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Despite nearly turning down the role that made her a superstar, Hong Kong actress Kathy Chau has carved a successful career in Taiwan and more recently China and believes women in modern society do not need to rely on men.
Despite nearly turning down the role that made her a superstar, Hong Kong actress Kathy Chau has carved a successful career in Taiwan and more recently China and believes women in modern society do not need to rely on men.
Rising to fame with films like Mermaid Got Married, Christy Chung has appeared in number of recent Chinese reality TV shows where she says she gets to show her real self rather than ‘always playing the role of a sexy woman’.
Rising to fame with films like Mermaid Got Married, Christy Chung has appeared in number of recent Chinese reality TV shows where she says she gets to show her real self rather than ‘always playing the role of a sexy woman’.
A new exhibition at Today Art Museum in Beijing takes a look at how paper can be used to create art – from vases to hanging carpets.
A new exhibition at Today Art Museum in Beijing takes a look at how paper can be used to create art – from vases to hanging carpets.
From an ordinary family, Zhao Liying did a variety of jobs before winning a talent contest and becoming an actress. Having found fame and topped the TV ratings, she’s put her career on pause.
From an ordinary family, Zhao Liying did a variety of jobs before winning a talent contest and becoming an actress. Having found fame and topped the TV ratings, she’s put her career on pause.
Cinemas in China were given the green light to reopen from Monday after a six-month closure triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, with Xinjiang art-house film A First Farewell proving an early box office winner.
Cinemas in China were given the green light to reopen from Monday after a six-month closure triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, with Xinjiang art-house film A First Farewell proving an early box office winner.
Luosifen, or river snail rice noodles, was already the most popular food item on Taobao last year, but it became the favourite food of even more people across China during lockdowns, leading to huge shortages.
Luosifen, or river snail rice noodles, was already the most popular food item on Taobao last year, but it became the favourite food of even more people across China during lockdowns, leading to huge shortages.
Despite a 15-year acting career, Qin Hao was best known in China as the husband of a woman older than him, Taiwanese singer Annie Yi. Not any more, with the success of TV drama The Bad Kids.
Despite a 15-year acting career, Qin Hao was best known in China as the husband of a woman older than him, Taiwanese singer Annie Yi. Not any more, with the success of TV drama The Bad Kids.
A painful break-up and the death of her father a year later sent Carman Lee into a depression. Her family and friends stood by her, regular visits to the gym lifted her spirits, and now she’s back on TV and writing a book.
A painful break-up and the death of her father a year later sent Carman Lee into a depression. Her family and friends stood by her, regular visits to the gym lifted her spirits, and now she’s back on TV and writing a book.
Evans Chan, whose first film was shot in Hong Kong after the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, captures the same grim mood as then in new film We Have Boots, about the city’s recent protests.
Evans Chan, whose first film was shot in Hong Kong after the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, captures the same grim mood as then in new film We Have Boots, about the city’s recent protests.
Pop group Rocket Girls 101 member Yang Chaoyue divided the Chinese public, with many calling her talentless but fans appreciating the village girl’s genuineness. Now she’s moving on.
Pop group Rocket Girls 101 member Yang Chaoyue divided the Chinese public, with many calling her talentless but fans appreciating the village girl’s genuineness. Now she’s moving on.
Photographer Lo Yuk-ying describes how she captured ‘the inner world’ of some of Hong Kong’s biggest movie stars – including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Eric Tsang, Josephine Siao and George Lam.
Photographer Lo Yuk-ying describes how she captured ‘the inner world’ of some of Hong Kong’s biggest movie stars – including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Eric Tsang, Josephine Siao and George Lam.
Recent Chinese TV shows like ‘The Romance of Tiger and Rose’ and ‘We Are All Alone’, with women characters tacking serious themes, are resonating with the country’s contemporary female audience.
Recent Chinese TV shows like ‘The Romance of Tiger and Rose’ and ‘We Are All Alone’, with women characters tacking serious themes, are resonating with the country’s contemporary female audience.
Zhenmeat is targeting the Chinese market initially with two products made from plant- and fungus-based proteins, a faux pork tenderloin and a crayfish substitute. Expansion to Southest Asia is planned.
Zhenmeat is targeting the Chinese market initially with two products made from plant- and fungus-based proteins, a faux pork tenderloin and a crayfish substitute. Expansion to Southest Asia is planned.
Singaporean company Smart IoT’s ‘eye in the sky’ system monitors physical distance between people and can be paired with wristbands that track location, but such emerging tech is raising privacy fears around the world.
Singaporean company Smart IoT’s ‘eye in the sky’ system monitors physical distance between people and can be paired with wristbands that track location, but such emerging tech is raising privacy fears around the world.
Restaurant owners in China, tired of commission rates of up to 23 per cent of an order, are rejecting big food delivery apps and offering direct deliveries instead – it’s cheaper this way, they say.
Restaurant owners in China, tired of commission rates of up to 23 per cent of an order, are rejecting big food delivery apps and offering direct deliveries instead – it’s cheaper this way, they say.
When Liu Yuxin appeared in Chinese reality-TV show Youth with You Season 2 and was selected to be in girl group THE9, her androgynous image was a refreshing change from the beautiful clones that are the norm today.
