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Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame Encore” claimed the top spot at the mainland China box office during the Sept. 25–27 frame, grossing RMB83.8 million ($12.5 million) over the weekend, according to Artisan Gateway. The Marvel epic’s cumulative lifetime haul in China is now $647.8 million. Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle […]
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Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” powered to the top of the South Korean box office over the weekend of Sep. 25–27, leading a major holiday box office surge across the peak Chuseok festival frame. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the newly opened local […]
South Africa has for years been facing high levels of armed violence and one of the highest homicide rates in the world. The authorities often link many attacks to gang-to-gang conflicts, territorial disputes and organized crime. The concern grew again after two massive shootings that occurred a few hours apart. David Mouzo Williams, a teacher of studies from Asia and Africa (Speciality Africa) at The College of Mexico (CEAAA-COLMEX) and a master in sultural services with the University of Santiago de Compostela, addresses the issue in France 24.
Some of the best athletes in the world are in Japan this week for the 2026 Asian Games, a multi-sport competition held every four years for countries in Asia. This year’s Asian Games take place in Nagoya, located in the Aichi Prefecture in Japan, and Aichi–Nagoya 2026 makes the 20th edition of the event. Almost […]
Jia Zhangke will turn his attention to location scouting and production design for his next film, road movie “Mamma Dunhuang,” once the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival wraps on Sept. 30. As revealed by Variety, the film follows a woman who drives from Dunhuang, in western China near Central Asia, all […]
“Because of You Ka Kui,” a documentary on the late Beyond frontman Wong Ka Kui, will open the sixth Odyssey Film Festival in the U.K., with NGO U.K.-China Film Collab also picking up the Hong Kong film for local distribution. Discussions began in March at FilMart in Hong Kong, which U.K.-China Film Collab attended with […]
Indian devotional film “Hanuman Ansh” has grossed more than $3.5 million outside its home territory since Hombale Films took it to international audiences, and the company behind the blockbuster “K.G.F” and “Kantara” franchises has now detailed how it engineered the run. Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi and adapted from his book “Divine Detour: That […]
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival has announced a slate of cultural programs running alongside its main competition, headlined by a 13-film retrospective honoring Mizoguchi Kenji on the 70th anniversary of his death, a symposium exploring a potential new international anime award, and a 10th-anniversary celebration of its Teens Cinema Workshop. The Mizoguchi tribute, staged […]
The Washington summit is a turning point in the power relationship as a result of US-own mistakes
The 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival opened on Sept. 24 with an AI robot dance by Unitree, a tribute to four late friends of the festival and the East-West Award for Hong Kong director Ann Hui. The ceremony took place at the Platform, the festival’s signature open-air theater inside the ancient […]
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will present its Screen Icon Award to Indian actor, director and producer Aamir Khan at its 37th edition, with a 25th-anniversary Special Presentation screening of “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” alongside director Ashutosh Gowariker. The festival opens with South Korean thriller “The Assassin(s),” directed by Hur Jin-ho […]
Mamiya Shotaro leads a Japanese remake of CJ ENM’s Korean hit drama “Quiz From God,” which will stream exclusively on Prime Video from Dec. 4. The Prime Original series casts Mamiya as Hatsushima Haruto, a neurosurgeon turned forensic pathologist whose brilliance has earned him a reputation as a heaven-sent genius. Having quit neurosurgery for reasons […]
The Mekong River crosses six countries and is much more than a river road: it supports economies, feeds millions of people and connects millennial cultures of South-East Asia. But their ecosystems face threats and their waters have become a space of regional power and tension. In this episode of Thus is Asia, we explore the geo-economic importance of Mekong, its natural wealth and the history of the societies that have grown around it.
Israel hopes to redirect goods from illegal Israeli settlements towards markets in Asia and South America.
Thailand is chasing higher-spending Americans, but arrivals will need to accelerate sharply to hit its 1.5 million target. Expensive flights and growing competition from Japan and Vietnam won't make that any easier.
Top Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor carries a bullet wound in a new image from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming feature “Love & War,” in which he stars alongside Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. The image places Kapoor at the wheel of a vintage turquoise convertible. He wears sunglasses and a white short-sleeved knit shirt, his hair […]
Dentsu has struck a partnership giving clients in the Americas access to a broad swath of anime and manga intellectual property owned by Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd., including “Attack on Titan,” “Ghost in the Shell” and “Blue Lock.” The agreement positions Dentsu as the central point of contact for brand marketers looking to tap into […]
Spending on video content in seven major markets across Asia is expected to climb to $15.1 billion in 2026, according to Media Partners Asia’s “Asia Video Content Dynamics 2026” report. Streaming and local film account for nearly all new spending as television budgets shrink. The study covers India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and […]
The archaeological set of the former Khmer capital is one of the most striking places in the world, but at the same time it overlooks the rest of the most unknown attractions of the country of South-East Asia. From its capital, Phnom Penh, to the ruins of Koh Ker
