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Park Chan-wook's murder comedy to open Asia's biggest film festival
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» BUSAN — Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's star-studded murder comedy will open Asia's biggest film festival Wednesday, which launches its first fully fledged competition lineup as South Korea projects its soft power worldwide.
China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» WEINAN (CHINA) - In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.
OAG chases B600m from China gang
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/02/2024
» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) looks set to confiscate assets worth around 596.58 million baht, which were seized on Dec 7 from a major Chinese gang, Wirun Chanthananan, director-general of the OAG's Department of Special Litigation (DoSL), said on Tuesday.
Chen ends Yamaguchi's dream of 2nd All England title
Sports, Published on 19/03/2023
» China's Chen Yufei knocked out defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the women's singles semi-finals of the US$1.25 million BWF All England Open in Birmingham yesterday.
Dechapol and Sapsiree find their bearings, enter round 2
Sports, Published on 29/06/2022
» Mixed doubles duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai defeated Germany's Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Lohau 21-17, 21-7 in the opening round of the Malaysia Open on Tuesday.
China stocks brace for virus hit as markets open after long break
AFP, Published on 03/02/2020
» SHANGHAI - China's stock markets are expected to sink Monday when they re-open after an extended holiday break due to worries over the impact the coronavirus will have on the economy.
China's hottest investment: Overpriced sneakers
AFP, Published on 10/11/2019
» SHANGHAI: Forget stocks, real estate, even cryptocurrencies -- China's hottest investment nowadays may be the Nike, Adidas, and Puma basketball shoes that "sneakerheads" like Hu Huaiyuan fight to get their hands on.
'Gangster' Peppa back in China's good graces in Year of the Pig
AFP, Published on 03/02/2019
» BEIJING - Roasted as a subversive symbol and chopped from a video streaming website in China, it seemed Peppa Pig, the loveable but imperious British cartoon character, faced a bleak future in the Communist-led country.
Meridians at The Peninsula
Life, Published on 21/08/2018
» Last week, I was among the first few people in Bangkok to be treated by Beijing-based Chinese traditional medicine expert James Zhang.
Painting by numbers: what value in China's art market?
AFP, Published on 27/03/2016
» BEIJING - The serenity of Cui Ruzhuo's ink landscapes is a far cry from the turmoil of China's contemporary art market. But he can bank on his own status as the country's best-selling living artist.