Propaganda

North Korean propaganda video shows Obama in flames

20 Feb 2013

The video came with a series of Korean-language captions, arguing that North Korea had been forced into conducting its latest nuclear test by US hostility. “The North’s high-level nuclear test...

North Korea removes Call of Duty copycat video game from YouTube

9 Feb 2013

The video was "taken down by the user" after the complaint was filed by US-based Activision, the publisher behind the blockbuster military shooter video game franchise.

North Korean propaganda video shows New York under attack

6 Feb 2013

The footage was uploaded by the North's official website, Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the state media.

Tough-talking RTHK TV host silences propaganda fears

28 Jan 2013

The weekly programme 'Face to Face' hit the city's free TV channels last month on the orders of RTHK's government-appointed Director of Broadcasting Roy Tang Yun-kwong - sparking speculation that...

Letters to the Editor, January 27, 2013

27 Jan 2013

Naysayers threaten city's development

The government has limited land resources and finds it hard to allocate land to alleviate Hong Kong's housing shortage.

This is partly because...

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

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A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Hanoi admits to army of 900 'internet public opinion shapers'

After harassment and prison failed to silence Vietnam's dissident bloggers, the communist government started building an army of propaganda agents to infiltrate chat rooms and sing the regime's...

Beijing orders its 2.06 million 'propaganda workers' to get microblogging

Beijing propaganda authorities yesterday unveiled an elaborate plan to control discussions on microblog sites, a plan which places emphasis on monitoring and interacting with local users.

Communist Party is giving more power to members working in Beijing internet companies

The Communist Party (mainly through Baidu) is represented by 2,680 Party members in Beijing's many internet companies, and late last year it decided it wants to have control over a lot more -...

PROPAGANDA

China targets celebrities over speech freedom comments in censorship row

As Southern Weekly published its first edition yesterday following a row over editorial intervention by propaganda officials, mainland-based celebrities who showed support for the newspaper were...

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Southern Weekly standoff has ended and support rallies have tapered off after third day of protests

This week's issue of Southern Weekly reached newspaper stands on schedule, but smaller than usual according to one reader.

The Beijing News' night of sorrow

Journalists' opposition to censorship and abuse of power by propaganda authorities has spread to Beijing as reporters at one of China's most highly regarded newspapers threaten to quit after being...