To maintain the transparency of the standards in assessing star-grade hotels, China's National Star-Grade Hotel Assessment Commission will conduct a new review starting next month.

In order to better protect traveling consumers, Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration (BTA) has issued a circular requiring all travel agencies not to change their pre-set travel routes for the upcoming May Golden Week Holiday.

In response to public concern that the construction project for the 2010 World Exposition may destroy some historic buildings in the city, Jiao Yang, a representative from Shanghai Municipal Government, says that there is no need to worry.

To better protect the copyrights of digital works, the Beijing Municipal Copyright Bureau has launched a new copyright registration platform for digital works owners.

Beijing Hutong, one of Hurray!'s affiliated operating companies which provides wireless value-added services, has received a fine of approximately US$400,000 for violating China Unicom's billing policy by one of its WAP services in October 2005.

Following Kathmandu's martial law order, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reminded its citizens in Nepal to take measures for self-protection and suggests they leave Nepal as soon as possible.

A Hangzhou court has accepted and heard a lawsuit filed by Guangdong Zhongkai Culture Development Company against Chinese search service provider Zhongsou.com.