A debate has exploded in China about how women should define their own sex appeal after one of the country’s most famous stand-up comedians was featured in a photo spread in a sexually suggestive men’s magazine. The pictures feature Li Xueqin, who became famous, in part, for her clever jokes about Chinese patriarchy, and were published...
In the interior of Malaysia’s Sabah state, two thirds of which remains under forest cover, citizens are deeply sceptical about Covid-19 vaccinations. The state has experienced its fair share of trauma during the pandemic, stemming from its experience as the “ground zero” of the nationwide third wave of infections that stretches back to September. Despite having witnessed...
Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (June 28) announced a 150 billion ringgit (S$48 billion) aid package, including cash aid and wage subsidies, a day after extending a nationwide lockdown indefinitely to tackle a stubborn Covid-19 outbreak. Lockdown measures originally set to end on Monday would not be eased until daily reported cases fell below 4,000,...
Ed Sheeran has penned a song on BTS' next album. He co-wrote Make It Right on the K-pop septet's 2020 LP Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey, and he has another tune on the way with the Dynamite hitmakers. Speaking on Most Requested Live, the 30-year-old megastar spilled: "I've actually worked with BTS on their...
Native Americans are concerned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are irrigating their gardens with water they consider as sacred. Prince Harry and Meghan's mansion in California is built on land that once belonged to the Chumash tribe. The area is home to several hot and cold springs, as well as a series of underground...
The 25-year-old Jelly Lin who has become known as a “Sing Girl” having started her career working alongside Stephen Chow in the 2016 blockbuster film Mermaid has a new identity with Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo. Jelly Lin has been associated with the brand early on in her career having been an ambassador for their Signorina perfume in 2017 and having attended their...
Hong Kong singer-actress Stephy Tang 鄧麗欣 and Taiwanese singer-actor Prince Chiu (Wang Zi) 邱勝翊 first made their relationship public in 2018. The two are known for being in a jiedilian (姐弟恋) because Stephy who’s 37 is six years older than Prince Chiu. While the long-distance couple were not able to see each other often due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephy had...
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau and Chinese comedian-actor Guo Degang have another photo following their recent dinner. This time, they were also with young crosstalk performers Victor Qin Xiaoxian 秦霄贤 and Shang Xiaoju 尚筱菊. Andy had previously said they were his favorites from Deyunshe, a performance group of people engaged in the traditional comic art. This is the second time Andy Lau and Guo Degang...
Kai Ko is once again in the hot seat after critics questioned whether his family flew to the United States to take advantage of “vaccine tourism.” With the recent outbreak in Taiwan, there’s been a surge in people flying overseas to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Taking to social media to address the issue live, he emphasised that...
Scheduled to start filming in July, contemporary female-centric drama The Good Wife <玫瑰之战> starring Vicki Zhao Wei (赵薇), Feihong Yu (俞飞鸿) and Huang Xiaoming (黄晓明) is in the works! Produced by new Classic Media, the drama will be directed by Sun Hao (孙皓) and co-written by Long Cai (龙莱) and Zhang Han (张涵). Housewife-Turned-Career-Woman Full-time housewife Gu Nian (Zhao Wei) is forced to re-enter the workforce after her husband Song Jia Chen...
