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Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.

Romulus the second-highest-grossing Hollywood film in China this year, trailing only Godzilla x Kong. The success of the film has caught many by surprise, particularly since it was released in August, ...

In recent months, followers of influential liberal bloggers have been interviewed by police as China widens its net of online surveillance
Late last year, Duan*, a university student in China, used a virtual private network to jump over China’s great firewall of internet censorship and download social media platform Discord.
Overnight he entered a community in which thousands of members with diverse views debated political ideas and staged mock elections. People could join the chat to discuss ideas such as democracy, anarchism and communism. “After all, it’s hard for us to do politics in reality, so we have to do it in a group chat,” Yang Minghao, a popular vlogger, said in a video on YouTube.

"Alien: Romulus" claimed a third weekend win at the mainland China box office. And Thai comedy "How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies" climbed into the top five on its second week of release in the ...

For example, Chinese leader Xi Jinping was shocked and surprised by the growing number of problems in the military. Xi has openly complained about corruption, poor work habits and lack of discipline.

The United States condemned the episode near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea and reaffirmed its defense treaty with Manila.

China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African leaders in Beijing starting on Wednesday.

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 ...