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After accepting requests from Chinese authorities, Apple have removed New York Times App from its App store in China this past month. Read More »
Konami is interested in bringing the "Contra" game for the iOS and Android. In collaboration with Tencent, Contra is getting the free mobile device treatment, but the catch is, it will only be available for smartphone users in China. Read More »
China has a knack for banning anything fun. First there was Google. Any chance the Chinese had of using the most prolific search engine on the net has long since been taken away from them. More recently a bunch of Animes have been prohibited from appearing online in China. One of those Animes is the popular Attack on Titan series. According to Kyodo, China shut down eight websites with Animes that they say encourages juvenile delinquency and glorifies violence and sexual content. According to one Ministry of Culture official, Liu Qiang, the ban preserves the sanctity of the younger Chinese generations. He says he wants to "protect the healthy development of youth." Read More »
In America Katy Perry is beloved. She's the quintessential firework - as she put it in one of her songs. Even during her offbeat beach attire during the Super Bowl, you couldn't be mad at Katy Perry all that much because she's Katy Perry. This might just be an American thing though as Perry has somehow sparked a political debate in China over the way she dresses. Read More »
It only took 40 years but China is finally making their own version of Lorne Michaels famed Saturday Night Live. In partnership with Sohu.com Inc., Michaels’ Broadway Video Entertainment will grab a lineup of Chinese comedians and put together a live music and sketch comedy series, replicating the one that has been housed at 11:30 p.m. on NBC since 1975. Read More »
MStars News has learned that the son of Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan has been sentenced to six months in a China jail last week following a drug charge. Read More »
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee Chan has been indicted on drug charges in China following his August arrest. Jaycee was busted with Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai in a raid on his Hong Kong apartment, having admitted to marijuana use and found with 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana. Four months after the arrest, Jaycee has been charged with "the crime of sheltering others to take drugs," and could face up to three years in jail. Read More »
All three players have a ton of size and make scouts salivate with crazy upside. The final decision may depend on what the team drafting prefers — whether they favor a post player or a point guard, and whether or not they favor polish. Let's dig deeper into each candidate. Read More »
U.S. authorities seized an estimated $1.8 million in counterfeit Hermès Birkin handbags at the Port of Savannah, Ga., last month, marking the largest counterfeit seizure at the port this year. Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection snagged 198 of the fake Hermès handbags in early October after inspecting a shipment from China that was logged in the manifest as polyurethane handbags. Read More »
Usually when breakups happen the couple hits the gym to get in shape, but this Chinese woman took the opposite approach when her boyfriend broke up with her. Tan Shen, a 26-year-old woman from Sichuan, China decided to take to a KFC fast food restaurant to try to get over her ex. Read More »
During Paris Fashion Week, the industry got a special sneak peek at the forthcoming Apple Watch at a pop-up shop inside of the directional concept store Colette. One of the notables in attendance was model Liu Wen, who was photographed trying on the watch for size. She also hinted on her Instagram account that it wasn't the first time she'd encountered the Apple gadget before. According to Fashionista, the Apple Watch is making its editorial debut on the cover of "Vogue" China's November 2014 issue, modeled by Wen herself. Read More »
Council of Fashion Designers of America Spotlights Eyewear Sector Read More »
The 2014 Basketball World Cup is just weeks away, and soon after the 2014/15 NBA season will start, too, but it seems the current players and ones that have left, have all gone a bit crazy. Last week the entire sport joined together as Indiana Pacers' guard Paul George broke his leg, but since everything's changed. LeBron James has visited the Cleveland Browns, but could he play for them? Read More »
