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Premiere at Lion City’s Capitol Theatre is a homecoming of sorts for Crazy Rich Asians cast. Chris Pang Tan Kheng Hua, Koh Chieng Mun, Fiona Xie, Selena Tan, Constance Lau, Amy Cheng, and director Jon Chu all in attendance

Henry Golding’s selfie on Crazy Rich Asians Singapore red carpet

Golding, lead actor in the film, joined by co-stars Chris Pang, Pierre Png, Tan Kheng Hua, Koh Chieng Mun, Fiona Xie, Selena Tan, Constance Lau, Amy Cheng, and director Jon Chu at Asia premiere

21 Aug 2018 - 8:38pm More on Fashion

Director Jon M. Chu arriving at the premiere of Crazy Rich Asians at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

Film & TV

Crazy Rich Asians director sets sights on Thai cave rescue film

21 Aug 2018 - 6:05pm

Deal by Hong Kong’s M+ museum of visual culture to prepay for work Korea-based duo have not even conceived yet is unheard of, and has raised eyebrows, but its director says no other artists working online can boast their longevity and relevance

Arts & Entertainment

Only in Hong Kong: museum buys art not even dreamt of yet

21 Aug 2018 - 5:31pm

Chinese rapper Vava is featured on the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack.

Music

China’s hip-hop queen makes her mark on Crazy Rich Asians

21 Aug 2018 - 2:51pm 4

Mile 22 feels a bit like having a live grenade placed beneath your seat, but director Peter Berg is so relentless in his pacing that it’s hard not to keep watching. A bit of intelligence behind the action wouldn’t go amiss though

Film & TV

Mile 22 review: Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais in brutal action thriller

21 Aug 2018 - 4:11pm

Saturday Night Live comedian McKinnon teamed up with Mila Kunis and Fogel to make an action film that gives nods to various films and doesn’t stint on the violence, while keeping the humour intact

Film & TV

The Spy Who Dumped Me: an action buddy film made by women

21 Aug 2018 - 2:02am 3

The Eagles knocked Jackson’s 1982 pop sensation ‘Thriller’; with more than 33 million sales or streams, to second place. Photo: Handout

United States & Canada

The band that dethroned the King of Pop for top-selling album

21 Aug 2018 - 8:46pm 1

Timely book recalls how early Chinese migrants were pushed to the margins of American society, then excluded, and the reaction of some whites to attacks on Chinese, such as the pastor who said: ‘My God, is this America? Why do we stand and do nothing?’

Books

When Chinese migrants to US felt the lash of white vigilantes

20 Aug 2018 - 9:00pm 6

Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves at the Destination Wedding photo call on August 18, 2018. Photo: Associated Press

United States & Canada

Coppola: Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves may be married

20 Aug 2018 - 10:01pm 2

Jon Chu called on his Asian American upbringing to make the first Hollywood film in 25 years with an all-Asian cast. Kevin Kwan, who did the same when writing the bestseller the movie is based on, says story of Asian wealth was one that needed telling

American films

Crazy Rich Asians: contemporary Asian story ‘that needed telling’

19 Aug 2018 - 8:05pm 3

Hoi An-based Frenchman Réhahn’s patient approach has won him the trust of tribal elders, who have handed over rare artefacts and garments for display and preservation at his gallery in the town

Vietnam

Portraits from a dying culture: the tribes of Vietnam

19 Aug 2018 - 11:33am 5

United States’ case against a flamboyant Taiwanese investor made headlines around the world, and began the end of an era when short prison sentences sometimes made financial crime seem like a good bet

Crime in Hong Kong

How Wall Street insider trading case was cracked in 1980s Hong Kong

20 Aug 2018 - 8:59am 3

A block of flats in the Chinese city of Tianducheng, built in the style of those found in Paris. Photo: François Prost

Art

How fake Paris in China captured imagination of French photographer

20 Aug 2018 - 7:58pm 4

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James Mottram

Mile 22 review: Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais in brutal action thriller

21 Aug 2018 - 4:11pm

When a young boy becomes jealous of his new baby sister, his vivid imagination leads him into new worlds where he meets relatives from different eras. This is a deeply personal and touching work

Review

James Mottram

Mirai review: Mamoru Hosoda’s animation blends fantasy and family

20 Aug 2018 - 3:19pm

Columns

The Collector Enid Tsui

Dealers fight back as Chinese art under attack in Trump’s trade war

9 Aug 2018 - 3:15pm 1

The Collector Enid Tsui

Can Singapore’s new art fairs succeed where others failed?

26 Jul 2018 - 8:45am

Then & Now Jason Wordie

Refusal to order inquiry into 2016 Mong Kok riot is an ominous sign

6 Jul 2018 - 7:33am 6

The Naked Truth Luisa Tam

Love – what’s money got to do with it? Quite a lot, actually

1 Jul 2018 - 3:25pm 10

Some fans of HyunA and E’Dawn feel like they’ve been betrayed after the K-pop idols’ relationship was made public. Experts say while fans are more forgiving nowadays, some still feel like they have been lied to

Music

Why do K-pop fans turn against their idols who fall in love?

