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Russian Critic Or Chinese Writer? Who Can Win 2023 Nobel Literature Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature -- to be announced Thursday -- could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
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WPS Office Accused of Freezing Document Over Million Words; Violated China Cyberspace Rules, Developer Says
WPS Office developer Kingsoft responded to censorship criticism on Monday after a writer’s document containing over a million words was frozen, over “sensitive content”. The word processing program that's part of China's most downloaded domestically produced suite of office applications, stated that it had restricted third-party access to an ...
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Marvel Television Head Didn’t Care About Asian Characters, Daredevil Actor Says
Jeph Loeb, the executive vice president of the erstwhile Marvel Television, didn’t care about Asian representation and told writers of the Netflix-Marvel series Daredevil to ignore Chinese and Asian characters, Daredevil actor Peter Shinkoda has claimed.
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Chinese Writer Of "Wuhan Diary" Faces Backlash, Alleges Death Threats
After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown.
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Homoerotic Novel Writer In China Gets 10 Years In Jail For "Obscene" Work
A Chinese court's 10-year jail term for an author of a homoerotic book found guilty of profiting from selling "obscene" literature has been met with disbelief among some internet users who question how the crime could warrant so severe a punishment.
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Handwriting Analyst AI Can Tell If You Are Indian Or Chinese
Analysing handwriting to measure personality is passe. An AI developed by researchers at the Cornell University is capable of telling which country the writer is from.
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Chinese Writer Spent $10,000 On Glass Of Rare Scotch. It Was Worthless
Zhang Wei, a popular Chinese writer, took his grandmother on vacation to St. Mortiz, Switzerland, where the two decided to splurge a bit.
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Writer's Translation Of Rabindranath Tagore's Works Draws Ire in China
A Chinese writer has translated Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's works with "vulgar" connotations, drawing sharp condemnation from the intelligentsia in China who termed it as a desperate attempt to gain popularity.
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VS Naipaul Launches Chinese Edition of His Novel
On his first visit to China, Nobel laureate V S Naipaul has launched the Chinese edition of his celebrated novel 'A Bend in the River'.
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China Puts Prominent Writers Under House Arrest as John Kerry Visits
A prominent writer who has angered China by advocating Tibetan rights said she and her husband were placed under house arrest during a visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Russian Critic Or Chinese Writer? Who Can Win 2023 Nobel Literature Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature -- to be announced Thursday -- could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
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WPS Office Accused of Freezing Document Over Million Words; Violated China Cyberspace Rules, Developer Says
WPS Office developer Kingsoft responded to censorship criticism on Monday after a writer’s document containing over a million words was frozen, over “sensitive content”. The word processing program that's part of China's most downloaded domestically produced suite of office applications, stated that it had restricted third-party access to an ...
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Marvel Television Head Didn’t Care About Asian Characters, Daredevil Actor Says
Jeph Loeb, the executive vice president of the erstwhile Marvel Television, didn’t care about Asian representation and told writers of the Netflix-Marvel series Daredevil to ignore Chinese and Asian characters, Daredevil actor Peter Shinkoda has claimed.
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Chinese Writer Of "Wuhan Diary" Faces Backlash, Alleges Death Threats
After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown.
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Homoerotic Novel Writer In China Gets 10 Years In Jail For "Obscene" Work
A Chinese court's 10-year jail term for an author of a homoerotic book found guilty of profiting from selling "obscene" literature has been met with disbelief among some internet users who question how the crime could warrant so severe a punishment.
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Handwriting Analyst AI Can Tell If You Are Indian Or Chinese
Analysing handwriting to measure personality is passe. An AI developed by researchers at the Cornell University is capable of telling which country the writer is from.
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Chinese Writer Spent $10,000 On Glass Of Rare Scotch. It Was Worthless
Zhang Wei, a popular Chinese writer, took his grandmother on vacation to St. Mortiz, Switzerland, where the two decided to splurge a bit.
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Writer's Translation Of Rabindranath Tagore's Works Draws Ire in China
A Chinese writer has translated Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's works with "vulgar" connotations, drawing sharp condemnation from the intelligentsia in China who termed it as a desperate attempt to gain popularity.
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VS Naipaul Launches Chinese Edition of His Novel
On his first visit to China, Nobel laureate V S Naipaul has launched the Chinese edition of his celebrated novel 'A Bend in the River'.
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China Puts Prominent Writers Under House Arrest as John Kerry Visits
A prominent writer who has angered China by advocating Tibetan rights said she and her husband were placed under house arrest during a visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
