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TAIWAN: Far Eastern boss denies bribe claims

'Next' magazine reports prosecutors are investigating Far Eastern Group based on allegations that the company deposited $11.5 million in an overseas account held by former President Chen's family

TAIWAN: Far Eastern Group head defends against charges

Far Eastern chairman instructs attorney to take legal action against 'Next' magazine, among others, for allegations of bribery

TAIWAN: Group asks NCC to pull tax ads

National Communications Commission considers letting independent panel review petition

JAPAN: Horie resumes blog after long cybersilence

Livedoor founder's return to the blogosphere may signal a comeback

TAIWAN: Former president denies allegations

Chen Shui-bian says the money laundering scandal is "nothing of the sort as alleged in the media"

KOREA: Roh slams ex-KBS chief dismissal

Former President Roh says President Lee Myung-bak's administration manipulated the Board of Audit and Inspection to recommend Jung Yun-joo's dismissal

CHINA: Chinese and IOC officials give media short shrift

The IOC press commission chairman dismisses suggestions that press conferences were canceled to prevent journalists from questioning on non-Olympic issues

JAPAN: A midsummer miscellany

Latest issue of Japanese magazines focus on more than just the Olympics

KOREA: Japan vs. South Korea

Islands dispute between the two countries sparks "what if" articles

KOREA: Web portals to be more responsible as media

Government responds to concerns over the influence of search engines since they "slightly polish headlines" and choose which articles show up on their main pages

CHINA: Australian protester to be deported

Western protesters hang "Free Tibet" banner at the new CCTV headquarters

CHINA: Fusillade for foreign 'nitpicking'

Beijing Olympic vice-president Wang Wei criticizes foreign press, explains away reporting conflicts

JAPAN: Google photos raise privacy issue in Japan

Google's Street View in Japan treads a thin line between personal privacy and right to freedom of expression

TAIWAN: Chen apologizes for stashing funds abroad

After denying a 'Next' magazine report, the former president says that without his knowledge his wife wired money left over from campaign contributions and government campaigning subsidies overseas

TAIWAN: TV channels to increase broadcasts of Olympics

Viewers complained analog channels did not show enough of the Games

TAIWAN: Chen's lawyer rebuffs 'Next' story

A 'Next' magazine report says Singapore and U.S. officials informed the Money Laundering Prevention Center about irregular money transfers by the former president's daughter-in-law and her family

TAIWAN: Chen denies tabloid report about money laundering

'Next' magazine reports that money remitted to the United States were from the former president and his wife's bank accounts and from dummy accounts used for stock trading

KOREA: MBC offers apology over US beef report

Under a Korea Communications Commission order, MBC apologizes for six translations errors in its U.S. beef report

CHINA: China's media censored over stabbing

Chinese reporters' notebooks and tape recorders were confiscated after the U.S. men's volleyball team held a press conference

KOREA: Dismissed KBS chief faces summons

Prosecutors intend to issue an arrest warrant after Jung Yun-joo ignored five previous summons

KOREA: KBS board backs dismissal of CEO

Board members deem KBS CEO Jung Yun-joo responsible for the recent poor audit results

CHINA: Officials issue apology to journalists

Kashgar police detain, mistreat two Japanese journalists covering an attack

CHINA: Tiananmen coverage restricted

Local and foreign journalists must contact the Administration Committee of Tiananmen Area to tape at Tiananmen Square

CHINA: Chinese cops assault Japan journalists

Two Japanese journalists were stopped forcefully when they were covering a deadly attack near a police base

TAIWAN: Graphic images, texts on popular Web portals

Yahoo, MSN, Yam and PChome among sites with inappropriate word and graphic content, cites study

TAIWAN: NCC issues Elta with license to broadcast on the Web

Elta receives license after Chunghwa Telecom sells its shares of the company, removing conflict from the Cable Television Law

