Why Is Chinese Media Giant Tencent Spending Billions Investing in Major Music Companies?

BLACKPINK fans were in a state of shock over the weekend. A few days ago, an Indian news channel aired a segment where it spoke about a certain ritual in China/Taiwan.

We’ve been too busy debating whether it’s right to open up movie theaters that we never stopped to consider the runtime of the movies waiting to open in theaters. Turns out, China already has a possible answer, as the country’s plans to reopen cinemas on July 20 will be limited to movies that run at two hours or less.

Vivienne Chow Taiwan lawmakers are drafting a bill to ban mainland Chinese streaming giants iQIYI and Tencent from operating on the self-governed island. The proposed law will punish local service providers for working with the Chinese OTT platforms.According to Taiwanese media, the move, initiated by Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, is an attempt to push back against the Communist Party of China’s growing presence and activities.

Donald Trump is trying to fend off criticism of his handling of the coronavirus and the U.S. economic downturn and to shift the blame back onto Beijing, and assert that he is tougher on China than Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Ted Johnson Attorney General William Barr blasted Hollywood on Thursday for what he characterized as self-censorship to appease China and ensure entry into its marketplace, to the extent that studios have given the Communist Party “a massive propaganda coup.”Barr made the remarks in a speech on Thursday at at the Gerald R.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese movie “Double World” will forgo a theatrical premiere in favor of a simultaneous online debut on Netflix and China’s streaming service iQiyi, the film’s producers announced.The news comes as China’s cinemas have yet to offer a timeline for reopening despite nearly six months of closures. The film will stream via iQiyi in China on July 24 and via Netflix elsewhere in the world, as the Western platform is blocked in the mainland.

Vivienne Chow Gay stories, excessive romance, unscientific fantasy, and narratives that glorify the pre-Communist republican era are reportedly among 20 genres of fiction to be banned or subject to further censorship in China, according to what appears to be new measures emanating from Chinese authorities.Photos of what appears to be a new directive issued by the National Radio and Television Administration have been widely circulated on Chinese social media platforms Weibo and WeChat over the

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TikTok might not be accessible to United States users for much longer, as the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed that the country was looking at banning the app.

TikTok and other Chinese social media apps over national security concerns. His remarks come as India banned the app and Australia is considering it.  In an interview with Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham, Pompeo said «we're certainly looking at it» when it comes to banning TikTok and other Chinese apps.«With respect to Chinese apps on people's cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura,» he said.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Chinese megastar Donnie Yen is set to star in and produce crime thriller Golden Empire, in which he will play a notorious drug kingpin who hits the top of the most wanted list for both the U.S. and Mexican governments.Yen will also produce the movie alongside Peter Luo, CEO at Starlight Media, which is lead financing alongside SA Inc.

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Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S.

Blued, which claims to be the world’s largest gay social network app, has announced plans for a US Initial Public Offering (IPO).Last week, China-based BlueCity Holdings in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that it plans to raise around $85 million in an IPO of American Depositary Shares (ADS).The IPO scheduled to hit the market on Wednesday July 8 is planning to sell 5.3 million ADS at a price of $15-$17 per ADS.With over 49 million registered users, as of March

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