UCLA Asia Institute AsiaMedia - East Asia
TAIWAN: Chen Shui-bian heads online weekly
7 hours 18 min agoFormer president says his publication will defend the government policies he made during his presidency
Categories: Institutions
TAIWAN: Foreign-media focus not welcome news for Ma
7 hours 18 min agoInternational newspapers report on the public's negative opinion of President Ma in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot
Categories: Institutions
KOREA: Journalist convicted of falsely accusing actor
7 hours 18 min agoFemale journalist receives eight-month prison sentence for false accusation
Categories: Institutions
KOREA: Former KBS chief acquitted of breach of trust charges
7 hours 18 min agoFormer president of public broadcast station was on trial for dropping a lawsuit and settling with the National Tax Service, which resulted in 189 billion won loss
Categories: Institutions
TAIWAN: NCC investigates handling of victim requests at ERA
7 hours 18 min agoAnonymous employee alleges ERA news solicited phone calls from victims of Typhoon Morakot with assurances that their requests would be forwarded on to rescuers but never did anything
Categories: Institutions
TAIWAN: NCC investigates alleged 'fake' Morakot relief call-in TV show
7 hours 18 min agoA blog post alleges relief show collected information from people stricken by Typhoon Morakot but never forwarded the information cards to the central disaster relief center
Categories: Institutions
JAPAN: Suit filed against Yomiuri over misreport on Dokdo
7 hours 18 min agoSouth Korean citizens sue newspaper for writing that South Korea's President Lee conceded to former Prime Minister Fukuda that Dokdo island was Japanese territory
Categories: Institutions
KOREA: Naver's news dominance slipping
7 hours 18 min agoNate's news section overtakes Naver's in number of page views for July 2009
Categories: Institutions
KOREA: EBS apologizes for copying Japanese TV program
7 hours 18 min agoEducation Broadcasting System says 'Sci-Fun' program was outsourced to a subcontractor
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CHINA: No plan to give up Arunachal claim
7 hours 18 min agoForeign ministry spokesperson refutes report from Hong Kong newspaper 'Ming Pao' about impending settlement between China and India regarding Arunachal Pradesh
Categories: Institutions
KOREA: Web portals alert over libel suits
7 hours 18 min agoUnder changes to News Arbitration Law, web portals such as Naver and Daum will be held more accountable for the news stories they post, but blogs and members-only web communities will not be affected
Categories: Institutions
NORTH KOREA: N.K. media's anti-Lee rhetoric drops 40%
7 hours 18 min agoSouth Korean officials, however, do not think the decrease in critical reports pertains to North Korea seeking better ties so much as unusually high criticism in the preceding months
Categories: Institutions
CHINA: India hits out Chinese media over trade protectionism
7 hours 18 min agoIndian Embassy in Beijing issues statement to counter any anti-India sentiments generated by Chinese media reports regarding trade and investment between the two countries
Categories: Institutions
NORTH KOREA: Obama thanks Clinton for bringing back journalists
7 hours 18 min agoThe White House issues a statement on the former president's trip to negotiate the release of two American journalists but doesn't mention North Korea
Categories: Institutions
CHINA: Beijing does a U-turn, praises India-China bond
7 hours 18 min ago'People's Daily' online edition publishes editorial by Chinese ambassador to India about the two country's cooperation in global affairs
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