text

Mobile app of China's anti-graft watchdog welcomed by public

The mobile application of China's disciplinary watchdog, which publishes the latest news on the country's anti-corruption campaign, has been well received by the public after its launch on Jan. 1.

text

China's Press standards stress zero tolerance for underhanded behavior

After high profile cases involving media outlets that published favorable stories in return for money, 16 press standards committees have been established over the past two years across China.

text

WMS recognition a ray of hope for female Bangladeshi journalist

​It is like another dream has come true for her as she never could've imagined winning an award more than two years back when she left her job as a professional journalist.

text

World Media Summit highlights tasks facing new media: expert

The first World Media Summit (WMS) Global Awards for Excellence highlighted the tasks and challenges facing new media in covering global hot issues, said Laura Lesevre, responsible for a war-reportage crowd-funding project of the Italian website ilGiornale.it.

text

WMS Global Awards for Excellence 2014 Winners announced

Winners of the World Media Summit (WMS) Global Awards for Excellence 2014 were announced on Monday including reports on Myanmar and spree killings in America.

text

Palestinian magazine wins honorable mention in WMS Global Awards

Happiness overwhelmed Sani Meo, general manager of This Week in Palestine magazine, when he received the news that his modest monthly won Honorable Mention in the World Media Summit (WMS) Global Awards for Excellence 2014 in Beijing.

text

China revokes blackmail newspaper license

Chinese authority has revoked the license of a newspaper for its involvement in blackmail.

text

Singapore PM "deeply saddened" by news of MH370's crash

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that he is "deeply saddened" by the news that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 had "ended in the southern Indian Ocean."

text

Xinhua TV arm partners with Thai news channel

The China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC), TV arm of China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, will have its TV shows aired by one of Thailand's major news channels.     The CNC Holdings Limited, owned by the CNC, on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with TNN24, a 24-hour dedicated Thai- language news channel.

text

S. Korea closely monitors DPRK situation after expulsion of Jang Song-thaek

South Korea's Unification Ministry said Monday that Seoul was more closely monitoring the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after news that DPRK leader Kim Jong Un ousted his uncle-in-law Jang Song- thaek.

text

Detailed conditions on gov't information transparency needed: experts

Chinese experts have called for specific conditions to ensure information transparency among all government departments after a fresh cabinet circular urged for greater efforts.

text

Internet company closed for creating fake news websites

An Internet marketing company has been shut down for illegally disseminating news information by masquerading as an official news source, according to the State Information Office.

text

Egypt's protesters vow persistence over possible police crackdown

At two major squares in Egypt's capital of Cairo, pro-Morsi sit-inners increased "guards" at the entrances in the early hours of Monday, amid circulated news about possible police crackdown.

text

Nelson Mandela responds to treatment: Presidency

South African former president Mandela was responding to medical treatment, the presidency website said on Wednesday.

text

Gov't denies gas price hike after panic buying

China's top economic planner on Wednesday denied rumors of a substantial rise in natural gas prices after a related news report caused residents in some cities to stand in long lines to buy fuel.