Thousands of Chinese Cinemas Could Close Permanently (Report)

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s CMC Pictures will bring a line-up of five titles to the Cannes virtual market this year, including “Assassin in Red,” a major blockbuster set to hit next Chinese New Year.The firm will be selling global rights outside of China and Southeast Asia to the fantasy drama directed by Lu Yang (“Brotherhood of Blades,” “Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield”) and executive produced by Ning Hao (“Crazy Alien”).

reports the BBC. Initial reports from the Indian army said three of its soldiers had been killed, adding that both sides sustained casualties.But later, officials updated journalists on Tuesday and said that a number of critically injured soldiers had died of their wounds.

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

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefShares in NetEase made a strong start in Hong Kong, where they began trading on Thursday. The Chinese company is the world’s second largest games firm by revenue.The company is already listed in on the U.S.’s NASDAQ market.

Josh Feola On top of an ongoing trade war and pandemic, a new point of tension between the U.S. and China involves the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody.

Rebecca Davis editor“Moses on the Plain,” a film executive produced by art house director Diao Yinan, is among the first notable Chinese titles to have completed shooting since the country’s coronavirus outbreak. It stars A-listers Zhou Dongyu, who has enjoyed a further rise on the back of last year’s breakout teen drama “Better Days,” and Liu Haoran, the young star of the “Detective Chinatown” franchise.

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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

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

By Tom Tapp

A new investigative report has uncovered the story of a popular YouTuber who apparently gave away her adopted son to a new family due to unspecified “behavioral issues.”

Merriam-Webster has updated its entry on “Chinese restaurant syndrome,” a term many Asian Americans saw as antiquated and even racist.

By Rebecca Davis

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