BEIJING: Chinese tourists are increasingly turning away from traditional destinations such as the United States and Europe in favour of hotspots in the Middle East, South-East Asia and Latin America, according to foreign exchange firm Travelex. The company has seen a marked shift in the currency exchanges requested by its Chinese customers since 2019, with US...
Anora, the story of a New York sex worker who gets a chance at a new life when she marries a wealthy Russian client on a whim, won five Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2), including the coveted best picture Oscar. The movie's 25-year-old star, Mikey Madison, was named best actress. The film also won best director for...
While it seems like common sense that celebrities also need their own private space in their personal lives, this isn't always respected. In an interview with Thai host Woody Milintachinda released on Feb 27, Blackpink's Lisa revealed that she had her first experience with an obsessive fan (also known as sasaeng in Korean) last year. The 27-year-old Thai pop...
Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his "dear friend" Gene Hackman at the Oscars on Sunday (March 2). The 87-year-old actor introduced the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment by paying tribute to his Unforgiven co-star, who, along with wife Betsy Arakawa, was found dead at their home this week. Morgan remembered his pal as a "generous performer" who...
Sean Baker delivered a "battle cry" to save cinemas as he picked up the Best Director prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2). The 54-year-old filmmaker picked up his third prize of the night for Anora, after wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, to take the statuette ahead of Brady Corbet (The...
After six years together, Taiwanese singer-actor Tony Sun and his singer girlfriend Ariel Sha are married. The good news was announced by the 47-year-old member of pop group 5566 in his Facebook post today (March 3), where he wrote: "From this day on, we are no longer just best friends. "In the past, we had romantic love...
The late My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar's cause of death has been ruled as undetermined, according to an autopsy report. The rocker, 44, was found dead in his home in November 2024 and it's now been reported by TMZ papers probing what was behind his passing showed he was discovered next to three large canisters...
Kodi Smit-McPhee has been left blind in one eye after he developed a cataract and was too busy to see a doctor. The 28-year-old actor — who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in 2021 Western The Power of the Dog — has revealed he developed a condition called ankylosing spondylitis — which causes inflammation and...
Lindsay Lohan has promised that Freakier Friday will be "everything" that the fans want. The 38-year-old actress starred as Anna Coleman in the 2003 body swap comedy and now she has reunited with her on-screen mother Jamie Lee Curtis for the sequel, she has admitted that she is "very excited" for it to hit cinemas later...
The former 'Momfluencer,' arrested in 2023 and jailed in 2024, faced legal issues while her husband faced no charges. Find out if they're separated and more about the family today. Ruby Franke and her YouTube channel, “8 Passengers,” which launched in 2015, was once a popular account, documenting her seemingly perfect life with her husband and six...
