Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan (Chan Kong-sang) is a Hong Kong-born actor and action choreographer best known for his role as Detective Inspector Lee in Rush Hour. He is notable for bringing humour to martial arts movies and, over the course of appearing in more than 150 films, has become one of the only actors to perform all of his own stunts. Chan, an ambassador for UNICEF/UNAIDS, has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.

FILM

Jackie Chan makes his mark in Hollywood, again

7 Jun 2013

Film star Jackie Chan on Thursday became the first person to twice leave the imprints of his hands and feet in cement at Hollywood's famed Chinese Theatre.

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Jackie Chan charity 'hacked' for three days, Yaan donations disrupted

25 Apr 2013

The Hong Kong action star's charity, which was implicated in an alleged embezzlement scandal last year, was apparently hacked for three days.

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City's concert venues 'too small' for Madonna

11 Apr 2013

Madonna turned down offers to hold a concert in the city as the venues here are too small for her, entertainment mogul Peter Lam Kin-ngok said yesterday. Lam tried several times to get the...

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Jackie Chan plan to move relics abroad raises roof

10 Apr 2013

A plan by Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan to move ancient Chinese buildings to Singapore has sparked controversy on the mainland, state media reported yesterday.

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Jackie Chan gives last of his historic sandalwood houses to Singapore

8 Apr 2013

Jackie Chan will give the last six of his collection of 10 historic Chinese sandalwood houses to a Singaporean university, after a decade of failed preservation talks with Hong Kong bureaucrats....

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Chinese military to issue new number plates in bid to curb abuse

2 Apr 2013

On May 1, the People’s Liberation Army will introduce new car number plates in an effort to quell rampant abuse of military vehicles.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Who said it?

We [in China] are too loose in law enforcement. Our law enforcement has to be stricter

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Actor Jackie Chan says it's time China got tough about upholding the law

Jackie Chan, whose outspoken comments have sparked several controversies, has reportedly urged Beijing to tighten law enforcement.

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Jackie Chan’s China appointment draws Hong Kong ire

Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan this week joins China’s top political advisory body in a move analysts say highlights Beijing’s growing “soft power” efforts to project unity between itself and...

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Anger after Jackie Chan caught using military car in Beijing

The Hong Kong action star, who famously accused America of being the most corrupt country in the world, was widely condemned by Chinese netizens after he was caught using a military car in Beijing...

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ANIMAL WELFARE

Jackie Chan-backed tiger charity faces uncertain future after bitter marriage split

No one is more proactive than Quan Li when it comes to saving the South China tiger. The former fashion executive for Gucci founded Save China’s Tigers in 2000. Hong Kong star Chan was invited to...

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Netizens mock Jackie Chan’s appointment to CPPCC

Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan’s recent appointment to Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Beijing’s top advisory body, has generated a frenzy of discussions on China's...

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