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The latest James Bond film will be officially shown on the big screen in China. The film was not censored in any way, except for one change in dialogue. Judi Dench, who plays M, was forced to omit a reference to the Cold War for the Chinese release.

According to experts, China's corporate bond market may see a great development in the year 2008 and 2009. Issuing more corporate bonds is one of the most important methods to expand the proportion of direct financing, and it’s possible that the corporate bond market will eventually surpass the stock market in the future. Currently, although the policy makers and the market players have shared the common expectation towards a prosperous corporate bond market, the path to it still remains to be further explored.

James Bond manqué gets his secret information sucked away by a Chinese honeyspy. 1-0 to China in the Great Game!

On the last working day of 2007, China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) jointly issued the Administrative Provision on Internet Audio-Visual Program Services. According to the Provision, online video business operators have to obtain programming permits from the authority or perform required procedures. Companies applying for internet audio-visual service permits must be "legal persons, fully state-owned or state ownership-controlled, with no law breaching records in the prior three years".

"No weirdness, no vulgarity, no low taste," the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said Friday in a notice to the producers of "Happy Boys Voice," according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

And no fun at all, looks like. Then again, how much weirder can you get than a show called "Happy Boys Voice"?

Two Hong Kong producers are saying that mainland China needs to establish a film rating system ASAP.

If China does, moviemakers will be able to produce more good films, have more opportunities and explore ...

The Extra, a dud Australian movie will be one of the few foreign films to gain a mainstream release in China. One country's trash is another one's treasure?

On March 20, 2007, the Asian Film Awards held its inaugural Awards Gala in Hong Kong. Organized by the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) and held in conjunction with the territory's third Entertainment Expo - the umbrella event name for the HKIFF, the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), and the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) - the Asian Film Awards (AFA) is certainly an unprecedented affair.

US Marine Corps General James Cartwright says the Chinese made two unsuccessful attempts at an anti-satellite intercept before the successful test in January.