Banning online games

From the Newspaper Published September 6, 2021

China has barred children under the age of 18 from playing online video games on weekdays; now, kids are limited to just three hours most weekends, plus some time on Friday evenings and on public holidays, reports CNN.

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, September 6th, 2021

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