China’s biggest box-office surprise this year is about to face a very different test. Dear You, a low-budget Teochew-language family drama that has grossed nearly US$300 million in mainland China and become
In a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, customers don’t begin their evening by scanning a liquor menu. Instead, they extend their wrists across a wooden counter for a pulse diagnosis, an age-old
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A recent ruling has drawn a clear boundary between insolvency law and routine commercial disputes, after India’s appellate tribunal rejected an attempt by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar to invoke bankruptcy proceedings against
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Editorial There’s nothing subtle about the fact that Super Bowl LX on 8 February 2026 will be remembered not for the football but for the cultural and political earthquake detonated by the
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Michael Jackson is impossible to escape. His music pulses through shopping centres, weddings, TikTok clips and jukebox musicals, while his image — white glove, tilted fedora, frozen moonwalk — remains one of
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U.S.-based Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music, the companies announced Monday. The deal allows UMG-signed artists, including global stars like
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Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) intensified its fight to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) on Monday by filing a lawsuit demanding more information about Netflix’s $82.7 billion rival offer and announcing plans to nominate
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Dolce & Gabbana has made an unexpected choice for the face of its latest fragrance, The One: 67-year-old pop superstar Madonna, paired with 43-year-old Cuban actor Alberto Guerra. The campaign, directed by
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The board of Warner Bros Discovery has rejected a $108 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, dismissing the proposal as inadequate and excessively risky despite a personal financing guarantee from Oracle
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“Zootopia 2” has become Walt Disney Animation Studios’ highest-grossing film ever, surpassing 2019’s “Frozen 2,” the company announced Wednesday. The animated sequel has earned approximately $1.46 billion globally, marking it as the
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The passing away of veteran singer Mrs Latha Walpola, “The Queen of Songs of Lanka”, has created an unfillable void in the Lankan music world. The boundless body of creations she gifted
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