BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ( Aug 20 ) hailed the Chinese Olympic delegation for maintaining high standards of “morality, style and cleanliness” in their pursuit of gold medals at the Paris Olympics. His statement comes as Foreign swimmers are under renewed attention for cheating issues and increasedContinue Reading
Tokyo: A town official said on Tuesday ( Aug 20 ) that a barrier built in Japan to obstruct a popular view of Mount Fuji has been removed temporarily in order to deter unruly tourists.
Residents of Fujikawaguchiko complained that streams of mainly foreign visitors were bothersome when trying to take pictures of Japan’s popular volcano, so Fujikawaguchiko set up the large screen in May.
The city decided not to restore the display on August 15 in the wake of a typhoon and decided not to do so.
” We wanted to see what would happen”, the city official told AFP.
” Some individuals also visit the place,” he said. However, he claimed that there are no longer some sudden rushes into traffic when crossing the road.
Despite the country’s stringent repression and import restrictions, the Singapore film made it into China’s film industry.
These tightened even more in 2018 when the advertising section of the Communist Party of China assumed control of media rules.
Forbidden content includes stories that are deemed to harm national protection and damage China’s sovereignty, or the fundamental principles of its constitution.
To ensure they could find acceptance, one of the firms that co-produced the Singaporean video, mm2 Entertainment, said discussions about the story took years, with consultations with their Taiwanese offices on what would possibly get greenlit and screened uncensored.  ,
Toong Soo Wei, the company’s common boss, stated that the film has been being produced since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Due to the crisis, they had to find a way to keep parts that a Chinese visitors may be interested in. They were unable to shoot there.
The company, which has practices in Beijing and Shanghai, spent a lot of time on the creative process, and it took at least five times from start to finish, he added
When we were in the early stages of development, we conversed with our China associates frequently. He claimed that this helped us come up with a perspective that appeals to Taiwanese audiences.  ,
Breaking into China’s industry alone is a beautiful symbol for many filmmakers, and it comes with financial results as well.  ,
Tickets for some unusual films have performed more well in China than in their home locations. For starters, this year’s Japanese anime film The Son and the Heron performed better in China than it did at home and on the North American marketplace.
But, while China remains a desired market for foreign movies, it recorded muted figures for its summer box office.
The US$ 1.1 billion ticket revenue for the first two weeks of this year’s primary testing time, June and August, decreased by more than 40 % compared to last year’s.
Things was, nevertheless, turn round, as China looks to the film industry to boost domestic consumption – a vital part of plans to counter the country’s weak economy. Improvement of the film offerings is one of the initiatives.  ,
Earlier this month, authorities started a three-month promotion season, injecting about US$ 10 million into a campaign that includes free tickets and discount coupons, to get more people to go to the cinema.
The efforts are made as Chinese viewers increasingly choose to watch movies online, with well-known Chinese digital streaming platforms putting pressure on the entertainment sector.
However, many challenges remain for foreign filmmakers trying to enter the market. This includes not having enough time to pique viewers ‘ interest, especially in comparison to Chinese films.
For instance, some American film production companies have claimed to have received approval just days before the release dates, which gave the impression that there was little time to develop effective marketing campaigns. On the other hand, domestic movies have months to do so, they remarked.
Foreign filmmakers have also been forced to postpone their release dates in some circumstances so that their films do n’t compete with domestic films.
 , Among the issues is that it is hard to predict what will be censored. Before being shown to the Chinese audience, movies may also need editing.
Still, analysts said China’s film market is one filmmakers cannot ignore, given its size and growth potential. It grew at a rate of 83 per cent in 2023, much faster than the global rate of 30.5 per cent.
It accounts for almost a quarter of global ticket sales, making it the second-largest box office in the world after Hollywood.  ,
Imported films are necessary, according to Ms. Yin Wenyan, an assistant professor at Seoul Business School whose research includes China’s film industry.  ,
” Although Chinese filmmakers can produce high-quality films, they cannot satisfy the entire Chinese market”, she said, noting that only about of the movies are screened in cinemas.
” There are still a lot of low-quality films, so in order to satisfy the growing Chinese consumer market, we still need foreign films”.
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In light of what appears to be fruitless attempts by the government to combat the plague, the recent demise of a physician in Indonesia who was undergoing expert medical training at a hospital in Central Java has cast a light on bullying tradition in these institutions.  ,
Ms. Aulia Risma Lestari, a physician who was enrolled in Diponegoro University’s Faculty of Medicine in Semarang’s Faculty of Medicine, was discovered dead in her place on August 12th.  ,
General practitioners can pursue a professional health programme as a form of further training to acquire specialized expertise in a particular health field.
According to local media reports, Ms. Aulia, 30, reportedly injected herself with a lot of Roculax. The medication is used during surgery to relax skeletal muscles and promote tracheal intubation, according to online medical websites.  ,
Ms. Aulia presumably claimed in her personal journal that she could no longer function “like this,” bringing to mind the possibility that the doctor had committed suicide as a result of the bullying she endured.
Following the dissemination of WhatsApp discussions between Ms Aulia and many older learners in her residency program at Kardinah Hospital in Tegal City, allegations of abuse were raised even more.  ,
Indonesia’s health secretary, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, made the claim that Ms Aulia’s suicide was the result of bullying on August 16 and that the problem is already common in the country’s health education facilities.  ,
Mr. Budi promised to take strict measures to put an end to the process, according to the Jakarta Post. He made note that, based on studies conducted by the health department, some medical students enrolled in internship programs appear to have suicidal tendencies as a result of stress and depression brought on by abuse.  ,
According to the study cited by Mr. Budi, 22.4 percentage of the nation’s more than 12, 000 practitioner medical students were exhibiting depression.  ,
The health minister also urged all teaching staff and senior medical students to end the” toxic rank society,” according to the Jakarta Post.  ,
Not for the first occasion Mr. Budi has touched on the subject. The health minister was reportedly quoted as saying in July that the bullying society in higher education institutions is an open technique that has been around for a long time.  ,
Local advertising has since reported on another abuse incident that occurred during Bandung’s Padjadjaran University in West Java province as a sign that things are not yet under control.  ,
The university has since sent warning letters to the department’s head of medicine and the surgery program’s head, terminating two doctors ‘ studies, and has since suspended their alleged involvement in the abuse.
Additionally, the school has sanctioned seven more alleged criminals in the mild to moderate classes, with the abuse of them repeating lectures.  ,
” One teacher involved … is now being processed for serious punishment”, said Dr Yudi Mulyana, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, as quoted by Antara media firm on Aug 19.
Junior doctors at Padjadjaran University reportedly suffered physical and verbal abuse from their seniors in the abuse case. They were likewise subjected to paying for their elderly ‘ costs- including for meals, drinks, car rentals as well as hotel.  ,
The health department published rules last year to stop bullying in medical schools. It also established a platform where patients can voice their grievances, even though this has not stopped bullying from occurring.  ,
On Aug 17, Kompas reported that since 2023, Indonesia’s health department has received some 1, 200 reports of abuse in specialist health education programs.  ,
According to specialists, the taunting culture in health education facilities may even affect the interactions between young students and patients after they graduate.
According to Tirto, the Indonesian Doctors Association ( IDI) Chairman Mahesa Paranadipa,” the culture of these students may affect how they interact with people and how they enter the community if they are not treated while in their coaching,”
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