China sets up copyright piracy courts
China has launched a Judicial Court of Intellectual Property under its Supreme Court to hear piracy complaints from local and foreign companies, amid international pressure.…
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Rolling Stones play China
The Rolling Stones will play their first ever China concert at an 8,000-seat Shanghai stadium on 8 April, according to promoters Emma Entertainment, after earlier dates were cancelled due to SARS.…
McCartney boycotts China over fur trade
Paul McCartney says he will never perform in China and will boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics after footage of a Guangzhou fur market.…
Rolling Stone to launch in China
Rolling Stone will launch a Chinese edition in the New Year, published by Hong Kong based One Media under licence, with a mix of local writing and translations of US articles.…
US presses China over piracy through WTO
US Trade Representative Rob Portman has formally demanded China do more to tackle piracy via the WTO, with Japan and Switzerland lodging similar complaints.…
AIM head to China again
The Association of Independent Music is running a trade mission to Shanghai and Beijing from 25 October to 3 November, backed by UK Trade And Investment.…
Aguilera to play in China
Chinese authorities have approved a Christina Aguilera concert in Shanghai in June, though she must submit her setlist and lyrics for censorship, as the Rolling Stones did.…
AIM opens China office
The Association of Independent Music is opening a Beijing office with UK Trade & Investment to help independent labels enter the Chinese market, run by Stuart Watson.…
US senators press Russia and China over piracy
US senators Richard Lugar and Max Baucus have called for a global effort to pressure Russia and China over intellectual property piracy.…
Universal Music and Shanda Interactive launch digital China alliance
Universal Music has formed a strategic alliance with Shanda Interactive Entertainment to make its Chinese-language catalogue available online, starting with streaming in June.…
Clear Channel forms fifty-year joint venture in China
Clear Channel has formed a fifty-year joint venture with Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group to stage international events in China and manage venues there.…
Alicia Keys to play Great Wall of China
Alicia Keys will headline a charity concert on the Great Wall of China on Saturday, raising money for the China Children's and Teenagers' Fund.…