Pets and COVID-19: Experts say vigilance is needed but the risks are low | News on the coronavirus pandemic
An animal sneezes, his nose runs and he seems sluggish. Could it be a normal pet illness like a cold – which can be caught by dogs and cats from human owners – or could it be COVID-19? It’s a question that has lingered uncomfortably on the minds of many pet owners throughout the pandemic […]
Macau casino shares fall as COVID-19 ravages China
Shares of three of Macau’s top casino operators fell an average of 9.4% as new quarantine rules for travelers from mainland China were introduced. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Stronger quarantine rules Shares of three of Macau’s six casino giants fell an average of 9.4% after the Hong Kong government enforced stricter quarantine rules for travelers in response […]
How long can China remain largely closed to international students?
Academics remain confident that international student flows to China will rebound despite its continued border closures, extensive quarantine regimes for those entering the country and a lack of broader measures to bring students back. In recent months, even as other nations have opened up – including cautious Japan, which will soon admit up to 7,000 […]
Asian markets fall after Putin sends troops to eastern Ukraine
BANGKOK — Stocks fell sharply in Asia on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, suggesting a much-dreaded invasion may be underway. The Nikkei 225 NIK, -1.71% in Tokyo slipped 1.7% while Hang Seng HSI in Hong Kong, -2.69% plunged 3%. Kospi 180721 from South Korea, -1.35% lost […]
AKESO’S LIGUFALIMAB AND IVONESCIMAB GOT APPROVAL TO START A PHASE II TRIAL
HONG KONG, January 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) announces that Ligufalimab (CD47 monoclonal antibody, research and development code: AK117, the company’s independently developed new immuno-oncology drug) and Ivonescimab (PD- 1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody, Research and Development Code: AK112) has received approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration […]
Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou set to lead ‘low-key’ Olympic ceremony with ‘bold’ touch
BEIJING (Reuters) – Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who orchestrated the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, will reprise the role for next month’s Winter Games in the capital, officials said. organizers. Zhang, 71, promised a “totally ground-breaking” unveiling, while conceding the global pandemic and colder weather will limit its scale […]
New Year’s Eve 2021: Celebrations around the world amid concerns over Covid – live updates | World news
10:51 p.m. is 22:51 We have Ashanti and Ja Rule performing in Times Square. We are getting closer. Photograph: Hannah Beier / Reuters 22:42 is 22:42 An alarming but unfortunately important message in some parts of the world: Moms ask for action (@MomsDemand) Celebratory shots are no joke. Every year, innocent passers-by pay the price […]
China says Musk’s SpaceX satellites have approached his space station twice, endangering astronauts
In October, China sent three astronauts, including a woman. Hailed as China’s most prestigious and strategically important space project, the low-orbiting space station is said to be the country’s eye in the sky, providing a bird’s-eye view of the rest of the world. Once ready, China will be the only country to own a space […]
Golden Horse Awards: Chang Chen named Best Leading Actor
Taipei, Nov. 27 (CNA) Chang Chen (張震) won the Best Leading Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei on Saturday for his portrayal of a prosecutor tackling a high-profile murder case while battling the cancer in the neo 2021 -The mysterious black sci-fi crime “The Soul”. To play in “The Soul”, the Taiwanese […]
China cannot use sport as soft power for long. The 2022 Winter Olympics are doomed to fail
File photo of Xi Jinping in Beijing | Photographer: Qilai Shen | Bloomberg Text size: A- A + VShina has used sports for soft power purposes, but this could be coming to an end. US President Joe Biden is considering boycotting the Winter Olympics. Experts often wonder if China even exercises soft power as some […]
iQiyi Presents Global Chinese Films Programming for 2022
November 19, 2021 by TVA Editor | 0 Views iQiyi announced its 2021-2022 year-end lineup of new Chinese films and series that bring together award-winning stars such as Feng Xiaogang, Joan Chen, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Ethan Juan, Richie Jen, Wang Qianyuan and Wang Jingchun, such as as well as fan favorites Darren Wang, Li […]
US “vaccine passport” could do more harm than good
A child watches a nurse administer an injection of COVID-19 vaccine during an pop-up immunization event at Lynn Family Stadium on April 26, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. [Photo/Agencies] The new coronavirus has already killed more than 4.94 million people and infected more than 244 million people worldwide. Countries must therefore put aside their geopolitical interests […]
Eileen Chang Novella turns into a terrible movie
On October 22, the film Love after love (第一 炉 香), an adaptation of a short story from iconic Chinese-American writer Eileen Chang, created in China. Directed by Ann Hui, Love after love is based on Aloeswood Incense: The first brazier and follows the story of Ge Weilong, who moves to Hong Kong for school […]
‘Original’ COVID-19 is essentially gone – East Bay Times
The nocturnal intermediate horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus affinis), lives in caves and collects many diseases. Chinese researchers have said they have found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats, including one that may be the second closest to date, genetically, to the virus that causes the Covid-19 virus. (Shutterstock) Of course, you know alpha, beta, and […]
LA Chinese Film Festival Sponsor Seeks Inclusiveness With Name Change
Chinese in Entertainment, the nonprofit behind the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival (LACFF), is changing its name to remove the word “Chinese†after internal discussions over the term’s political implications. After some introspectives, the team decided that the new name Sino Entertainment Association (SEA) would better align with its goal of championing inclusiveness and diversity. […]
Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival Special Virtual Panel “Documenting the Pandemic” |
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival (LACFF), presented by the association Chinese in entertainment, will host a special virtual panel “Documenting the pandemic” at 7:00 p.m. PST Friday April 23. Registration link for the panel:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lacff-special-virtual-panel-documenting-the-pandemic-tickets-151399083735 In 2020, numerous documentaries and investigative reports were made on the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. To […]
How To Watch Chinese Movie Taoist Master Online?
