Articles by Winghei Kwok

Censoring Hong Kong's airwaves

Underground radio station Citizens Radio's legal saga continues, while politically connected Wave Media sees few obstacles in its way
Published on: 6/18/2008
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CHINA: Bloggers battle Western media over bias

Western coverage of Tibetan riots sparks nationalism among Chinese netizens
Published on: 3/28/2008
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CHINA: ICPC award recipients detained

Police banned annual meeting of Chinese independent writers, warned participants against attending event
Published on: 12/24/2007
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CHINA: Blogger Conference embraces rise of grassroots media

Blogs seen as way for alternative voices to be heard in a state-controlled media environment
Published on: 11/13/2007
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HONG KONG: CDMA2000 license goes to PCCW

Despite rumors of a China Unicom bid, only PCCW submitted an offer
Published on: 11/1/2007
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HONG KONG: ATV reinvents its image

Asia Television undergoes a series of transformations to target younger viewers
Published on: 10/12/2007
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CHINA: More rural Chinese go online

Increased network demand stimulates telecom investment and economic growth in rural China
Published on: 10/11/2007
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CHINA: Freelance journalist formally arrested

Political activist and online writer detained on subversion charges because his articles "attacked the Communist Party"
Published on: 10/5/2007
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CHINA: Government grants foreign and domestic journalists access to factories

Officials give reporters toy factory tour in the wake of recent product safety scares
Published on: 9/7/2007
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MYANMAR: News coverage of fuel price demonstrations curbed

Journalists face intimidation and self-censor as coverage of Yangon protests are blacked out by junta
Published on: 8/31/2007
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MALAYSIA: Daily terminates two critical columns

In brief: Advocacy groups worry about press freedom, variety of views after New Straits Times cancels columns
Published on: 8/20/2007
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MALAYSIA: Blogger's wife questioned by police

Marina Lee Abdullah, wife of 'Malaysia Today' editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, refused to answer authorities' questions
Published on: 8/10/2007
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Bloggers rally around Raja Petra

The detention of the author of 'Malaysia Today' is rousing bloggers to fight against government regulation of the Internet
Published on: 8/3/2007
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SINGAPORE: Blogger reveals Straits Times' error in rental report

Government releases official housing data to calm media speculations about housing trends
Published on: 7/27/2007
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HONG KONG: Blogger faces charges for posting, linking to 'indecent' image

Editor and blogger says Hong Kong's laws governing obscenity are outdated
Published on: 7/19/2007
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