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Canadian embassy’s apology and explanation after a diplomat created a custom-made T-shirt appearing to make fun of the coronavirus crisis.The offending shirt contained the word Wuhan, the Chinese province in which the virus originated, emblazoned on the ‘W’ bat-like symbol of Wu-Tang Clan and it prompted an official complaint from China.Canada’s foreign service later apologised for the t-shirt, telling Reuters that the logo didn’t deliberately represent a bat, and is instead meant to be the

Why were you interested in telling this story? First of all, in China’s recent history there really weren’t any good sports movies – this is the only one. When I saw the script, I felt it is a very meaningful movie.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefE-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba said that the Chinese government’s increasingly negative attitude towards big tech is giving it near term problems. But the company was able to deliver huge profits of more than $9 billion in the three months to December.In the period, which represents the third quarter of its financial year, Alibaba’s revenue was RMB221 billion ($33.9 billion), an increase of 37% year-over-year.

coronavirus crisis.The offending shirt contained the word Wuhan, the Chinese province in which the virus originated, as part of the ‘W’ bat-like symbol of Wu-Tang Clan.

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong cinema operators and filmmakers are crying for help following a government announcement on Monday that COVID-19 social distancing measures will remain in place until Feb. 17.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple tapped director Lulu Wang to showcase the cinematic features of the tech company’s latest iPhone.Wang, who wrote and directed 2019 feature film “The Farewell,” directed a new short for Apple in celebration of Chinese New Year, “Nian,” which puts a fresh twist on a well-known Chinese folktale.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention.Wanting Qu, 36, who has lived in Canada since she was a teenager, shared a social media post by her aunt saying that prosecutors in Harbin had withdrawn the charge of embezzling $54 million (350 million yuan) in 2019, but that her mother has still not been released.

immigration chiefs. After spending 17 years in the UK and becoming a pillar of the community in Moray supporting people with mental health problems, Matthew Jun Fei Freeman has been told to return to China.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBig name Hollywood executives and talent including Sam Raimi, Gianni Nunnari, Patrick Wachsberger and Paula Wagner have joined the “Stars Collective” diversity program launched by Chinese film financier Starlight Media.

A moment of reflection. Graham Bunn shared new details about his former relationship with ex Chrishell Stause.

Jessica Kiang A sport as quickfire as indoor volleyball deserves a nimbler workout than it gets in “Leap,” Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s lavish but curiously low-boil based-in-truth sports movie. Telling the decades-spanning tale of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team and its star-player-turned-head-coach, Lang Ping, it’s essentially a rise-and-fall-and-rise-again story.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKuaishou, the mainland Chinese firm that operates the world’s second most watched short video app, has received approval for its planned public share offering. It is expected to raise $5 billion and see the start of share trading in early February.The heavily-loss-making company, in which Tencent has a nearly 22% stake, received the green light for its IPO from Hong Kong Kong’s stock market regulators and published an 861-page updated prospectus.

coronavirus was first detected.The documentary “Days and Nights in Wuhan” features contributions from 30 filmmakers portraying the suffering and sacrifices made by the city’s 11 million residents, medical staff and front-line workers as they battled the virus that began racing through the city in December 2019.The film is one of at least three documentaries released about the Wuhan lockdown, including “Coronation" by activist artist Ai Weiwei, who now lives abroad following a campaign of

2021’s off to a very bad start for Zheng Shuang!