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For 97-year-old Rockledge man Bob Willett, the decades-long search for his cousin Jimmie Browne feels like an open wound ― one that will only heal once the remains of the 21-year-old " Hump Pilot," ...

Guan Hu’s low-key Cannes winner is a heartfelt tale of outcast redemption set against the dramatic backdrop of the Gobi desert
Two pariahs – Lang (Eddie Peng), a taciturn ex-convict carrying guilt over the death of a colleague, and a scrawny stray dog carrying (it’s rumoured) rabies – find a kinship in this Chinese drama. It’s a change of pace for director , best known for his blockbuster second world war epic (2020).
The location of this excellent, deliberately understated picture is key to the story: a blighted, partially abandoned town on the wind-lashed fringes of the Gobi desert in the north-west of the country, it’s a place that seems drained of everything, even colour. The striking widescreen photography looks as though it is etched in monochromes. But perhaps even more significant is when the film is set. The story unfolds just before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a time of accelerated reinvention and redevelopment in China. The country is looking to the future – one that might not have a place for strays and outcasts such as the man and the mutt he befriends.
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With a DJ spinning and patrons lounging in black-and-gold barrel chairs, Breaking Dawn has clubbing vibes. But this isn’t a club. It’s weekend brunch at this restaurant nestled in ...

Following an acclaimed career, Genny Lim, 77, will become San Francisco’s first Chinese American poet laureate during a Sept. 6 ceremony at the Asian Art Museum. Lim is the author of five poetry ...

Following an acclaimed career, Genny Lim, 77, will become San Francisco’s first Chinese American poet laureate during a Sept. 6 ceremony at the Asian Art Museum. Lim is the author of five poetry ...

‘Visibly angry’ Qian Bo demands correction of Taiwan’s ‘development partner’ label despite its use for more than three decades
A summit of Pacific leaders has ended in drama after China’s regional envoy demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan, with the communique later republished without the offending paragraph.
The in Tonga this week brought together Australia, New Zealand and 16 Pacific island countries or territories, only three of which still have diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Despite war in the Middle East and political turmoil in Libya, investors are focusing on what look like ample global supplies.

The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.

For instance, China’s 2015 National Security Law compels locally employed Chinese nationals of American companies to assist in investigations that may expose operating elements of American companies ...

Two men believed to be targeting Asian American-owned homes in burglaries on Houston’s southwest side were arrested after fleeing from a home invasion on Saturday. Mario Watson, 31, and Anthony ...

Anglo American on Friday said it had signed agreements with Chinese fertiliser companies Sinochem Fertiliser and BeiFeng AMP to develop the market for polyhalite fertiliser products in China, even as ...