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Everything you wanted to know about Bruce Lee but were afraid to ask
It was nearly 40 years ago that martial arts actor Bruce Lee died suddenly at age 32 in Hong Kong of cerebral edema caused by an allergic reaction to pain medication. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored Lee's legacy last month with...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Allergies, Arts
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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Asia, Japan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Debating the art market as the best judge of quality
On May 24 at China's Hong Kong Convention Center an outfit called Intelligence Squared will host a formal debate during the debut of the newest spinoff of the Art Basel franchise of international art fairs. The motion under consideration will be: "The...
Tags: Justice System, Art Basel, Auction Service, China, Arts and Culture
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Giant 'Rubber Duck' deflates in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor
A popular art installation in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor is no longer making waves. A 54-foot rubber duck, designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, started deflating Tuesday, and by Wednesday, the piece looked like a flattened yellow pancake bobbing...
Tags: Public Officials, Government, CNN (tv network), Gerhard Richter, Human Accomplishments
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Casino owner Sheldon Adelson hit with $70-million verdict
This post has been corrected and updated, as indicated below.LAS VEGAS – A Hong Kong businessman hit a $70-million court-awarded jackpot Tuesday when a jury agreed that he had helped the casino empire run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson get a gambling foothold in China. This is the second time in five...Tags: Justice System, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Lawyers, Parties and Movements, Sheldon Adelson
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'Cold War' wins top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards
The cop thriller "Cold War" was the big winner Saturday evening in Hong Kong at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards, taking home nine trophies including best film, best actor for Tony Leung Ka Fai, best director and screenplay for the team of Longman Leung and...
Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, Celebrities
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Egg rolls and more queries for prolific Chinese food eater
Los Angeles TimesDavid Chan is a third-generation Chinese American who has eaten at 6,297 different Chinese restaurants around the world. Trained as an accountant, he's kept track of every Chinese restaurant he's dined at on an Excel spreadsheet starting in the early...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Social Media, Dining and Drinking, Chinese Restaurants, China
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In Hong Kong, Cantonese opera takes pride of place
HONG KONG — Strung up in the Sunbeam Theatre in a gritty working-class part of this city are posters showing Cantonese opera singers, their red lips offset by chalk-white, made-up faces. In the faded lobby, where theatergoers mill on a Saturday...
Tags: Entertainment, China, Lobbying, Arts and Culture, Politics
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6,297 Chinese restaurants and hungry for more
The television cameras roll as Los Angeles attorney David Chan places the first forkful of cashew chicken in his mouth. The crowd at Leong's Asian Diner in Springfield, Mo., falls silent as he chews and squints in the glare of the lights....
Tags: ABC (tv network), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lawyers, Chinese Restaurants, University of California, Los Angeles
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What's next for Marvel characters at Disney theme parks
The brief announcement that Disney plans to add a Marvel-themed land to Hong Kong Disneyland in 2017 raises a host of questions: Will Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men be getting their own rides? When will the Marvel characters be...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Social Media, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Spider-Man (movie), Islands of Adventure
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Hong Kong film industry changes focus to mainland
HONG KONG — When Mabel Cheung, one of this city's leading directors, shot her historical-political drama "The Soong Sisters" in China in the mid-1990s, the nature of the exchange for the co-production was simple: Beijing provided inexpensive...
Tags: Gordon Chan, Entertainment, Freedom of the Press, Arts and Culture, Peter Chan
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Hong Kong Film Festival: Four directors ponder nature of beauty
HONG KONG -- What is beautiful? Four celebrated Asian filmmakers tackle the question in “Beautiful 2013,” a quartet of short films at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which wraps up Tuesday. The Chinese video site Youku and the...
Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions
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