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Is it true that Chinese celebrity Fan Bingbing is out from the cold storage after her tax evasion controversy? This could be the case after the 37-year-old’s name was mentioned in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, as reported in some news portals. The Chinese […]

Malaysian singer Fish Leong, who divorced from ex-husband wine merchant Tony Chao not too long ago, seems to have moved. Reports say the now-single Chao was seen at the home of single mum Lin Yijie recently. He spent about an hour there at Lin’s house. Chao was also spotted spending time with Yijie and Taiwanese […]

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds recently purchase an ownership stake in US carrier Mint Mobile. The California based company offers low-cost data plans with unlimited talk and text to those who bring their own phones to the network. The carrier is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile’s nationwide LTE network. The latest promotion from Mint Mobile […]

At the recent AMA awards, Selena Gomez suffered an anxiety attack that was due to added pressure the singer had placed on herself. Reports say Selena was not in the best mental health and the singer found herself embroiled into a massive amount of stress prior to her AMA performance. A rep told the media outlet […]

Godfrey Gao, a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model passed away after suffering a heart attack during the filming of a reality TV show in eastern China. Gao was 35. JetStar Entertainment, his Taiwanese agency confirmed in a statement that Gao passed away early on Wednesday after more than two hours of efforts to revive him. He […]

India’s debt-crippled national airline is focused solely on daily survival and keeping its flights in the air, a spokesman said Thursday, after the government warned it would have to shut down unless a buyer was found. Air India owes more than $8.6 billion and has struggled to pay salaries and buy fuel, with losses mounting […]

China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. The French foreign ministry on Wednesday called on China to “put an end to mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang. German chancellor Angela Merkel on the same day told lawmakers she backed […]

North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” on Thursday — the Thanksgiving holiday in the US — Seoul said, as nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington remain deadlocked. The brief statement from the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Pyongyang fired two projectiles eastwards from South Hamgyong province which came down in the Sea of […]

South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next three months, even as demand for electricity peaks during the bitter winter, as it seeks to tackle air pollution, Seoul said Thursday. The world’s 11th largest economy is struggling to address growing public concern over airborne particles and pollutants, […]

by Anthony WALLACE / Daniel SUEN Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days with barricaded pro-democracy protesters, gathering a huge haul of petrol bombs and other dangerous materials left over from the occupation. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University became the epicentre of the territory’s increasingly violent […]

Malaysian actor Henry Golding is making it big ever since his huge break with Crazy Rich Asians. The actor was part of the iconic 8TV Quickie crew and also working as a travel host before being asked to act in Crazy Rich Asians as the main character. Crazy Rich Asians, one of the biggest movies […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become one of the largest movie franchises in history. It might be the largest movie franchise ever, covering blockbuster movies, TV shows, books and comics. Superheroes such as Iron Man and Captain America are iconic familiar faces from Stan Lee’s own creations. Hot off the press is news that a […]

For the past few weeks, the box-office has seen lacklustre responses from movie-goers. Some movies haven’t been doing well at all. Gemini Man grossed $US171 million with a $US 138 million budget, Terminator:Dark Fate grossed $US249 million with a $US 196 million budget, Charlie’s Angels grossed $US43 million with a $29 million budget and Doctor […]

Jordan Chan, a Hong Kong actor and singer is facing a possible six months’ jail for uploading a photo of his ballot paper for Hong Kong’s district council elections on social media. Malay Mail quoted Hong Kong daily Ming Pao as saying the pro-China star had uploaded a photo on his Weibo account and hashtags […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday put up a spirited defence of NATO after French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism, saying Germany has a bigger interest today in ensuring the bloc stays together than even during the Cold War. Days before leaders of the transatlantic alliance are due to hold a summit, Merkel said NATO has been […]