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by Jerome TAYLOR The savage beating of Hong Kong protesters by a mob of triad gangsters has deepened fears about the city’s notorious criminal gangs and the use of shadowy hired muscle to defend China’s interests. At least 45 people were hospitalised after Sunday’s attack when men armed with poles and rods assaulted anti-government protesters […]

by Dan Martin / Lianchao LAN Trading begins Monday on a new Nasdaq-style technology board in Shanghai that represents one of China’s most significant market reforms, and a potential weapon in its growing tech rivalry with the United States. Twenty-five stocks will debut on the Shanghai Stocks Exchange’s Sci-Tech Innovation Board — dubbed the STAR […]

Reporter Justin Kroll from Variety posted tweets about auditioning for roles in Marvel Studio’s Shang-Chi, creating excitement in China. He wrote that Marvel Studios is “putting out test offers for a group of men in their 20s” for the role in Shang-Chi, adding that the studio has “been adamant to reps offering up their clients for the […]

US pop star Beyonce and Hong Kong’s Cantopop singer Jacky Cheung are collaborating in a duet for the first time for the new Lion King movie. The Disney live-action remake premiered in Chinese cinemas last Saturday with Beyonce’s voice acting as lion queen Nala and partnering with Cheung for the theme song ‘Can You Feel […]

Taiwanese star Elva Hsiao made a comeback to social media after two months on a hiatus. She posted a video of herself on Instagram seemingly dozing off while drunk. View this post on Instagram 半夜我好想我的毛小孩，可是我肚子餓了，吃完我就會睡了掰 A post shared by ELVAHSIAO (@hsiaoelva) on Jul 17, 2019 at 2:41pm PDT Hsiao said on the video that she […]

South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo has moved out of the house that she previously shared with ex-husband Song Joong Ki during their marriage. She moved into a luxury villa in the UN Village, one of Korea’s richest communities. She is abroad attending to her overseas schedules. Song Joong Ki moved in with his family […]

K-pop group Girls’ Generation recently had a mini-reunion on Wednesday (17 Jul) and they shared photos from their spontaneous hangout. Seohyun, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Taeyon, Yuri and Sooyoung were in the Instagram stories except for remaining members Sunny and Tiffany who were not there. Seohyun added in her caption and as translated by Soompi: “Girls’ Generation sudden […]

Cantopop star Leslie Cheung passed away 16 years ago but he is still remembered by his fans. There are even cafes filled with memorabilia of the star to keep his legacy alive. Netizens are amazed that there is a bus driver who has an uncanny resemblance to Cheung. The bus driver’s features, facial expressions and […]

Seoul, Korea – On July 17 (Wednesday), former CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk was booked on allegations that he arranged prostitution services for his foreign investors. South Korea’s K-pop entertainment industry has been recently hit with numerous sex and drug scandals involving famous artists such as Seungri from Big Bang and […]

Rumour has it that Etta Ng, love child of Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan and her wife Andi Autumn have broken up. Netizens are speculating about the relationship after Ng, 19, removed all the photos of her and Autumn on Ng’s Instagram. Sin Chew Daily reported that 31-year-old Autumn has removed all images on […]

by Quentin TYBERGHIEN   Details emerged Friday of the horrifying blaze that ripped through a Japanese anime firm, killing dozens including people who tried in vain to reach the roof, but the motive for the suspected arson remained unclear. Eyewitnesses described a fire that was like “looking at hell,” after a man apparently doused the […]

Ushar Daniele is a journalist turned producer that recently worked together with a Singaporean production house on a wildlife documentary. The Dark Web documentary series on Channel NewsAsia explores threats to wildlife in the Malaysian episode ‘Wildlife Clickbait.’ The episode ‘Wildlife Clickbait’ is specific to Malaysia and covers all crime that happens on social media […]

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city’s beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes. Hong Kong’s ongoing political crisis deepened further on Sunday as riot police and protesters fought running battles inside a […]

Victoria’s Secret model Ming Xi has married Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun after a two-month engagement. The couple jointly posted photos on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, teasing each other with compliments about the other’s “good taste” in partners. Ho and his mother, Angela Leong On-kei confirmed that […]

MEDAN — The once restive province of Aceh is planning to make it legal for men to have up to four wives but activists fear the law would normalise extramarital affairs. Aceh is the state where LGBT practitioners get lashed in public and women are whipped if caught for extra marital affairs. The attempt to […]