Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival, delayed last year by the coronavirus outbreak, has announced plans to return to its normal Springtime slot.
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WarnerMedia will be closing its Hong Kong theatrical office with films from Warner Bros to be released by Universal Pictures in the market from January 1, Deadline has confirmed. Layoffs are expected in Hong Kong, though an exact number is not yet clear.
A typically solid market, Hong Kong’s cinemas shuttered for the third time in early December, amid a fourth wave of rising coronavirus cases. Earlier this week, the government extended social distancing measures until at least January 6, 2021
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival, delayed last year by the coronavirus outbreak, has announced plans to return to its normal Springtime slot.
A CNN reporter was accused Thursday of pushing China propaganda over a tweet linking the pro-Trump mob that stormed Capitol Hill to Hong Kong protesters acting in defiance of the Chinese Communist Party regime. Following the violence that disrupted the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's election victory, CNN International correspondent Will Ripley juxtaposed an image of rioters climbing the exterior walls of the Capitol building with an image of protesters who crashed the Hong Kong
In the aftermath of the chaos at the U.S. Capitol, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat contemplated boycotting their NBA game on Wednesday night.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefU.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his actions against Chinese tech firms on Tuesday with the publication of an executive order targeting Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChatPay.The move pointed to a widening gulf between the western world still reeling from coronavirus and the chaos of the U.S.
Protesters descended on the Kenosha County Administration Building in Wisconsin on Tuesday evening following the district attorney’s decision not to charge any of the officers involved in the August shooting of Jacob Blake, according to a report. "Seven shots in the back! No, that ain't right!" some of the around 60 protesters chanted outside the building, Kenosha News reported.
Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back over the summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the district attorney announced Tuesday.Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey had been responding to a domestic dispute on Aug. 23 when he fired seven times at Blake, as Blake was trying to get inside an SUV. Blake's three young children were in the back seat.
The Washington Post is under fire for falsely reporting that Jacob Blake was "unarmed" during his altercation with Kenosha, Wis. police. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced during a news conference on Tuesday that the officers involved in the August shooting of Blake will not be charged. Graveley said Blake was armed with a knife that was not visible in the video footage and admitted to having one during the incident.
The Wisconsin police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last year, igniting several days of unrest that included two fatal shootings, will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Tuesday. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley also said Blake will not face charges. Sheskey, who is White, shot Blake during a response to an Aug. 23 domestic disturbance call.
Kyle Rittenhouse entered not guilty pleas to all charges in connection with multiple shootings in Kenosha, Wisc., during a protest over the summer. The teen has argued they were in self-defense.
Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers has mobilized 500 National Guard members to Kenosha in anticipation of a decision on whether prosecutors will charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake last year. The Guardsmen will assist local law enforcement authorities in an effort to prevent the kind of riots and unrest that gripped the city for several days after the Aug.
A man who was injured and the family of a protester who died after being shot allegedly by Kyle Rittenhouse during demonstrations in Kenosha over the summer are now seeking $20 million in damages from the Wisconsin city, its county and law enforcement.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe coronavirus outbreak caused a 72% slump in theatrical box office in Hong Kong last year. It also caused audiences in the city to embrace a more diverse selection of films, especially those from Asia.Hong Kong traditionally has one of the world’s highest per capita cinema attendance rates.
As 2020 comes to a close, one university wants to prevent several words and phrases from being brought into the new year. On Thursday, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste.
SUWANEE, Ga. – Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is pushing back against Republican claims that he knowingly failed to disclose compensation from Hong Kong company PCCW Media Limited, which is connected to the Chinese government after he amended a campaign financial disclosure.
Deserving Britons across the UK have been named to the annual New-Year Honours list, published today as part of the British honors system.