Microsoft shutting down its MSN portal in China

Microsoft is shutting down its MSN portal in China on June 7, as pressure appears to be building on content services from foreign companies in a country that already bans access to Facebook and Twitter.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, however, continues to be committed to the Chinese market, offering a range of products including Windows 10, cloud services and hosting the largest research and development center outside of the U.S, it said in a statement released to news outlets.

Microsoft did not give a reason for shutting down the news and lifestyle portal.

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