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Rochdale, will be refurbished into a new resource church building aimed at young people in partnership with the Church Revitalisation Trust.Janie Cronin, previously a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton, has been appointed as team leader for the resource church.Resourcing churches help build links within the local community while also providing assistance with other local churches to develop their own ministry.It is hoped the ‘network of interventions’ in Rochdale, alongside a new Church Army Centre

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India’s ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIt is tempting to envision Chinese media firms as the local equivalent of a familiar Western brand. That mindset imagines Weibo as the Chinese Twitter, iQIYI as the Chinese Netflix, and WeChat as a Middle Kingdom version of WhatsApp.The reality is usually more complicated.

The growth of streaming, both local and international repertoire, has boosted revenues in China’s recorded music market the past few years. But publishing in China has remained a thorny challenge for songwriters seeking to generate income. Deals in the country of 1.4 billion people have traditionally involved publishers taking up-front advanc

Rebecca Davis editorDirector Lu Yang’s “Assassins in Red” is set to debut next lunar new year, a holiday release window that will likely be one of China’s most competitive ever, as 2020 blockbusters pushed back by the coronavirus prepare to jostle with new titles during the country’s biggest movie-going week of the year. But Lu gently laughs off the question of whether the pressure is already a bit unbearable.

Popular family-friendly YouTube star Myka Stauffer is speaking out for the first time since the career-derailing controversy over her decision to rehome adopted son Huxley.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Ip Man: Kung Fu Master,” the latest in a long line of Ip Man movies from Hong Kong and mainland China, has found its way to the virtual Cannes Market, where it is being represented by Hong Kong- and Paris-based All Rights Entertainment.Directed by Li Liming and produced by Kai Pictures, it stars Dennis To in his third go at the role of Ip Man, the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, and whose life has spawned two competing biopic franchises.To

justice secretary condemned thugs who reportedly assaulted and hurled racist abuse at a Chinese man at a Glasgow city centre protest.Photographer Tommy Ga-Ken Wan posted details of his ordeal in George Square involving groups who claimed to be guarding statues on Sunday.Their gathering followed earlier Black Lives Matters rallies and a highly charged national debate on how Britain’s past is commemorated.In a damning post on social media, Tommy wrote: “I have never felt less safe anywhere in the

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHong Kong’s two major theme parks, Disneyland and Ocean Park, are set to re-open as part of the local government’s plans to reboot the region’s economy.The South China Morning Post is reporting that Ocean Park will open to visitors from Saturday (June 13), with the Disneyland resort on Lantau Island set to follow soon on an unspecified date.

NEW YORK -- Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN America.

By Rebecca Davis

U.S. President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed response to George Floyd protests has given China’s propaganda machine invaluable fodder to slam the U.S. for hypocrisy in its support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.

The Chinese Laundry sale is offering 30% off regular price items through June 15. 

By Patrick Frater

By Patrick Frater

By Patrick Frater

SEOUL, South Korea -- Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city.