Chinese kung fu superstar Jet Li publicly confirmed on Tuesday that he has become a Singaporean citizen, saying he wants his children to receive a bilingual education in the city-state.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Kung fu star Jet Li becomes Singaporean citizen
Chinese kung fu superstar Jet Li publicly confirmed on Tuesday that he has become a Singaporean citizen, saying he wants his children to receive a bilingual education in the city-state.
VeryCD pledges to bounce back in wake of IPR violations crackdown
Mainland internet users lost a popular download service for music, TV series and movies when the central government forced VeryCD, a leading mainland peer-to-peer file-sharing internet portal, to overhaul much of its core business.
Download website faces shutdown
Verycd.com, a leading Chinese website offering free movie and music downloads - most deemed unauthorized - on Saturday removed its entire music download links and posted a note saying the move was done “to meet copyright owners’ requests”.
Sentence for hit-and-run death criticised
Scepticism greets six-year jail term for the man who shouted ‘my father is Li Gang’
Inflation makes Beijing more expensive than Hong Kong
Rising prices have made daily necessities in big mainland cities even more costly than in Hong Kong, which consistently rates as one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
New generation aspiring to Taiwan’s leadership
Of all the younger members of prominent political families in Taiwan, Eric Chu Li-luan may have the brightest future.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Monday, 31 January 2011
Macau tycoon's family brawl takes another U-turn
The family feud between Macau tycoon Stanley Ho and relatives he accused of trying to steal his empire took another bizarre turn on Monday, with both sides disputing whether a lawsuit had been dropped.
Later in the day, Ho's lawyer said lawsuit is still on.
Later in the day, Ho's lawyer said lawsuit is still on.
Stanley Ho drops legal action against family
Feud over mogul’s fortune takes new twist after secret talks draw a blank
First, on Monday morning, Ho's 3rd mistress said lawsuit withdrawn.
First, on Monday morning, Ho's 3rd mistress said lawsuit withdrawn.
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Congressmen play games as US economy is hurting
You know we’ve got problems when Barbra Streisand and Herbie Hancock understand the global economy better than John Boehner and Harry Reid. Singer Streisand and jazz great Hancock were on hand for the Chinese president’s White House dinner last week, while House Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wimped out and stayed away.
Clubs reopen after vice crackdown
Two Beijing nightclubs ordered to close last year for alleged links to prostitution and breaches of fire-safety regulations have reopened, it was reported at the weekend.
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