Returning to Tokyo International Film Festival 15 years after she won best actress for Buddha Mountain in 2010, Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing is winning plaudits for her distinctly unglamorous turn in competition entry Mother Bhumi. Borderline unrecognizable as a single-mother-cum-farmer-cum-spiritual healer in an ethnic and religious melting pot of a rural Malaysian village, Fan carries…
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. What You Need To Know Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff ad that angered U.S. President Donald Trump…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. What You Need To Know U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s actions…
Did you know that making one cotton t-shirt uses around 2,700 liters of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes, but it also generates an annual 12kg of textile waste per person in Europe, only 1 percent of which is recycled to make new garments. The…
WASHINGTON — A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising “serious human rights concerns,” a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials. What You Need To Know A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use…
BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump has appeared to suggest on social media that the U.S. resume…
Animation has been among the key drivers of the Chinese film industry’s rapid development over the past two decades, and the past 12 months have showcased just how far this art form has come in the country. Obviously much of the noise has been centered about the stunning box office success of Beijing Enlight Pictures’…
BRUSSELS — The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere in the world, Romania’s defense ministry said on Wednesday. What You Need To Know The United States has informed NATO allies that it will…
In Europe, design rights have become a go-to shield for fashion houses seeking to protect their staple bag silhouettes – the shapes that anchor brand identity and drive a lion share of revenue. Unlike copyright (which can be difficult to secure for garments and accessories) or trademarks for product shape/configuration (which face a high threshold for inherent…
GYEONGJU, South Korea — The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump. What You Need To Know The United States and…