China song-writers decry "unhealthy" pop tunes
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A group of conservative Chinese  songwriters has denounced the emergence of "vulgar" pop music  on the Internet which they say is poisoning youth with weird  lyrics and lustful themes.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - You know that annoying tune  that you can't place or get out of your head?
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Breast cancer has risen sharply in China's capital and its top financial centre during the last decade due to unhealthy diets, a poor environment and increased stress at work, state media reported on Tuesday.
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The new breed of pop singers loves to tell us about the burdens of stardom. Their music is better when they don't.
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Growing numbers of Chinese children are  being born with deformities due to pollution, later pregnancies  and unhealthy lifestyles, state media said on Thursday quoting  a medical expert.
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But other tracks are more profane, with lyrics about sex and everyday life that might offend a congregation. Because of that, some people in the gospel music are industry upset that &quot;The College Dropout&quot; was
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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The Three Tenors have been to China to sing. So has Elton John, not to mention Wham!.
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Chinese government officials, many of whom are partial to liquor-fuelled banquets while managing affairs of state, are often unhealthy, suffering high blood pressure and liver diseases, state media reported on Friday.
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Increasing numbers of Chinese urban women are  suffering from breast cancer due to unhealthy diets and a spike in work stress in the rapidly modernising country, state media said Tuesday.
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Excerpt from report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Illegal Local Government Construction Destroying China's Forests" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - They've got the attitude, the swagger and the baggy jeans but instead of rapping about violence and sex, Chinese hip hop group, Dragon Blue Tongue, sing about...cooking.
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Young Chinese couples should think twice about getting too affectionate in public in the Chinese capital -- the chances are they are being watched, state media said on Wednesday.
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Choosing a theme song for a political  campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
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At a time when China's government has granted the foreign media greater freedom, it is tightening controls on Chinese who write about politically sensitive or embarrassing topics, human rights activists and journalists say.
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Foreign media reports on China's food and drug safety problems have hurt exports even though they have been hyped up and domestic media should help by showing the "real situation", an official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Officials are distancing themselves from a state-sponsored CD of children&#039;s songs recorded by prison inmates after it was revealed a child sex offender helped put it together.