Taoist master is a Chinese film in the historical, mystery, action, adventure and fantasy genre. The film is based on evil magic and the conspiracy behind it. The film is played by Louis Fan, Zhang Dong, Su Mao, Wang Hui Lai, Liu Wei, and other cast members. The film is directed by Wu Ying Xiang. […]
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is as much a Hollywood romantic drama as it is an action movie, Entertainment News
Though he plays fast and loose with the facts, the 1993 Hollywood biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a nice watch. Directed by Rob Cohen, an established filmmaker who was neither an action specialist nor particularly familiar with martial arts films, Dragon takes up the spirit of the update of her book by Linda […]
Chinese cinema, Asian actors and directors earn historic Oscar nominations
A Chinese-language film and a director of Chinese descent, as well as several actors and another director of Asian descent, have something in common: They were all Oscar nominees this year. The 2019 teen drama “Better Days†was nominated in the International Feature Film category, with films from Denmark, Romania, Tunisia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]
‘My Indian Boyfriend’, an Indochinese film, is directed by a Telugu man – Telugu News
“My Indian Boyfriend” is a cross-cultural romantic drama directed by Telugu man Sri Kishore, who has previously been associated with films such as “Devi Sri Prasad” and “Sasesham”. Kishore is from Nalgonda. Recounting how an Indian and a Chinese woman from Hong Kong fall in love, the Chinese film is set to be released in […]
Enjoy 3 more films in a Chinese film series at SOPAC in South Orange – NJ NEXT
through NJ NEXT From the Orange Sud Performing Arts Center: The Cinémathèque: Chinese film series This new film series will explore important films from China. Each film will address the cultural and political aspect of the country, but above all the artistic and human content. A discussion follows the screening in the SOPAC Loft, 1 […]
Netflix acquires Chinese cinema master Yin Yang – the Hollywood reporter
Netflix has acquired the international streaming rights to the Chinese fantasy feature film Master Yin Yang, one of the major titles slated for release in the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year box office deal. The film is an adaptation of the popular Chinese role-playing game Onmyoji, which itself is based on the successful fantasy novel […]
SL Huang’s new take on the most famous Chinese novel you will ever read in English: The Water Outlaw Announcement
Tordotcom Publishing is delighted to announce that the next book by Hugo Award winner SL Huang will be Water outlaws, an epic queer fantasy full of bandits, heroes and revolution inspired by the Chinese classic Water margin. Shi Nai’an’s sprawling 14th-century novel is one of the best-known Chinese literary works, spawning sequels, spinoffs, numerous adaptations, […]
More Than Blue Romantic Drama Star Suffers Corneal Abrasion Because She Cried Too Much, Entertainment News
Occupational risks. When you have to cry for hours on end, something will happen. For Taiwanese actress Gingle Wang, who stars on the upcoming TV series More Than Blue, it was about corneal abrasions. In a press interview for the show yesterday (September 22), the 22-year-old said: “My eyes got too dry from all the […]
How the Wuhan coronavirus infected the Chinese film industry
Just days ago, no one would have predicted that China’s most lucrative movie season was about to be interrupted by the growing epidemic of a new coronavirus which is now spreading rapidly across the country. and beyond. Variety examines how the box office of the world’s second-largest film market was disrupted by a public health […]
Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi launches “Chinese Film Week”
Photo CGTN Photo CGTN Several dozen moviegoers gathered on Monday evening on the University of Nairobi campus for the launch of the first-ever Chinese Film Week in Kenya. The five-day event runs through Friday and is organized in conjunction with the Chinese Embassy and the university’s Confucius Institute, which is Africa’s oldest. Ten carefully selected […]
Science Fiction: Chinese Movie Tickets Say “Only the Communist Party Can Save the Earth” | Taiwan News
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Images of tickets for Chinese science fiction film “The Wandering Earth” have surfaced on Chinese social media showing tickets for the film stating that only the Chinese Communist Party can save the planet. A few days after the film was released on February 5, images began to surface on the Chinese […]
50 Chinese film companies to watch in 2019 |
