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China Internet Addiction China has cemented its position as the world's largest Internet population, with the number of Internet users reaching a staggering 300 million at the end of 2008, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. But there is a downside. At a newly created Internet addiction treatment centre, Cheng Jiawei had to finish one last exercise of arranging toy figurines in a sandpit, a way her doctors could understand how her mind worked. Once spending 15 hours a day in Internet cafes, Cheng' arrangements toned down after two and a half months at China's largest Internet addiction treatment centre. [Cheng Wei, Patient]: "When I played video games, I believed that I was one character in the games. I made 'friends' playing video games that I couldn't make in real life." Cheng's family spent 3,700 dollars on the treatment, while some 60 children are in the treatment centre. Tao Ran founded China's biggest Internet addiction treatment centre, and is now looking for additional space as more people knock on the door for help. [Tao Ran, Director]: "There are more than 200 organisations offering treatment for internet addiction in China now. If it weren't for the fast increase in the number of these hospitals, we would have many more people coming here for help." The treatment does not come cheap - each patient pays about 1,500 dollars (USD) a month, sometimes staying for up to three months. Many are referred to psychotic hospitals for various medical conditions, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and autism. Tags: addiction, china, chinese, internet, internet addiction, internet population, news, ntd, ntdtv 1 Downloads - Last from: (Your Blog here!) |
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Monkey Business: Monkeys as Waiters in Japan For more news and videos visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://me.lt/9P8MUn And now onto an unusual tip to fight off a business crisis. A Japanese tavern owner is bringing up a new generation of customer pleasing waiters: macaque monkeys. Are you ready for some monkey business? STORY: This "sake house" in northern Tokyo employs two popular and unusual waiters. They are named Yat-chan and Fuku-chan (pronounced Yat-tchan and Fookoo-chan), and are a pair of Japanese macaque monkeys. Four-year-old Fuku-chan has already two years of experience under his furry belt. His main duty is delivering hot towels to customers before they order their drinks. This is how 12 year-old Yat-chan learned the tricks of the trade. [Kaoru Otsuka, Tavern Owner]: "Yat-chan first learned by just watching me working in the restaurant. It all started when one day I gave him a hot towel out of curiosity and he brought the towel to the customer." Both monkeys are well appreciated by customers who tip them with boiled soy beans. [Takayoshi Soeno, Tavern Customer]: "The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones!" Yat-chan is a natural and is always eager to please his customers. [Shoichi Yano, Tavern Customer]: "These guys are really adorable. They're like my kids. Well actually better -- my son doesn't listen to me but Yat-chan will." And customers are impressed that Yat-chan understands their order. [Miho Takikawa, Tavern Customer]: "We called out for more beer just then and it brought us some beer, right? It's amazing how it seems to understand human words." Both monkeys were once household pets. But now they are certified restaurant employees. The monkey pair work in shifts of up to a maximum of two hours a day, due to animal rights regulations. And so their employer is now ready to train three new baby monkeys this year. He hopes to bring up a new generation of Japanese waiters and waitresses. Tags: animals, business, japan, macaque, monkey, monkeys, ntd, tokyo 1 Downloads - Last from: http://downthisvideo.com/ (Your Blog here!) |
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