#BoycottMulan Movement Gains Momentum in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand

Ben Croll The immersive VR piece “Bodyless,” director Hsin-Chien Huang’s dreamlike exploration of his own childhood growing up under Taiwanese martial law, took home top honors at Paris’ NewImages Festival on Friday evening.

Vivienne Chow Chinese sci-fi blockbuster “The Wandering Earth” was named film of the year by the China Film Directors Guild at its annual awards ceremony on Saturday night in Beijing, local media reported.The award ceremony, which took place coincided with the further re-opening of cinemas in China as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, also presented director of the year award (Hong Kong and Taiwan) to Derek Tsang for his 2019 youth drama “Better Days.” It was the second time that Tsang won the

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThailand has become the latest country to unveil protocols for film and TV production following the coronavirus outbreak.Developed by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Public Health and the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, the rules are intended to apply to inbound international productions, the local crews they work with, and to local productions.Thailand has recorded one of the lowest rates of infection and death of any sizable country, but

Scottish Government has announced. The changes come into effect at 4am on Saturday, meaning from then people entering Scotland from Slovenia and Guadeloupe must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival.

Travellers arriving to the UK from Slovenia and Guadeloupe - a French overseas region - will now have to quarantine, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.The two destinations have been removed from the UK government's travel corridor list, which means that those arriving into the UK from these locations from 4am on Saturday will have to self-isolate for 14 days.Meanwhile, two countries have been added to the travel corridor list - Singapore and Thailand - which means no quarantine is

Taiwanese actor-singer-model Alien Huang has died. He was 36.

Variety reported. The official cause of death has not yet been announced, but Huang’s management team is expected to make a statement later today.The former member of the boy bands HC3 and Cosmo was wearing a top but no underwear at the time of his death, and blood stains were found on the floor, according to Apple Daily Taiwan.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAlien Huang, the Taiwanese actor, singer and entertainment personality, has been found dead at the age of 36. Local media is reporting that he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Taipei City on Wednesday morning local time.

Alien Huang (aka Huang Hong- Sheng) has died He was 36.Local police confirm that Huang’s body was found on Wednesday (local time) at his home in the Beitou district of Taipei. Local media has reported that Huang was wearing only underwear at the time of his death and that he slipped and fell in the bathroom.

Mulan” is facing renewed boycott calls from Asian activists.Thai and Taiwanese activists have joined Hong Kong protestors fighting for democratic reform who first raised the call for boycotts of the film last year, after its Chinese-born star sided with the Hong Kong police and their crackdown of pro-democracy militants.“I support the Hong Kong Police,” said Liu Yifei, who is also an American citizen, sharing a post from the Beijing People’s Daily on Weibo, a Chinese blog site in August 2019.