CHINA: Beijing does a U-turn, praises India-China bond
'People's Daily' online edition publishes editorial by Chinese ambassador to India about the two country's cooperation in global affairs
View ArticleNORTH KOREA: Obama thanks Clinton for bringing back journalists
The 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
View ArticleCHINA: India hits out Chinese media over trade protectionism
Indian Embassy in Beijing issues statement to counter any anti-India sentiments generated by Chinese media reports regarding trade and investment between the two countries
View ArticleNORTH KOREA: N.K. media's anti-Lee rhetoric drops 40%
South 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
View ArticleKOREA: Web portals alert over libel suits
Under 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
View ArticleCHINA: No plan to give up Arunachal claim
Foreign ministry spokesperson refutes report from Hong Kong newspaper 'Ming Pao' about impending settlement between China and India regarding Arunachal Pradesh
View ArticleKOREA: EBS apologizes for copying Japanese TV program
Education Broadcasting System says 'Sci-Fun' program was outsourced to a subcontractor
View ArticleKOREA: Naver's news dominance slipping
Nate's news section overtakes Naver's in number of page views for July 2009
View ArticleJAPAN: Suit filed against Yomiuri over misreport on Dokdo
South Korean citizens sue newspaper for writing that South Korea's President Lee conceded to former Prime Minister Fukuda that Dokdo island was Japanese territory
View ArticleTAIWAN: NCC investigates alleged 'fake' Morakot relief call-in TV show
A 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
View ArticleTAIWAN: NCC investigates handling of victim requests at ERA
Anonymous 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
View ArticleKOREA: Former KBS chief acquitted of breach of trust charges
Former 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
View ArticleKOREA: Journalist convicted of falsely accusing actor
Female journalist receives eight-month prison sentence for false accusation
View ArticleTAIWAN: Foreign-media focus not welcome news for Ma
International newspapers report on the public's negative opinion of President Ma in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot
View ArticleTAIWAN: Chen Shui-bian heads online weekly
Former president says his publication will defend the government policies he made during his presidency
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