At the Box Office

Aside from Hollywood and Chinese films, this week’s top 10 chart saw an unexpected work from South Korea make a big impression. The Man from Nowhere, pictured, is a crime thriller starring heartthrob Won Bin and the 11-year-old Kim Sae-ron…. The top 10 grossing

Top Tunes

Yisa Yu (郁可唯) and Jam Hsiao… (蕭敬騰) are both shining stars from talent shows. Yisa ranked fourth nationwide in the 2009 Super Girl (快乐女声) competition. She then released her first album in May 2010. Jam did not compete in One Million Star (超級星光大道), but his three

At the Box Office

While Hollywood films often occupy the top three places on China’s film chart, the romance flick Love in Space  (全球热恋), starring popular idols Aaron Kwok (郭富城), Rene Liu (劉若英), Jing Boran (井柏然) and Angelababy… (杨颖), has come in with a strong second. The top 10

What’s Hot on Internet

The second-generation rich's temper tantrums and their abuse of money and power is a top concern of many of China's citizens, as shown by a quick rundown of the top 10 stories on the Internet over the past week.

Top Tweets

The 2011 Summer Davos Forum, currently being held in China’s Dalian, is the most talked about topic on Sina Weibo microblog, China’s clone of Twitter, on Wednesday. Other hot topics include: Students share their interesting experiences at military training… classes as they return to

Top Tunes

This is the third week in a row that Jing Boran’s (井柏然) Where’s Our Love Gone? (爱情掉在哪里) has topped the Chinese mainland music chart. It is from his first, also namesake album, released June 2011. Wallace “Little Sun” Chung… (钟汉良), pictured, from Hong Kong is famous

At the Box Office

An action thriller about a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train is leading the Chinese box office. The top 10 grossing films in China during the week from August 29 to...

Top Tunes

Jing Boran (井柏然), who entered showbiz in 2007 after winning a talent show released his first namesake album in June 2011, which is topping the charts. Another top ranking singer Aarif Rahman (李治廷), aka Aarif Lee, is known for his role as Bruce Lee (李小龙)...

At the Box Office

A Hong Kong crime thriller film, starring Louis Koo (古天乐), Daniel Wu (吴彦祖) and Sean Lau (刘青云), is leading the China box office. The top 10 grossing films in China during the week from August 22 to August 28 were: 1. Overheard 2 (窃听风云2) with...

What’s trending on the internet

Corruption and illicit affairs in Wuhan City, taxes on property for married couples (or not) and another rich, nasty BMW driver picking on a poor person were among last week’s top 10 stories on China’s internet. Ningbo in Zhejiang province is awash in high-quality fake…

At the Box Office

Small blue creatures first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo are leading the Chinese box office. The top 10 grossing films in China during the week from August 15 to August 21 are: 1. The Smurfs with 84 million yuan (US$13.2…

At the Box Office

At China’s box office during the week from August 8 to August 14, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 snatched first place, taking 129 million yuan (US$20.2 million) in ticket sales. The Hollywood blockbuster is followed by: 2. The Smurfs with 91 million…
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