Ministry of Culture
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OUR VIEW: Communists fight over a video game...Calif., was to stop registering game users because the proper paperwork was not filed to operate the game in China. But the rival Ministry of Culture rejected the statement made by GAPP and claimed that the ministry was, in fact, the... In this article: China, WoW, Communism, Capitalism, World of Warcraft, Milton Friedman, Ministry of Culture, Cash cow, and Blizzard Entertainment |
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The New York Review of Books | 1 day ago
Georgia's Shrunken Hopes
...Spring, a travel journal by ten Magnum photographers who visited Georgia during the spring of 2009 at the invitation of Georgia's Ministry of Culture. The book features work by Antoine D'Agata, Jonas Bendiksen, Thomas Dworzak, Martine Franck,...
In this article: Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Russia, European Union, United States, South Ossetia, and Nord Stream
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
China wants content, values censored in online games
...games sector, requiring game operators to enhance socialist values in their games and hire specialized staff to monitor content. China's Ministry of Culture said in a circular that game operators must re-examine their game offerings for...
In this article: China, William Ding, Revenue, World of Warcraft, Tencent Holdings, and NetEase
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 4 days ago
Budget-cutting committee wants to kill JAXA's GX rocket project
...of ministries' budget requests, the Government Revitalization Unit screened 26 projects in three working groups. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is seeking YEN5.8 billion in fiscal 2010 for the GX rocket...
In this article: Ministry of Education, Joint venture, Natural gas, Waste, H-2 Transfer Vehicle, International Space Station, and Lockheed Martin Corp.
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Centre stage
...Theatre Company, now based in different premises, it too has seen happier days. It made a financial loss last year and, as a result, the Ministry of Culture has cut its funding by a third. Jiri Dienstbier puts it this way: "I sometimes...
In this article: Champagne, Civic Forum, Prague, Vaclav Havel, and Bread
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BBC News | 5 days ago
Expensive airs, almost GBP1m is spent helping NI bands
...and tuition Almost GBP1m has been spent on funding bands in Northern Ireland over the last four years. The figure was released by the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, in response to a question from North Antrim Sinn Fein MLA...
In this article: Northern Ireland, Minister of Culture, and Silver
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New York Times | November 09, 2009
Reading Saddam's Biography in Baghdad
...after the fall of Mr. Hussein in 2003, but recently it has started to tighten up again. In spring the Ministry of Culture said it was drafting a pledge for publishers not to distribute books that the government deemed offensive. Fawzi...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, Baghdad, Iraq, David Rohde, and Tel Aviv
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
Iran security forces arrest AFP journalist
...clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran during the annual anti-U.S. rally. Deshmukh said the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance had given assurances to AFP that Pouladi's case was being...
In this article: Tehran, Iran, Agence France Presse, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S., and Rasht
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | November 04, 2009
China bureaucratic war over online Warcraft heats up
...those demands, and competed to stake out control of the potentially lucrative and prestigious sector, and reap the regulatory fees. "The Ministry of Culture believes the notice from the General Administration of Press and Publication does not...
In this article: China, NetEase, Warcraft, and World of Warcraft
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 04, 2009
Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game
...said this week the game's Chinese operator failed to obtain required import approval and should stop signing up customers. Its rival, the Ministry of Culture's cultural products department, fired back that it was the regulator of online...
In this article: NetEase, Revenue, Beijing, China, and Online game
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Reuters | November 02, 2009
UPDATE 3-NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war
...down 2.4 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively. Observers said GAPP's move was the result of a recent turf war between the agency and the Ministry of Culture, which also oversees the online gaming sector. "This is different from operating...
In this article: NetEase, China, World of Warcraft, Activision, Activision Blizzard, and Beijing
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The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts, cultural industries, heritage sectors and libraries, in Ontario. It oversees program and financial liaison with the ministry's twelve cultural and two library agencies.
The ministry structure includes:
* Minister's Office
* Deputy Minister's Office
* Policy, Programs and Services Division, * Policy Branch
* Culture Policy Unit - leads the development of cultural policy, sector or industry specific strategies, legislation and regulations for Ontario's arts, heritage, libraries and cultural industries.
* Strategic Policy and Planning Unit - leads the development of strategic policy and multi-year plans, assess research on best practices across jurisdictions and coordinate policy development with other ministries and levels of government., * Program and Services Branch
* Culture Liaison Unit - manages the ministry's relationship with its agencies and builds stronger linkages with key national and provincial cultural organizations to achieve shared cultural objectives, including infrastructure renewal and cultural tourism promotion.
* Culture Programs Unit - coordinates and manages all ministry programs and grants for the full range of stakeholder organizations, providing our cultural sector partners with one-window customer service.
* Culture Services Unit - develops and coordinates guidelines and tools for service delivery, provides advice and interpretation of relevant legislation and conducts stakeholder education, training and outreach on key cultural initiatives.
Ontario Heritage Act ==External links==
* Ministry of Culture
* Minister's Biography
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