When Liu Yuxin appeared in Chinese reality-TV show Youth with You Season 2 and was selected to be in girl group THE9, her androgynous image was a refreshing change from the beautiful clones that are the norm today.
Bilibili, China’s answer to YouTube, launches an earth observation satellite this month, and will invite users of the video sharing and entertainment platform to suggest where it focuses its cameras.
Bilibili, China’s answer to YouTube, launches an earth observation satellite this month, and will invite users of the video sharing and entertainment platform to suggest where it focuses its cameras.
A young woman social distancing in Beijing whose long-distance relationship ended, a grandmother who left a family holiday to comfort her dog and misses her grandson – stories of the strain of separation amid coronavirus.
A young woman social distancing in Beijing whose long-distance relationship ended, a grandmother who left a family holiday to comfort her dog and misses her grandson – stories of the strain of separation amid coronavirus.
China’s leading actress was ordered to pay more than US$100 million in overdue taxes and fines in 2018, and films and series in which she appears put on hold. Now one frozen series starring Fan Bingbing is set to air.
China’s leading actress was ordered to pay more than US$100 million in overdue taxes and fines in 2018, and films and series in which she appears put on hold. Now one frozen series starring Fan Bingbing is set to air.
Online-film viewing grew 24 per cent in China last year, and growth has soared with the closure of cinemas since January. With every phone a cinema screen, as one producer says, the potential is huge.
Online-film viewing grew 24 per cent in China last year, and growth has soared with the closure of cinemas since January. With every phone a cinema screen, as one producer says, the potential is huge.
In the latest remake of the 1987 classic ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’, Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee takes up the role that propelled Joey Wong to mega stardom. Director Lin Zhenzhao talks about why they both had their worries.
In the latest remake of the 1987 classic ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’, Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee takes up the role that propelled Joey Wong to mega stardom. Director Lin Zhenzhao talks about why they both had their worries.
Japanese filmmaker Ryo Takeuchi saw his country mishandling coronavirus and made a documentary about how Nanjing in China, where he lives, avoided a single death from Covid-19.
Japanese filmmaker Ryo Takeuchi saw his country mishandling coronavirus and made a documentary about how Nanjing in China, where he lives, avoided a single death from Covid-19.
Chan Koonchung’s new novel ‘Zero Point Beijing’ follows a boy’s search for truth over 800 years of the Chinese capital’s history, weaving together a bloody historical account of the country’s feudalistic autocracy.
Chan Koonchung’s new novel ‘Zero Point Beijing’ follows a boy’s search for truth over 800 years of the Chinese capital’s history, weaving together a bloody historical account of the country’s feudalistic autocracy.
Rex Yang from Beijing, his mother, sister and nephew have been stranded in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean since January. He’s been posting daily video diaries of their adventures.
Rex Yang from Beijing, his mother, sister and nephew have been stranded in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean since January. He’s been posting daily video diaries of their adventures.
A reality TV talent show in China has 30 women vying for places in a five-member girl band. The hook – they’re already celebrities, and all past the age of 30.
A reality TV talent show in China has 30 women vying for places in a five-member girl band. The hook – they’re already celebrities, and all past the age of 30.
Cai Xukun and Karen Mok among headliners for second live-streamed China concert tributes to people who fought coronavirus pandemic. Lang Lang and his wife, Faye Wong, Coco Lee and Zhou Xun were among performers in first one.
Cai Xukun and Karen Mok among headliners for second live-streamed China concert tributes to people who fought coronavirus pandemic. Lang Lang and his wife, Faye Wong, Coco Lee and Zhou Xun were among performers in first one.
Wuhan’s famous hot dry noodles are one of China’s top five noodle dishes, typically eaten by millions in the city every day. After Wuhan’s strict coronavirus lockdown ended, many headed to places like restaurant chain Cailinji to enjoy them again.
Wuhan’s famous hot dry noodles are one of China’s top five noodle dishes, typically eaten by millions in the city every day. After Wuhan’s strict coronavirus lockdown ended, many headed to places like restaurant chain Cailinji to enjoy them again.
The son of an iron ore miner in Hunan, central China, Jiang Ningjie spent 10 years making a film about workers in illegal mines there who die from pneumoconiosis. He explains why it can only be screened in private.
The son of an iron ore miner in Hunan, central China, Jiang Ningjie spent 10 years making a film about workers in illegal mines there who die from pneumoconiosis. He explains why it can only be screened in private.
Ten thousand travel agents have closed across China after the tourism industry was put on standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many are surviving thanks to inventive new revenue streams. One has sold 10 tonnes of frozen local meatballs.
Ten thousand travel agents have closed across China after the tourism industry was put on standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many are surviving thanks to inventive new revenue streams. One has sold 10 tonnes of frozen local meatballs.
Chinese social media is rife with speculations about Lang Lang’s wife, after Weibo and Sina posts showed her wearing loose-fitting garments for a photo shoot, instead of her usual figure-hugging outfits.
Chinese social media is rife with speculations about Lang Lang’s wife, after Weibo and Sina posts showed her wearing loose-fitting garments for a photo shoot, instead of her usual figure-hugging outfits.