Chinese scientists have successfully isolated the coronavirus strain that caused the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing, a significant progress that will greatly aid the epidemic control and prevention. The strain was isolated on Monday from samples collected from the respiratory tracts of infected cases in Xinfadi, a major wholesale market for agricultural products in Beijing, the...
A simple gesture can always go a long way. That's exactly what happened in Hunan TV's 618 event held last night 湖南卫视618晚会. Famous television host He Jiong (Happy Camp) was widely praised by audiences for doing a slight squat while walking in front of the boys from the reality show Exercise Youth (lit.) 运动吧少年. So what's the big deal? For a veteran...
All eyes were on Legend of Fei actress Zanilia Zhao Liying as she stepped out in style to attend a press event today. Zhao Liying was wearing a light aqua figure hugging dress that highlighted her tiny waistline and her super toned arms. I guess you can’t really fault her for opting to wear a midriff baring dress criss-crossed at the...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the global film industry is severely impacted as many movie theaters are forced to stop operations. In these unprecedented times, theaters are struggling to stay afloat and many employees are at the risk of losing their jobs. Attempting to find new sources of revenue, some theaters in China are coming up...
Chinese actress Wu Jinyan (吴谨言) struck overnight fame following her starring performing in 2018’s Story of Yanxi Palace <延禧攻略>, which brought not only her, but also costars Xu Kai (许凯), Qin Lan (秦岚), and Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) to unprecedented popularity in mainland China. But unlike her costars, it’s become a struggle for Wu Jinyan to maintain her leading actress status. After a year of underwhelming results,...
It’s all speculation, but it has been reported that both Yang Mi (杨幂) and Zanilia Zhao (赵丽颖)—two of China’s highest-paid television actresses—are permanently saying goodbye to teen idol dramas. Known by the media as the “ten millions viewership queen”, Zanilia Zhao had fans concerned when she broke down crying at the filming commencement banquet for her upcoming wuxia drama Legend of...
Godfrey Gao’s (高以翔) last posthumous work We Are All Alone <怪你过分美丽> finally premiered last Monday on China’s streaming service Youku, and so far, it’s proving that it’s a drama worth remembering. The modern series stars Qin Lan (秦岚) as Mo Xiangwan, a celebrity talent agent and star manager who holds an iron fist in the Chinese showbiz. She has a keen...
We all grew up watching fairy-tales and it's just great to see one unfolding right before our eyes. We're lucky to have Wu Chun share his bliss with us as he and his wife Lin Liyin celebrated their love in a much-anticipated wedding ceremony held yesterday (June 9) in Brunei. It can be remembered that both secretly tied the knot in...
On June 7, popular actress Dilraba Dilmurat was part of a show for public welfare when a man suddenly rushed onstage, nudged her on the arm and got down on his knee to propose to her. Visibly shocked, Dilraba froze briefly before managing a smile. She was streaming live with the Day Day Up talk show hosts Wang Han, Wowkie Zhang (Da Zhang Wei), Wang Yibo, etc. to...
Honesty is the best policy, it seems. Especially when the sordid details of your dirty laundry has been aired for the world to read. After Show Luo's ex Grace Chow dropped a huge bomb about his philandering ways and how he couldn't keep it in his pants for nine years, she also called out one of his sex...
