Author - jessie tan

Gina Jin and Wang Anyu’s Are Each Other’s Sunshine in “Falling Into You”

Starring Gina Jin Chen (金晨) and Wang Anyu (王安宇), sports romance Falling Into You <熾道> will be ending its broadcast on October 28. Since its release last month, Falling Into You immediately claimed fourth place on the trending dramas list. Despite initial criticisms on the filters, the sunshine-filled romance still managed to keep viewers greatly entertained. Falling Into You is adapted from the novel of...

OG Heartthrob Actor So Ji Sub Talks About How Married Life Changed Him

Love changes everyone, even K-Drama stars.   One of K-Drama’s original heartthrobs, actor So Ji Sub, spoke about how his life has changed since marrying his wife. On October 20, Wikitree released an exclusive interview with the star, who spoke candidly about marriage life. The actor married former TV personality Jo Eun Jung, in 2020. The star spoke about the positive changes marriage life has...

Former actor James Lye joins Standard Chartered bank in senior role

Standard Chartered on Thursday (Oct 20) announced the appointment of James Lye as its global head of international banking with effect from Nov 1. In this newly created role, Lye will be based in Singapore where he will lead the group's international banking team and drive "focused execution to turbocharge the bank's international banking business". He will...

‘90s Hong Kong star Sharla Cheung makes rare appearance in Douyin skit

Sometimes you want to hitch a ride and a gorgeous former actress just happens to be around to let you take a spin on her motorbike. Obviously this isn’t a common occurrence for most of us but that was the premise of Purba Rgyal’s Douyin video uploaded on Sunday (Oct 16), and the woman in question was...

Malaysia to go to polls on Nov 19

Malaysia will hold a general election on Nov 19, its election commission said on Thursday (Oct 20), in a contest that the ruling graft-tainted party hopes would strengthen its hold on power. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved parliament on Oct 10th and called for snap polls, saying an election would end years of political instability. Candidates will have to file...

Beijing steps up Covid-19 measures as cases quadruple

China’s capital Beijing has dialled up measures to stop Covid-19, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing. The city of 21 million people on Thursday reported 18 new locally transmitted cases for the previous...

Naomi Watts Gets Support for Longtime Boyfriend Billy Crudup at Stripes Launch Party

Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup are making a rare public appearance together! The 54-year-old The Watcher had the support of the 54-year-old The Morning Show actor as she hosted the launch party for new brand Stripes on Tuesday (October 19) in Pacific Palisades, Calif.   Naomi is the founder of Stripes, which is a beauty brand she recently launched to tackle the stigma surrounding menopause. The products target menopause-related...

Jackson Wang Cheekily Got A Fan To Wear Animal Headbands Together

With the “Magic Man World Tour” getting closer, it seems like everyone is getting excited for it, especially Jackson Wang (王嘉爾/왕잭슨). In fact, he’s recently been doing several fan meets to hype up the upcoming concert. During one such event, someone gave him a couple of head bands. Of course, the playful artist did not disappoint. He was...

Bosco Wong Worries Over Accidents on “Endless Battles” Set

TVB stars Bosco Wong (黃宗澤) and Michael Tse (謝天華) are currently working on Shaw Brother’s upcoming action film Endless Battle <無間一戰> alongside Joel Chan (陳山聰), Alice Chan (陳煒), Sisley Choi (蔡思貝), and Jazz Lam (林子善). While Bosco is used to filming action scenes, even his preparation could not guarantee filming being accident and injury-free. After fracturing his foot in the past, Bosco  has increased his insurance coverage to more than...

Cecilia Cheung Breaks Records in Livestream Sales Session

Returning to China for work, Cecilia Cheung (張栢芝) took part in a live streaming sale on a social media platform. Experienced in live selling, Cecilia broke records, selling all the snacks, desserts, and other products that she introduced with sales over 100 million Chinese yuan. Known for her hard work ethic, Cecilia admitted to having practiced and rehearsed...