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Beijing Games start at Bird's Nest
Sports, Published on 05/02/2022
» Beijing: The 2022 Winter Olympics officially started off Friday night as China attempts to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid.
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Covid keeps Winter Olympics opening a muted affair
Published on 04/02/2022
» BEIJING: President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open on Friday as China tried to turn the page on a build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns, Covid and a US-led diplomatic boycott.
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Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» BEIJING - A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium.
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Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» BEIJING: A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and Covid will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium.
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Time for Asean films to shine
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/12/2021
» The pandemic notwithstanding, it has been a stimulating year for Southeast Asian cinema. Reflective, heartfelt and oddball new titles from Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have won major prizes or become critical favourites at international film festivals throughout 2021. Now, many of these films are coming to the big screen in Thailand as the Bangkok Asean Film Festival 2021 (BAFF) is set to open tonight.
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A friendship born from trauma
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 31/01/2020
» Bullying, teen romance and an entrance exam set the scenes for the coming-of-age drama Better Days.
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Stars gather for Chinese 'Oscars' in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 17/11/2018
» TAIPEI - Asian cinema's top stars gather in Taipei on Saturday for Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards, dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars", with acclaimed director Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" leading the race.
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In the dark places
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/11/2018
» It rains incessantly in Zhang Yimou's Shadow, a monochromatic palace-intrigue-and-martial-arts high rhapsody set in a perpetual monsoon. Everything is grey, brown, black and white, a solemn palette befitting a solemn story interspersed with a blur of sword-fighting where warriors wield blades and umbrellas as if they were painting calligraphy.
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Chinese billionaire warns Trump about losing US jobs
AFP, Published on 13/12/2016
» BEIJING - The billionaire owner of China's property-to-entertainment conglomerate Wanda Group has warned Donald Trump that over 20,000 US jobs would be put at risk if the US president-elect mishandles Chinese investment in the country.
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Chinese directors win top prizes at Marrakesh film festival
AFP, Published on 11/12/2016
» RABAT - Two Chinese filmmakers won the top awards at the Marrakesh film festival this weekend, with Zang Qiwu's "The Donor" on the controversial issue of organ transplants taking the coveted Golden Star.
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