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China Bans Officials and Students From Tibet Festival
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:11:08 +0000 | China View
By Clifford Coonan in Beijing, the Independent, UK, 18 January 2007- The Chinese government banned government workers, Communist Party cadres and students in Tibet from observing an important Buddhist festival, citing the need to keep a tighter grip on education and guidance. The ban applied to the Gaden Ngachoe religious festival, a key event in the [...]
Cross-Strait Spring Festival charter flights scheduled
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:49:45 +0800 | peopledaily.com
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has set the schedule for charter flights between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland for the coming Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival.
Controversial "Water" nominated for Oscar; opens festival
Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:06:00 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
The movie Water, which triggered violent protests while being filmed in India, will open the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Deepa Mehta, the movie follows the lives of Hindu widows.
Richard Gere Speak Out for China Human Rights at Berlin Film Festival
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:51:53 +0000 | China View
By Tristana Moore, BBC News, 12 February 2007, Berlin- Berlin is flogging its stars these days. TV camera crews from all over the world are in town because the 57th annual Berlin Film Festival - the Berlinale - is under way. But amid all the glamour and film premieres, there is another event vying for media attention - [...]
Prisoners released for Spring Festival
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:12:00 +0000 | Newsvine China
More than 100 prisoners in Beijing are joining their families to celebrate the Spring Festival as a result of China's largest ever parole and sentence commutation.
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:42:00 +0000 | Newsvine China
When I went to Beijing during Spring Festival 1996, it was bone-chilling cold to me. It had always been more like a Winterfest than a spring holiday, but now, alas ...
China's "Tuya's Marriage" wins Berlin film festival
| Findory News China
Reuters: BERLIN - Chinese entry "Tuya's Marriage", about a woman who must survive on the Mongolian steppe, won the Berlin film festival's top honor, the Golden Bear, on Saturday.
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