CHINA: CCTV HQ not ready for Games

Despite working in temporary building, CCTV will broadcast Games on seven channels and allocate 3,000 employees for Olympics-related coverage

CHINA: Olympic Games reporters cry foul over Web censorship

IOC press chief informs media that IOC negotiated a deal that allowed China to block certain websites from Games' press center

TAIWAN: Commissioner files suit against 'Next' chief editor

Taipei County Commissioner denies controversial magazine's bribery claim

KOREA: IPTV firms vie to offer English programs

Hanarotelecom and KT, the two leading IPTV firms in Korea, plan to lure parents to subscribe with English-learning programs for children

KOREA: TV directors probed for gambling tour abroad

Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office plans to summon TV producers for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for giving favors to entertainers at Phantom Entertainment

TAIWAN: Alibaba opens its doors in Taiwan

Website offers three platforms for Taiwan small and medium enterprises to achieve expansion

TAIWAN: Alibaba.com launches its Taiwan online marketplace

Website aims to facilitate exchanges among small- and medium-size businesses, especially between those from Taiwan and China

TAIWAN: Taiwan insists on 'Chinese Taipei'

Taiwan's athletes to withdraw from Olympics if officials address team as "Zhongguo Taipei" in any publications, public information materials or media broadcasts

TAIWAN: Taiwan's Olympic title fuels controversy

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council wants Beijing to request China's media refer to Taiwan's Olympic team as Zhonghua Taibei

TAIWAN: Journalists urge China Times to offer protection for its staff

Labor unions to submit proposal covering the rights of 'China Times' workers and quality of the publication

TAIWAN: Journalists, media watchdogs criticize 'China Times' plan

Media Watch chairman urges the newspaper to guarantee employees' rights as it downsizes to a tabloid

TAIWAN: 'China Times' employees scrap strike in narrow vote

Goal of strike was to seek better job security and severance pay for laid-off employees after the newspaper announced it would lay off 575 people last month

TAIWAN: Chinese media accused of belittling Taiwan

China's CCTV and Xinhua allegedly referred to Taiwan's Olympic team as "China, Taipei" rather than "Chinese Taipei"

KOREA: President set against broadcasters

Korea Communications Standards Commission orders a popular news program to issue an on-air apology for its inflammatory reports on mad cow disease

TAIWAN: Al Jazeera English TV makes debut in Taiwan

New channel to offer Internet TV service subscribers "alternative view" on news events, says Chunghwa Telecom president

KOREA: 3G War Pits SKT Against KTF on TV

Korea's number two mobile carrier, KTF, attracts more 3G customers than No. 1 carrier SK Telecom

TAIWAN: CTV union stages protest outside KMT headquarters

Union members blame KMT for selling CTV to Jungli Investment Co., who plan to cancel the network's 15-year early retirement program

TAIWAN: Yahoo-Kimo Inc announces tie-up with Mozilla

All popular local services from the search engine will be offered in merge set to draw Taiwanese web users to Firefox browser

KOREA: Ad boycott campaigners face summons

Authorities plan to issue summons after Korea Communications Commission ruled campaigners' actions were illegal

TAIWAN: Digital Publishing Forum launched

New platform established for relevant parties to come together in developing high quality digital content

TAIWAN: Chinese state media allowed back in Taiwan in goodwill

After former President Chen Shui-bian canceled China's right to station reporters in Taiwan in 2005, Chinese journalists will be granted extendable three-month visas

TAIWAN: Government eases rules on stationing of Chinese reporters

Government Information Office Minister Vanessa Shih says decision is part of "President Ma Ying-jeou's policy regarding the normalization of cross-strait press exchanges"

KOREA: Regulatory hurdle removed for IPTV launch

Korea Communications Commission caps conglomerates and broadcasting firms interested in offering IPTV services to assets of 10 trillion won and 3 trillion won, respectively

TAIWAN: Vibo Telecom plans to boost revenue with data cards

After losing some NT$10.94 billion in seven years, the operator hopes its venture into the 3.5G market will help bring it out of the red

