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Monkey Year predicts fire and disease!

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over. On Feb. 8, the zodiac calendar enters the Year of the Monkey — the ninth of 12 animal signs. Plastic monkeys are adorning shopping centers and office buildings, and government departments have been giving out toy […]

Filed Under: World News, Cultures Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Aaron Kwok, Chen Qifang, China, Chinese New Year, Donald Trump, Feng Shaofeng, Gong Li, Hang Seng, Hong Kong, Louis Wong, Monkey King, Monkey Year, Sun Wukong, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, Wang Jinping, Western Han Dynasty

Nominee questions fairness of Taiwan film awards

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The golden horse statues have been awarded, but the drama hasn’t ended from one of Asia’s biggest film festivals. Chinese actress Gong Li called Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival unprofessional after she lost the best actress category to Taiwanese actress Chen Shiang Chyi. Sometimes called the Chinese Oscars, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Blind Massage, Chen Shiang-chyi, Chinese Oscars, Christophe Tseng, Coming Home, Golden Horse Awards, Golden Horse Film Festival, Gong Li, Joan Chen, Red Lantern, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, Zhang Yimou, attention

EDITORIAL: You just got anime-eyed!

August 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of our readers sent in a comment about our article about the “yellowface” issue regarding the Mikado. This was the letter: Relative to the ongoing discussions about Yellowface:  I’ve always been interested in the fact that anime portrays its Asian characters as having giant round blue and green eyes, ala Margaret Keane, and wondering […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Diane Dambacher, Gong Li, Margaret Keane, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22, Zach Bryan, editorial

Rabbits being threatened as ‘their’ year begins

February 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — Many Asians believe the Year of the Rabbit will bring good luck to those born under that zodiac sign, but conservationists warn that the furry creatures

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Andrew Smith, Ashley Fruno, Asia, Associated Press, Bunny Delight, China, Chinese, Finding Nemo, Gong Li, IUCN, Kuala Lumpur, Lunar New Year, PETA, Piyalak Sariya, Thailand, Vol 30 No 6 | February 5 - February 11

China sensitive over film’s Japanese and Taiwanese coupling

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — China has reversed its decision to import a hit Taiwanese film that highlights Japan’s 50-year colonial rule over the island because it may be offensive to nationalist sentiment on the Chinese mainland, news reports said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, Beijing, Cecille Huang, Chen Yunlin, China Film Group, Chinese Communist Party, Gong Li, Taiwan, United Daily News, Yuan Wenqiang, Zhang Ziyi, japan, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

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