BEIJING — With their control over newspapers, television, magazines and the Internet secure, censors in China are now turning their attention to the dim recesses of the nation’s karaoke parlors. The ...

The China Audio-video Copyright Association (CAVCA) filed lawsuits at seven courts in Beijing on Friday against 100 Beijing-based karaoke bar operators refusing to ...

BEIJING — Hundreds of Beijing’s popular karaoke bars are refusing to pay a copyright fee introduced a year ago and the government is preparing major legal action ...

Customers sing at the mini karaoke booths in the basement of the Tianfu Square in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. It will cost 80 yuan ($11.6) for an hour of singing. [Photo/China Daily] Walking ...

BEIJING — A fire that tore through a karaoke bar in southern China in the early hours of Tuesday killed 18 people, the police said, adding that arson was probably the cause. BEIJING — A fire that tore ...

A government campaign targeting China's karaoke parlors will try to stamp out the selling of sex and drugs and the use of unlicensed music, the Ministry of Culture said. By The Associated Press ...

BEIJING — Recording companies, including Time Warner and EMI Group, are launching a campaign to force thousands of Chinese karaoke bars to start paying for the tunes their patrons croon to, a lawyer ...

BEIJING — Just outside Ritan Park, where many older people gather for daily meditative tai chi exercises, a different type of workout is taking place. Lines of baby boomers and elderly customers often ...

BEIJING (AP) -- Karaoke parlors, movie theaters and discos shut their doors Sunday under orders from Beijing officials trying to contain the spread of SARS, which claimed more lives in the Chinese ...

China’s leaders are raising a stink over its national pastime — and some angry constituents are shouting a chorus of “brainwashing” claims. The nation’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced a ...

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Fireworks, temple fairs, karaoke: China's capital Beijing celebrates the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest holiday, with gusto. New Year's Day this year falls on February ...

Venus Williams is in Beijing this week and made time off the court to cook a traditional Chinese dessert and sing karaoke. She took hold of the microphone and sang not one, but multiple, popular songs ...