17 Aug 2018 - 8:03pm

Chinese American actress who plays female lead Rachel Chu in Kevin Kwan novel adaptation talks about growing up in Virginia, following her dreams with her family’s support, and how she pushed to secure her role

Film & TV

Crazy Rich Asians star: I didn't grow up with a ‘tiger mom’

18 Aug 2018 - 7:02pm 11

The film adaptation of the bestselling novel Crazy Rich Asians stays true to the original, although there are a few alterations. Here are five character changes, trimmed plots and added scenes. Beware! Spoilers ahead

Film & TV

Crazy Rich Asians: how is the film different from the book?

18 Aug 2018 - 12:28pm 19

With the singer about to mark his 30th birthday on Saturday, G-Dragon has a remarkable list of achievements to celebrate, as well as a bright future to look forward to even in an industry built around youth

Music

Why G-Dragon turning 30 won’t matter in youth-hungry K-pop world

16 Aug 2018 - 7:37pm

The multitalented 25-year-old, who grew up in Seoul, is known for having a baby face as well as a surprisingly deep voice; fans have given him the nickname ‘Wealthy Teeth’ for his bright smile

Music

Meet Chanyeol of K-pop boy band EXO – the multi-instrumental star

5 Aug 2018 - 7:46pm

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Arts & Entertainment

Only in Hong Kong: museum buys art not even dreamt of yet

Deal by M+ museum of visual culture to prepay for work Korea-based duo have not even conceived yet is unheard of, and has raised eyebrows, but its director says no other artists working online can boast their longevity and relevance

21 Aug 2018 - 5:31pm More on West Kowloon Cultural District

Players credit stints with the Hong Kong-based youth orchestra for helping them win places in professional orchestras, whose number in China alone has doubled to 80 in the past decade

Arts & Entertainment

Opportunity knocks for musicians in China; youth orchestra helps

Monday, 20 August, 2018, 7:58pm

The US video-sharing website was forced to remove a jump-scare ad for the film The Nun following backlash on social media. It’s not the first time YouTube has come under fire for shocking content uploaded online

Arts & Entertainment

Five of the biggest online controversies to rock YouTube

Wednesday, 15 August, 2018, 6:32pm

Collection at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum includes a gold hat decorated with gems that was discovered in a Ming dynasty prince’s tomb and items from the shipwreck Nanhai No. 1

Arts & Entertainment

Never-seen-before objects shed light on China’s maritime silk routes

Tuesday, 14 August, 2018, 6:03pm

The competition for dancers aged 15-19 and organised by Britain’s famous Royal Academy of Dance, was held in Hong Kong and 16-year-old local dancer Jordan Chan took home the award. Gold medals went to Australian Joshua Green and New Zealander Monet Hewitt

Arts & Entertainment

Hongkonger wins prestigious Margot Fonteyn ballet award

Monday, 13 August, 2018, 5:46pm

Stephen Case launches exhibition featuring characters from Joel and Ethan Coen’s films

Arts & Music Arts & Entertainment

Hong Kong-based caricaturist’s unique tribute to Coen brothers

Monday, 13 August, 2018, 8:00am 1

Artist Kacey Wong’s Memoirs of a Classroom in Chuen Lung village, Hong Kong, part of a festival of public art to promote tourism and the rural way of life. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Arts & Entertainment

Finale for Hong Kong village art festival celebrating rural way of life

Monday, 13 August, 2018, 8:06am

Septime Webre pulls out all the stops in this entertaining production packed with spectacular effects and full of energy

Arts & Entertainment

Hong Kong Ballet’s magically inventive Alice is great entertainment

21 Aug 2018 - 7:24pm More on Performing arts in Hong Kong

Arts & Entertainment

How fake Paris in China captured imagination of French photographer

20 Aug 2018 - 7:58pm 4 More on Art

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Fashion & Beauty

Henry Golding’s selfie on Crazy Rich Asians Singapore red carpet

21 Aug 2018 - 8:38pm More on Fashion

Film & TV

Crazy Rich Asians director sets sights on Thai cave rescue film

21 Aug 2018 - 6:05pm More on Crazy Rich Asians

Film & TV

Mile 22 review: Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais in brutal action thriller

21 Aug 2018 - 4:11pm More on American films

Books

Bruce Lee: biography offers a bizarre new theory about his untimely death

Thursday, 19 July, 2018, 7:33pm READ NOW

Music

World

The band that dethroned the King of Pop for top-selling album

A box set of greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ as the biggest selling album of all time, according to a new ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America.

21 Aug 2018 - 8:46pm 1 More on Music

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