Singer sues her rival over “hellcat” blog post
August 18, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “A court in Shanghai has accepted a lawsuit filed by local female singer Jin Sha against a rival singer who sued Jin after she was branded a “hellcat” on Jin’s blog.”
“Jin launched the revenge suit in the court against Siqin Gerile, claiming Siqin publicly insulted her.”
“Jin is seeking 1 yuan (15 US cents) compensation and a public apology in Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News and the Beijing Evening News from Siqin.”
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National Copyright Administration of China finds that 1,600 unauthorized websites aired Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies
August 17, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was carried by more than 1,600 unauthorized websites from Aug. 9 to 11, of which 85 percent were found in developed countries, said a Chinese official on Saturday.”
“Yan Xiaohong, vice minister of the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), said the Chinese organizer and the International Olympic Committee had monitored the unauthorized broadcast after the opening ceremony. Besides overseas unauthorized websites, more than 100 websites in China were found.”
Tags: Beijing OlympicsOver 4 billion people in China watched the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies
August 17, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “More than 4 billion people around the world watched the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony on Aug. 8, an official with the China Network Communications (CNC) Group revealed in Beijing Saturday.”
“According to statistics from the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting company,more than 4 billion people around the world watched the opening ceremony on Aug. 8, said Zhao Jidong, vice president of the CNC, the fixed-line communication partner of the Beijing Olympics.”
Tags: Beijing Olympics[CHINA] Gillian Chung to return back to the entertainment world
August 16, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Hong Kong singer and actress Gillian Chung, half of the Hong Kong pop duo Twins, will return to the public limelight with a new TV series.”
“Website sohu.com reported that the TV series “The Spirit of the Sword”, featuring Gillian Chung and Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse, will be broadcast in Hong Kong on August 25.”
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Tags: Gillian Chung, Twins[CHINA] Zhang Yimou denies ending film career for govt. job
August 15, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, has denied rumors he will become head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television in Beijing.”
“The rumor said that he will end his directing career and become a bureaucrat after successfully completing his job as director-in-chief of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.”
“But Zhang Yimou says he has never had any intention to engage himself in politics. He remarks that shooting films is his lifetime interest and he will dedicate himself to bringing more fantastic movies to the world, the Yangtse Evening News reported.”
Tags: Yimou Zhang, Zhang Yimou[CHINA] Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies DVD - a big seller!
August 13, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “DVD sets featuring the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics flew off store shelves across Shanghai on Tuesday, the first day that a recording of the acclaimed production hit the market.”
“The first batch of 500 DVDs went on sale at Shanghai Book Mall at 10 a.m. Tuesday and sold out before noon.”
“The rapid sell-out was way beyond our expectations,” said Huang Ping, a book mall manager who oversees audio-visual products.
Tags: Beijing Olympics[JAPAN] John Woo talks about his epic film “Red Cliff”
August 11, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
Japantoday.com reported about John Woo’s “Red Cliff”, “The film is based on a famous battle in divided third-century China that saw 2,000 ships burned, and draws from a period in Chinese history that has spawned comic books and video games.”
“I will pay off my debts if the film is successful,” said Woo in Tokyo this week. He said he had invested a lot of his own money in the project due to budget issues. “That left me with enough for about two meals a day,” he joked. “Seriously, though, I think I’ve got something more valuable than money out of this production.”
Tags: John Woo, Red Cliff[CHINA] Media reports pop singer Faye Wong pregnant
August 6, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Chinese pop diva Faye Wong is expecting her third child, due next April.”
“Wong’s agent confirmed Tuesday that the star is forty days pregnant with her second child with her husband, actor Li Yapeng.”
Tags: Faye Wong[CHINA] Tony Leung Ka Fai to star in “A Chinese Fairy Tale”
August 6, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai has come to Beijing to promote his new movie, “A Chinese Fairy Tale,” Chinese portal web site Sina.com reports.”
“The movie, based on a true story, tells of an eight-year-old girl named Zhu Xinyue who is diagnosed with cancer and loses her eyesight. She realizes her dream of watching the flag-raising ceremony at Beijing’s Tian’anmen square with the help of over two thousand fellow citizens in her hometown, Changchun.”
Tags: Tony Leung Ka Fai[US] Jackie Chan to star in “Spy Next Door”
August 6, 2008 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Jackie Chan is taking his martial-arts high jinks to the neighbors, signing on to star in the action comedy “The Spy Next Door.”"
“Chan plays a man who is called to baby-sit his neighbor’s children and ends up fighting off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code.”
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