50 Chinese film companies to watch in 2019 2018 saw a further consolidation of the Chinese film industry. Some companies went out of business during this turbulent time while others became major players. WeChat media account yiqipaidianying took a look at local films coming out in 2019 and created a list of 50 film companies […]
Why Shi Nai’an’s 14th-century Chinese novel continues to get modern versions
The water margin, also known in French as Outlaw of the Marais Where All men are brothers, is one of the most powerful stories to emerge from China. The book, conventionally attributed to an otherwise obscure Yuan Dynasty figure called Shi Nai’an, takes the form of a tangle of stories tied around various heroic figures […]
ATF unveils first Chinese film pitch winners
Three projects from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore with theatrical feature film potential were named this week as winners of the inaugural ATF Chinese Pitch. The event was co-organized by Reed Exhibitions and GHY Culture & Media. From Singapore came “Mulan, The Robot Girl”, from The Big Shots, about a person who woke up as […]
Chinese film turns ‘Genghis Khan’ story into fantasy
Promotional material for Genghis khan Photo: Courtesy of Magic Crop Films Hasi Chaolu Photo: Li Hao / GT Handsome, romantic and good at fighting demons – the Mongolian ruler depicted in new Chinese fantasy film Genghis khan, which is set to debut in mainland Chinese theaters on Saturday, might not match your image of the […]
Filmart 2018 Begins To Be An Eventful Time For Chinese Film Sales | New
As Filmart takes off, it has become clear that the Chinese film sales industry is going through a turbulent period right now, shaken by the twin forces of the booming Chinese box office and a declining market for foreign language films everywhere. elsewhere in the world. Recent changes affecting sales companies in Hong Kong include […]
China’s film industry is leading the way for a sci-fi blockbuster to become its own – The Hollywood Reporter
It’s an eternal question, and the implicit basis of just about every sci-fi movie ever made: What does the future hold? One of the safest answers these days – given most geopolitical indicators, as well as the makeup of the world’s population – is that it’s going to look a lot more like China. Still, […]
Top 10 Highest Paid Chinese Movie Stars Are All Men |
Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau top the list. Chinese social media account WeChat Yiqipaidianying, which focuses on news from the film industry, published a list of China’s top 100 highest-paid artists. Here’s the top 10: It’s no surprise that Jackie Chan tops the list this year, making an average of 80 million yuan […]
Taiwanese actor withdrawn from Chinese cinema after political outcry | Movies
A Taiwanese actor has been removed from the lead role in a Chinese film due to his alleged support for Taiwanese independence – even though filming has already been completed. According to Variety, the team behind No Other Love, a romantic comedy movie directed by popular Chinese performer Zhao Wei (AKA Vicky Zhao), fired Leon […]
Chinese film “The Mermaid” breaks Chinese box office record
People attend a promotional event with Hong Kong star Stephen Chow for the movie, The Mermaid, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China on February 17, 2016. REUTERS / China Daily SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese film “The Mermaid” broke Chinese box office record, surpassing locally produced “Monster Hunt” and Hollywood action film “Furious 7”, as domestic and […]
Fox International Channels to Co-Produce Chinese Film “Go Lala Go 2” – The Hollywood Reporter
Fox International Channels, which is part of 21 Century Fox has teamed up with Chinese film and television company New Classics Media to co-produce Go Lala Go 2, a romantic drama about the adventures of a young Chinese career woman. Directed by and performed Xu Jinglei, the first one Go Lala Go The film became […]
Chinese film ‘Tiny Times’ plans huge local box office opening – The Hollywood Reporter
HONG KONG – Regardless of its seemingly self-deprecating title: Chinese coming-of-age drama Small moments is set to become one of the nation’s biggest hits this year, and its creators go to extremes to ensure it opens with a bang. More than 600 simultaneous premieres will be held in China on Wednesday at 8 p.m. local […]
Chinese film explores love from all angles
While Los Angeles saw record high temperatures last week, the recent hot summer days, hit the city at the right time. Directed by Tony Chan and Wing Shya, the film features 16 of China’s biggest stars, from Hong Kong to the mainland. Hot and Heavy Hot Summer Days focuses on love stories between people of […]