China urged to extend media freedoms domesticallyReuters India, India - 5 minutes agoChina on Friday made a last minute extension of media freedoms for foreign reporters, enshrining rights originally granted only for the Olympics. …
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World gymnastics body re-elects Grandi presidentThe Associated Press - 11 hours agoThere were suspicions that as many as five members of China's gold-medal women's gymnastics team were not old enough to compete at the Beijing Olympics. …
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In 1979, he was promoted to the deputy secretary general of the All-China Sports Federation and the Chinese Olympic Committee . He served as the secretary general of COC between 1982 and 1986, vice president between 1986 and 1989, …
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http://www.dailyindia.com/show/277844.php. DailyIndia.com, FL - 20 hours ago “The new rules follow the major principles and spirits of the media regulations introduced for the Beijing Olympics. In the form of a long-lasting law,
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China was silent on media freedom on Friday, the expiry date of special Olympic regulations that had officially allowed foreign journalists to report freely in most of the country for nearly two years. Local governments across China, …
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China introduced the new rules ahead of the OlympicsChina has extended some of the rules that gave foreign reporters greater freedom during the Beijing Olympics.State news agency Xinhua said the temporary arrangement for the games, due to expire on Friday, would become standard practice.It means journalists can continue to conduct interviews without applying to the authorities for permission.The …
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BEIJING - China has taken a further step toward opening itself to the world, announcing that an easing of restrictions on foreign journalists enacted for the Olympics would become permanent.
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