The winner of the Best Documentary Program (30 minutes or less) at the 11th Asian Television Awards was a production by Shanghai Media Group's Documentary Channel My Treasures.??

This year's Asian TV Awards, honoring the best in broadcast programming and production in the region, was held here on Thursday night.

The number of entries was 1,331 which came from 15 countries and regions. From these 193 were short-listed and in contention for 33 awards. Chinese mainland productions received a winner, two seconds and two highly commended awards.

Sichuan Television's Return to the Forest and China Central Television CCTV8's Lotus Lantern were both runners-up in the Best Natural History or Wildlife Program and the Best Drama Series respectively.

Shanghai Media Group CBN TV's Affinity or Ability: Key to the Transformation of Chinese Private Owned Enterprises was a highly commended in the Best Talk Show.

Jiangsu Hongzhe TV HZTV-2's Moving Mountains-Haircut was a highly commended in the Best Social Awareness Program category.

Taiwan Eastern Television's (EETV) Return of Shenzhou VI won the award for Best Live Broadcast Program.

Singapore was in the lead in terms of the number of nominations with 57 short-listed productions, followed by India with 20 nominations and Japan with 15.

(Xinhua News Agency December 1, 2006)
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