-of-internet-addiction/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:48:15 +0000 Martin Gerke http://www.asiatelegraph.net/?p=388 Chinese doctors released the country’s first diagnostic definition of Internet addiction over the weekend, amid efforts to address an increasing number of psychological problems that reportedly result from Internet overuse.

Tao Ran, a medical expert at Beijing’s Military General Hospital, where the definition was developed, said it was also the first time for China to officially [...]]]> http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-issues-first-definition-of-internet-addiction/feed/ 0 Beijing sets up boot camp to treat Internet addicts http://www.asiatelegraph.net/beijing-sets-up-boot-camp-to-treat-internet-addicts/ http://www.asiatelegraph.net/beijing-sets-up-boot-camp-to-treat-internet-addicts/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:40:10 +0000 Martin Gerke http://www.asiatelegraph.net/?p=384 Combining sympathy with discipline, a military-style boot camp near Beijing is at the front-line of China’s battle against Internet addiction, a disorder afflicting millions of the nation’s youth. The Internet Addiction Treatment Center (IATC) in Daxing county uses a blend of therapy and military drills to treat the children of China’s nouveau riche addicted to [...]]]> http://www.asiatelegraph.net/beijing-sets-up-boot-camp-to-treat-internet-addicts/feed/ 1