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In the past, celebrities fearing that they are past their prime have tried to cash in on the remainder of their influence by appearing in infomercials for some unlikely products, like hearing aids or remedies for bone and joint pain. In China, ...
It took 178 days for Chinese cinemas to reopen once the pandemic had hit. But for the embattled studio Huayi Brothers there was a delay of more than a year and a half – leading to the sale of a Van Gogh masterpiece, as well as a luxury property ...
Women are taking over Chinese television this summer. Sisters Who Make Waves, which debuted on Mango TV, the online streaming platform owned by Hunan Satellite TV, has taken top billing, with critics delighting in a format that embraces ...
After 178 days of shutdown, China’s film industry has finally reopened. On Monday cinemas deemed to be in “low-risk” zones for Covid-19 infection were given the green light to welcome back audiences. As most of the country is now classed as ...
Originating in Japan, the first real-life ‘escape room’ was created by a company called Scrap in Kyoto in 2007. The adventure game puts people in different scenarios – think hijacked planes and sinking submarines – and asks them to solve ...
From its origins in 1970s New York, breakdancing is now set to become an Olympic sport. Last June, the International Olympic Committee announced that the acrobatic style of street dance will be included at the Paris Olympics in 2024. The move ...
Less has turned out to be more for audiences of the biggest breakout drama on online video-streaming platform iQiyi this year. The Bad Kids, which was adapted from a popular novel, follows the story of three children (Xiao Bai, Xiao ...
Since re-establishing diplomatic ties with the United States in 1978, Chinese film studios hadn’t produced a single film about going to war with America’s armed forces. Maybe that was a reflection of decades of relatively benign relations ...
Content is king in the streaming sector. But it’s expensive too: just look at Netflix’s spending on content, which has grown from $9 billion in 2017 to $14.6 billion this year. Part of the increase has been covered by higher subscriber fees. ...
One of the certainties about girl bands is that they aren’t destined to last forever. Many of the best-known bands in Asia try to delay the inevitable, changing their line-ups as their singers start to age. However, once passionate younger fans ...