China vows to regulate mobile apps

Peng Bo, deputy director of the National Internet Information Office (NIIO), said on Sunday that the department will soon launch specific norms to supervise mobile applications in China, according to a NetEase news report on Monday.

He stated that a lack of supervision on apps has left loopholes in the country’s internet environment, and that regulating the internet under laws would play a fundamental role during the progress of the country’s strive for the rule of law.