Culture of the People'S Republic of China

Crackdown on talent show won't deter rivals

19 Sep 2011

Several mainland television networks have confirmed they intend to go ahead with their talent shows despite a ban on the nation's most high-profile show, Hunan TV's Happy Girls.

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Radicals and religion on a rowdy Sunday

25 Apr 2011

The central government's liaison office had a rowdy Easter Sunday as two of the city's most radical parties and a religious group banned on the mainland rallied outside during the day.

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In Brief

22 Apr 2010

Review of visa decision sought

11:03AM

Hu puts an end to the pomp of foreign arrivals

14 Apr 2010

When President Hu Jintao touched down at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland there were no cheering, flag-waving students or rosy-cheeked children clutching bouquets of flowers to be seen.

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Black Hawk online hacker group shut down; suspects arrested

8 Feb 2010

One of the biggest online hacker organisations on the mainland has been shut down, and three of its leaders arrested, according to the Wuhan Evening News.

6:33AM

Phone calls criticise ban on Falun Gong-linked dance group

1 Feb 2010

People in Hong Kong have been bombarded with pre-recorded phone messages recently criticising the government's decision to deny visas for some members of a dance troupe affiliated with the Falun...

6:27AM

Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Six artists in Falun Gong show denied work visas

The Immigration Department is being called upon to explain its last-minute rejection of visa applications for six members of a US-based dance troupe that has been invited by Hong Kong's main Falun...

11:19AM

quote of the week

'There is no turning back for Google ... the die is cast. It is highly unlikely that the government will sit down and talk with Google over a deal because such a compromise would be viewed as face...

11:37AM

Hacker union denies hit on Google

They are young, gifted and hack - and they want you to know they had nothing to do with the cyber-attacks that prompted Google to announce it was prepared to pull out of China.

11:38AM

Appeal court criticises government secrecy

The Court of Appeal has criticised the government for not disclosing information backing its ban on four Falun Gong practitioners in February 2003.

It said the government had...

1:29PM

Security tight on anniversary of Falun Gong crackdown

Security was tightened in Tiananmen Square and on roads surrounding Zhongnanhai in Beijing yesterday on the 10th anniversary of the central government's crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual...

6:03AM

Dissident's wife reveals family's harrowing escape to the west

The wife of dissident lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gao Zhisheng revealed yesterday she and their children had escaped to the United States via Thailand - and told of their harrowing...

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