KOREA: President sues online news site for libel

President Lee disputes OhmyNews' report saying he told a group of religious leaders that pro-North Korea and radical student groups were behind the recent candlelight vigils

TAIWAN: Dissident journalist Lu Keng dies in San Francisco

While working for 'Central Daily News,' Lu published a story that uncovered corruption within Madame Chiang Kai-shek's family

TAIWAN: Cross-strait journalism interchange center established

Increased exchanges among journalists to take place with the reopening of dialogue between China and Taiwan

TAIWAN: AmCham Telecom and Media examines WiMAX Technology

Software company executive says affordable, accessible wireless broadband can be achieved through improvements in spectrum efficiency and technology

TAIWAN: Thailand's TrueMove joins Conexus Mobile Alliance

Partnership to bring about more options and benefits for subscribers of both mobile operators throughout Asia-Pacific region

TAIWAN: The China Times to turn tabloid in Sept

Major paper downsizes in wake of rising operation costs and shrinking advertising revenue

KOREA: Google eyes mobile opportunity in Korea

Google mobile-based software will be implemented in LG and Samsung wireless phones in Korea

KOREA: Apple has no plan to sell iPhone in Korea

Korea's mobile-phone software requirement considered an obstacle to sale of iPhones

TAIWAN: MOFA rebuts 'blue terror' accusations

Foreign ministry denies a 'Liberty Times' news report that said it was compiling a blacklist of any official who studied at pro-DPP Ketagalan Institute

KOREA: Seoul to lower mobile phone bills for the poor

Korea Communications Commission official says the country's mobile phone operators accept the government's proposal and will bear financial costs

KOREA: Sleepless nights watching webcasting of candlelit vigil

Citizen journalists and web-based news networks broadcast the anti-U.S. beef import rallies around the clock online

KOREA: Candlelit vigil shows future of journalism

Korean citizen journalists cover the anti-U.S. beef import protest in real time via the Internet

TAIWAN: Taiwan Mobile customers happiest with service, poll found

Taiwan Mobile tops Chunghwa and Far Eastone with highest mobile phone satisfaction rating in customer service survey

TAIWAN: WiMAX expo opens in Taipei

Event will showcase the country's most advanced WiMAX technologies

TAIWAN: Group mulls ways to keep youth from Web's dark side

Representative from the Taiwan chapter of End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism speaks about monitoring inappropriate Internet content

TAIWAN: Worlds largest WiMAX expo to hit Taipei next week

WiMAX expo showcases Taiwan's WiMAX technology for potential buyers

KOREA: Junk food ads to be bumped from prime-time TV

New law aims to protect children from watching TV commercials about "unhealthy" food

TAIWAN: Media responds to inauguration speech

Most American commentators welcome the new president, while Taiwanese media split along party lines

TAIWAN: Diane Lee threatens to sue 'Next' for citizenship story

Legislator denies Next Magazine's allegation of holding dual citizenship

KOREA: KBS network faces audit

Three conservative civic groups accuse KBS, Korea's largest television and radio network, of mismanagement and improper personnel appointment

TAIWAN: Chunghwa offers discount

Taiwan's largest mobile phone service provider cuts calling rates for Taiwanese nationals who have friends and family in quake-hit Sichuan

TAIWAN: Chief of US-based media association defends Taiwan

The World Health Organization denies bias against Taiwanese journalists, says World Health Assembly is open only to U.N. member countries

TAIWAN: UNCA urges Ban to give UN access to Taiwans journalists

New York-based organization argues all media should be given equal rights as stated in the U.N. Charter and Universal Declaration of Human Rights

CHINA: International media change sentiments after earthquake

China provides local and foreign journalists with information about rescue efforts and access to areas affected by May 19 earthquake in Sichuan province

KOREA: Portals turning into rumor mills?

