‘Shut up, idiot’: Zhang Ziyi slams netizen over false claims about her new movie

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi lashed out at a netizen recently for posting false statements about her. The 45-year-old recently completed filming her new mystery-thriller movie Murder of the Husband (also known as She Has No Name), where she acted in the leading role as a woman who kills and dismembers her partner after suffering from his...

Luo Yunxi Visits Arthur Chen on Set

The success of Till The End Of The Moon <長月燼明> propeled Leo Luo Yunxi’s (羅雲熙) popularity to heights. Currently filming for his upcoming drama Water Dragon Chant <水龍吟>, the 35-year-old actor was spotted paying his Immortality <皓衣行> co-star Arthur Chen Feiyu (陳飛宇) a visit on Valentine’s Day! Similarly filming in Hengdian, Arthur is working on the set of Offering Salted Fish to Master <獻魚> after emerging from a bed...

Fan Chengcheng Feels Pressure Starring Opposite Yang Zi in “Love Endures”

Starring Fan Chengcheng (范丞丞) and Yang Zi (楊紫), coming-of-age romance drama Love Endures <要久久愛> aired to positive reviews. Once school friends, Huang Yingzi (Yang Zi) and Jiang Yi (Fan Chengcheng) reunite in their 30s in the present. Through flashbacks, viewers are taken through the start of their friendship in their teenage years. The school setting and soft cinematic lighting successfully invoke nostalgia...

China ‘Bo Bo Chicken’ dance craze sweeps nation with catchy tune sampled from street vendor cry, surpasses ‘Subject Three’ mania

A new dance craze named after China’s famous Bo Bo Chicken snack has gone viral on mainland social media. Two months after the hip-twisting folk dance known as “Subject Three” became an online sensation, new dance moves inspired by the spicy skewer snack featuring chicken, its offal, and a variety of vegetables and meats, have become...

Michelle Yeoh Reveals Reason for Divorce in First Marriage

From her stunning action movies in Hong Kong at the outset of her career to now critically-acclaimed status in Hollywood, Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊) seems to always be breaking barriers and outdoing her own achievements.  Last year, Michelle won Best Actress at the Oscars for Everything Everywhere All at Once and married longtime partner Jean Todt. She also became a grandmother...

Arthur Chen Makes Comeback in “Offering Salted Fish to Master”

With his elite status as film director Chen Kaige’s (陳凱歌) son, Arthur Chen’s (陳飛宇)handsome looks made his acting career soar quickly. However, Arthur’s bed photos with an ex-lover surfaced in February 2023. Although Arthur explained they were intimate before the female influencer got married, the scandal eliminated his opportunities for an entire year.  The 23-year-old actor is finally making...

‘I’m sorry for being ugly’: Chinese actress Mao Xiaohui apologises after being slammed for not looking good enough for role

Nothing beats the original, maybe. Chinese actress Mao Xiaohui apologised for her looks after netizens criticise her for not looking beautiful enough in the drama adaptation of the video game The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4, also known as Sword and Fairy 4 or Chinese Paladin 4, which premiered on Jan 17. In a Weibo post...

“Joy of Life” 2 Drops Trailer

Releasing its latest teaser, the second season to popular web drama Joy of Life <慶餘年> has attracted 11.72 million views in just 2 days. Besides showing Sweet Li (李沁) in a stunning wedding outfit, an epic battle of wits between Zhang Ruoyun (張若昀), Chen Daoming (陳道明) and Wu Gang (吳剛), is balanced by several humorous scenes, while the addition of supporting actresses Gina Jin (金晨), Wang Churan (王楚然) and Mao...

Chinese investors with political ties allegedly behind mining hub in Texas

A new report from The New York Times sheds light on how Chinese investors, aided by Binance, acquired a Texas mining facility. A 23-year-old Chinese national and NYU student, Jerry Yu, appears to be the majority owner of a Texas-based crypto mining facility BitRush, which was backed by $6 million in Tether (USDT) by undisclosed Chinese investors,...

Xi vows to prevent anyone ‘splitting Taiwan from China’

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping (pic) vowed on Tuesday (Dec 26) to resolutely prevent anyone from "splitting Taiwan from China in any way", the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in...