| JJ Abrams to direct 7th Star Wars Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:05 PM PST Disney recently announced that the next installment of the sci-fi franchise will be put in the hands of director JJ Abrams. |
| Producers crown "Argo" best picture Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:04 PM PST "Argo" continues to shake up the Oscar race, after taking the top honor at the Producers' Guild Awards on Saturday |
| Films ready to compete for Spring Festival audiences Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:02 PM PST More than ten films from both China and abroad are getting ready to compete in the theaters. |
| Buckingham Palace exhibition to show historic royal outfits Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:01 PM PST An exhibition in London is also giving visitors a close-up look at a different world. |
| Feeling the charm of science Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing has always been in a category of its own. While visitors still learn about the world, they also have a chance to roll up their sleeves and interact with the exhibits. |
| Snow park for kids opens in Beijing Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:59 PM PST There's good news for children in Beijing. There's now a free snow park right within the city that's making it easier for parents to give their kids a taste of winter fun. |
| Dubai comedy carnival brings laughs to the Middle East Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:56 PM PST They say in comedy, timing is everything. If that's true, then now is a good time for the Middle East to lighten up. |
| "Pride and Prejudice" celebrates 200 years Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:09 PM PST While Britain may be a big player on the world movie scene, it remains proudest of its literary history. Last year, they celebrated Charles Dickens?s 200th birthday, and now another bicentennial has arrived - the anniversary of Jane Austen?s "Pride and Prejudice". |
| Steve Jobs biopic plays with facts Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:04 PM PST One film that might have its eye on next year's award season is the new Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher. |
| Spring Festival Gala readies for action Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:55 PM PST CCTV Spring Festival gala is the most watched television event in the world. With more than 700 million viewers globally, it has become an integral part of the Chinese New Year?s Eve celebration. The preparations for this year?s program are already underway. |
| Lang Lang honored with France's Arts & Letters Medal Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:52 PM PST World-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang receives the French Order of Arts and Letters medal at a ceremony in Cannes. |
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| Paper shredder patent investigation started - China Beat - January 25,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:48 PM PST | The US International Trade Commission (USITC) on Tuesday initiated a Section 337 investigation on eight Chinese and one US producers of paper shredders. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:22 | More in News & Politics |
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| Sarft's unkindest cuts - China Take - January 25,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:49 PM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Yesterday here on China Take, we mentioned that China's film watchdog -- the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television - or SARFT - had been criticised by a film expert quoted, surprisingly, by state-owned Xinhua News Agency. The criticism concerned over zealous censorship and was sparked off by the recent release of the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall, three months later than originally scheduled. When it DID appear, scenes involving the killing of a Chinese guard, and others suggesting gambling and prostitution taking place on Chinese territory, AND a back story about a character was tortured by Chinese security forces, had all mysteriously disappeared. Of course this is far from unusual and very few overseas movies -- and indeed many domestic ones - escape SARFT's scissors. "Cloud Atlas" -- a science fiction film to be released here next week --is missing no less than 35 minutes of its original 170 or so. Going further back further, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" in 2007 lost almost all the erotic scenes -- and much of its sense. And even the innocuous Will Smith "Karate Kid" remake -- filmed here in China - had scenes that SARFT deemed objectionable and deleted. China has no rating system which means, in theory, all movies shown in theaters should be suitable for audiences of all ages. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 08:50 | More in News & Politics |
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| Netherlands milk powder mania - China Price Watch - January 25,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:13 PM PST | In recent weeks new mothers in the Netherlands have found themselves faced with a surprising new regulation at local supermarkets. One sign reads "Due to a supply shortfall in the country's milk powder market, we are very sorry that we have to apply purchase restrictions. This has been caused by soaring infant food exports to China." Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 05:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Ticketing app debate - Media Watch - January 27,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:36 PM PST | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Third-party ticketing software is sparking a heated debate with Plug-ins making it quicker for passengers to buy train tickets than those who use the Railways Ministry's official ticketing website. Some people call it unfair to provide such software, while internet firms claim they are "100 percent legal." China's railway network is expected to see around 225 million passenger trips during the Spring Festival rush period between late January and early March. Hu Jiangang on qianlong.com says, "It is legal, but not proper. Using the browser and the plug-ins may not be safe, and it may violate the interests of those who queue regularly. That kind of software has a moral risk." While Hu Yanping says on sina.com.cn "The software is reasonable and legal, providing a much easier way for passengers to buy train tickets. Anything good for consumers should be encouraged." And an independent investigator comments on weibo.com, "A simple question: what is that software used for? Jumping the queue! It refreshes frequently and adds burden on the official ticketing website 12306. It is outrageous. | Views: 5 0 ratings | | Time: 01:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| Fights against corruption - Media Watch - January 26,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:25 PM PST | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode China's anti-corruption campaign is finding an embarrassing development in the role of mistresses as a raft of officials who trade power for -- money or sex -- have become newsmakers after their affairs were exposed. Last week, Yi Junqing, director of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was removed from his post for an "improper life style." It is believed that his downfall was related to an online essay by his alleged mistress, Chang Yan. The woman detailed their alleged affair in a100,000-character article, making Yi the highest-ranking official sacked for nothing more than a sex scandal. The essay shows the married woman threw herself at Yi for the sake of her career and gradually fell in love with him. However, she was disappointed that Yi failed to meet her career expectations and had affairs with other women. China is a nation that values officials' virtues. "Proper life style," a euphemism that means one is not tarnished by an affair, is a basic qualification in the selection of government officials at all levels. Ethical failings, it is thought, leave officials susceptible to blackmail and other devious deals, as evidenced by the recently exposed scandal over vices including sex. Lei Zhengfu would have been off the radar of most Chinese people if he had never starred in a sex video. The former district official in the city of Chongqing was sacked after a <b>...</b> | Views: 5 0 ratings | | Time: 02:38 | More in News & Politics |
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| Sex traps for officials - Media Watch - January 25,2013 - BONTV China Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:21 PM PST | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode A company in Chongqing Municipality has been accused of setting sex traps for senior government officials to gain engineering contracts worth millions of yuan. Chongqing Yonghuang Group videotaped at least six officials, including the sacked Beibei District Party Secretary Lei Zhengfu, having sex with the same woman, Zhao Hongmei, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday. Unnamed insiders told the paper that Lei, who feared being disclosed by others, chose to confess his love affair to police. This led to an investigation into Yonghuang, Zhao's employer, in November 2009, the report said. However, Chongqing police tried to sweep the case under the rug as an insider told the newspaper the sex tapes were concealed and Xiao Ye, one of Yonghuang's founders, was only detained for about six months for disturbing public order. Five other officials implicated by sex tapes were not disciplined while some were even promoted until investigative reporter Zhu Ruifeng uploaded a sex video online in November 2012 that led to Lei's downfall. Zhu has said that since the case returned to the headlines, police had once again detained Xiao and then transferred him to prosecutors. Authorities haven't confirmed Zhu's story or said whether the other five officials involved, including a district head and a city government office chief, had been punished. The report said Xiao, Yan Peng and Wang Jianjun orchestrated love traps to extort lucrative <b>...</b> | Views: 5 0 ratings | | Time: 02:19 | More in News & Politics |
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