Online anti-U.S. beef, anti-President Lee frenzy began last month with anonymous messages on mobile phones and websites

TAIWAN: Chiou complains about treatment by the press

The media has made numerous unfounded accusations about him while judiciary investigations progress, claims the former secretary-general of the National Security Council

KOREA: Cell phone most desired present among children

Children's portal site's survey finds 38 percent of respondents want mobile phone as Children's Day gift

KOREA: One million netizens favor impeachment

Online petition sparked by U.S. beef import controversy, leads to off-line rallies

TAIWAN: Multimedia's Wang freed on record NT$350 mil. bail

President of the Eastern Multimedia Group had been in jail since last June for alleged role in high profile corporate embezzlement case

TAIWAN: FarEasTone offers new incentives, sports info

Integrated telecommunications company to provide new range of discounts and promotions, launch sports channel

KOREA: MBC reporter convicted for military bar coverage

Public split over MBC reporter Kim Se-eui's conviction for reporting that Kyeryongdae military compound ran two bars with hostesses

JAPAN: KDDI posts 16% profit rise for '07 but looks vulnerable

A consultant warns about KDDI's declining competitiveness in handsets and services against DoCoMo and Softbank

TAIWAN: Yahoo-Kimo adds credit-card facility

Taiwan's largest Internet portal tries to increase online transactions with new payment service

CHINA: Chinese hackers prepare to defend the motherland

Independent hackers, reportedly with China's "tacit support," attack several U.S. websites

KOREA: Hanaro CEO downbeat on short-term IPTV earnings

The company would need two million IPTV subscribers to break even, says Hanarotelecom's new CEO

TAIWAN: Taipei deputy mayor sues Next magazine

Libel lawsuit filed against magazine and five members of the DPP who also alleged corruption between the deputy mayor and an arms dealing firm

JAPAN: Computer virus creator awaits ruling

One charge Masato Nakatsuji faces is breach of the copyright act because he used a still image from an animated TV series to spread virus

TAIWAN: Reporters may refuse to disclose sources in court

Media workers will have prosecutorial immunity if an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure passes

KOREA: MySpace to launch Korean mobile service

MySpace International senior vice president Travis Katz talks about the company's future in Korea

JAPAN: Psychiatrist charged with leaking files withholds plea

Morimitsu Sakihama plans to plead not guilty for disclosing confidential information about a minor defendant to a journalist

KOREA: Mobile firms vie for wireless Web service

Mobile phone companies to offer full wireless Web services after LG's success with its "OZ"

TAIWAN: International Press Institute says UN is violating journalism human rights

The United Nations refuses to accredit journalists who carry Taiwanese passports or who represent Taiwanese media organizations

TAIWAN: Reporters summoned as witnesses, ministry says

Reporters refuse to attend military court hearing, although one said he would send a statement

TAIWAN: Chunghwa reports quarterly loss

Taiwan's largest telecom operator drops in net profit due to losses from a foreign currency derivatives contract and higher tax rates

TAIWAN: International mobile phone roaming fees to drop sharply

Taiwanese phone companies join international roaming service alliances

TAIWAN: NCC dismisses allegations of bungling radio station takeover

NCC gives UFO Network broadcasting mogul deadline extension for BCC acquisition bid to make up for "outside interference"

KOREA: More autonomy for print media planned

New president Lee Myung-bak promises a "press-friendly policy," allowing cross-media ownership, in revision of current print media laws

KOREA: KT, SoftBank to set up media contents fund

Korea's KT and Japan's SoftBank establish joint funds to supplement their current IPTV services with "soft" sector media

KOREA: LG Telecom launches open internet for mobiles

LG Telecom launches aggressive low-pricing strategy and full-browsing Internet service to attract mobile phone customers

TAIWAN: Vibo confirms plan to lower spending 44% in year ahead

The telecom company anticipates coverage to reach 98 percent of the population by the end of 2008

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