Critics Dispute Impact of China's Revised Media Rules
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BEIJING, Sept. 12 -- Journalism and human rights groups on Tuesday blasted China's efforts to further control the distribution of news and financial information by foreign news agencies, saying revised regulations showed that the government was tightening censorship.
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China considers a new law enabling scientists to report research failures without harming their careers.
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China's new restrictions on foreign  media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well  as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission  President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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BEIJING: Chinese state media said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum convened for a second day.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 17 December: China's army of Internet users and operators are beginning to question the practicality and purpose of new controls on network - mostly on-line - music.
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By Wu Jiao  A revised judiciary rule from the Supreme People's Court, which came into effect on Friday, bans reprinting Internet material without obtaining preliminary approval from the copyright holder.
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TOKYO : Major newspapers were divided over Japan&#39;s new defence guidelines which end its decades-old ban on military exports and deem China and North Korea as potential threats.
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China has detained three prominent intellectuals who criticized the government, sources said yesterday, in what some believe reflects a new crackdown on freedom of expression.
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China's government backpedaled slightly from its earlier policy concerning video sites, now saying that existing sites can continue to operate.
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China passed a new contract labor law on Friday in a bid to improve basic worker rights amid widespread complaints of unpaid wages, forced labor and other abuses, state media said Friday.
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New rules imposed by the Chinese government indicates that authorities are not loosening their grip on bloggers, something they indicated they might do.
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China upheld convictions on Friday in two high-profile political cases, highlighting the Communist Party's intent to contain dissent in the face of criticism from rights groups and foreign governments.
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New laws tighten grip on media, technology Beijing today attempted to defend sweeping new powers which gag foreign media and bar citizens from subscribing to news from abroad. The laws were published Sunday and went into effect immediately.â¦
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Chinese leaders imposed a ban on news reports about the death of Zhao Ziyang, who opposed the 1989 crackdown on protesters.
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China announced rules on Sunday   requiring foreign media to seek approval from its state news   agency to distribute news, pictures and graphics domestically,   and warned against reports that "endanger national security."
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BEIJING, China -- Chinese state media Friday said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum entered a second day.
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A media sting operation gone awry revives a debate on media regulation