Author - jessie tan

Yuan Bingyan’s Company Fined for Tax Evasion

Love and Redemption <琉璃> star, Crystal Yuan Bingyan (袁冰妍), is experiencing another career setback lately as her affiliate company, Chongqing Liyan Culture Media, is exposed for tax evasion. While Bingyan’s studio issued an apology statement on July 4 to emphasize all relevant taxes are already paid fully on time, the public still feels uneasy and believes the actress...

TVB Continues Ratings Decline With “Childhood in a Capsule”

Premiering on June 27, Childhood in a Capsule <童時愛上你> is making a slight impression on viewers despite a commendable cast starring Samantha Ko (高海寧), Owen Cheung (張振朗), and Ruco Chan (陳展鵬). In its first week of broadcast, the drama received 14.5 points which has dropped 1.5 points in comparison to Brutally Young 2.0’s <十八年後的終極告白2.0> finale week. Weather conditions did help turn the tide temporarily on the...

US funeral home owner who sold body parts pleads guilty to fraud

A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty on Tuesday (July 5) to a federal charge of defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting their family members' corpses and selling the body parts without permission, a practice exposed in a 2018 Reuters investigative report. Megan Hess, who operated a funeral home called Sunset Mesa and a...

Chinese data centre operator GDS sees Singapore as hub for its Southeast Asia expansion plans

Data centre management company GDS is following in the footsteps of its Chinese tech customers by expanding operations to Southeast Asia, while betting on Singapore as a regional data hub, according to its chairman and CEO. Founded in 2001, the Nasdaq and Hong Kong-listed GDS is a third-party data centre operator serving clients such as Alibaba...

Imminent heatwaves to scorch northern China

Heatwaves are predicted to sweep through northern China in the next two weeks, with more than 250 million people expected to grapple with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some regions. For four to six days, the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, and the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Gansu and Shaanxi, will see temperatures...

Too high rents could result in vacant stalls for owners: Desmond Lee on multimillion-dollar coffee shop resale prices

The Housing Board regularly monitors the resale market for HDB coffee shop transactions, as well as the prices of food, and "will not hesitate to review its policies to address affordability concerns", said National Development Minister Desmond Lee. Mr Lee was replying via written response on Tuesday (July 5) to parliamentary questions on efforts to keep...

Tom Hanks doesn’t understand decision to replace Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear

Tom Hanks said he doesn't understand the decision to replace Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. The Hollywood icon stars in Elvis and has been competing at the box office against the Toy Story spin-off Lightyear - which sees Chris Evans take over from Tim as the voice of the legendary character - and he regrets that...

Stranger Things 4 finale inspired by Star Wars, said series creators

This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 — last chance to turn back!] With a body count, devastation in Hawkins, and far more questions than answers, the finale of Stranger Things 4 has been nothing short of bleak. It’s not an unexpected shift — and some might even welcome the angst —...

Netizens React To Dancer Noze Allegedly Discriminating Against Smaller Brands

“I guess the taste of money changes you in an instant…” Previously, media outlet Wikitree released an exclusive report in which it alleged dancer Noze for discriminating against smaller brands. According to the report, it costs between  ₩30.0 million KRW (about $23,200 USD) and ₩50.0 million KRW (about $38,600 USD) to sponsor a post on the dancer’s Instagram page. The pictures would be...