When the 13th-century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo finished his famous book The Travels of Marco Polo, he couldn’t have imagined that seven centuries later his adventures in China would be adapted into a seven-hour film. ...
Tags: film, China's film industry, co-production
Chinese influence in Britain is notable from the late 17th century onwards as wealthy Britons and a growing middle class provided a demand for Chinese goods such as porcelain and commodities such as tea. Chinese culture travelled to ...
Tags: Chinese Culture, porcelain, commodities, tea
Director Yi Zhenxing (right) and actor Jia Nailiang attends a press conference. The Internet hit series Surprise continues to surprise. The grassroots-themed serial has been watched 2 billion times on Youku.com, one of China's largest ...
Tags: Internet, Movie, Chinese classic Journey
On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
Western dances are increasingly slipping into Chinese fitness routines. Chen Nan gets a feel for the moves, once taboo in China. Belly dancing. Pole dancing. Salsa. Foreign dance styles are twirling into China with nimble steps, ...
Tags: Western dance, Latin dance
German automobile major Opel will arm its passenger cars from next month with Opel OnStar, a personal connectivity and service assistant touted to offer a safer and comfortable driving. The application will be donned by the next ...
Tags: vehcile technology, Opel Astra, OnStar App
The online shopping event exclusively for Amazon Prime members, will offer more deals than the November sale period known for bringing the Internet to a standstill. On the eve of its 20th birthday, online giant Amazon is launching a ...
Tags: Toy News, Prime Day, electronic toys, toy
Lionsgate has teamed up Hasbro to start development on the film. Lionsgate has teamed with Hasbro to develop a Monopoly movie. An adaptation has been in the works for a while, with Gladiator's Ridley Scott previously linked to the ...
Tags: Toy, Monopoly movie
This month's event will be waltzing to the heart of London’s movie-land with a menu of games linked to film and TV. Nomadic dice-throwing event Board Game Club is heading to Leicester Square this month to celebrate all things film ...
Tags: new toys, Board Game Club, toy
A new Israeli study on the ability of a coral reef to eject its internal organs when it gets stressed could lead to advances in human tissue regeneration, especially in the digestive track. A recent Tel Aviv University study published in ...
I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
Tags: food opinion, food culture
Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is set to helm the live-action film. 20th Century Fox has teamed with Hasbro to develop a live-action Play-Doh film. Deadline reports that Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is set to helm the film, with Jason ...
Writer Akiva Goldsman, director Michael Bay, exec producer Steven Spielberg and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura will organise a 'writer's room' to develop new Transformers ideas. Paramount is looking to develop its Transformers franchise ...
Tags: writer's room, Transformers, Toys
From Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Minions to Bing! and The Clangers, our Retail Advisory Panel believes that strong film and TV licenses will help the industry to another successful year. Growing consumer confidence and the ...
Tags: Minions, Star Wars:The Force Awakens, Toys
The company believes a committed in-store display can provide "an invaluable incremental revenue stream for retailers". Panini believes a dedicated approach to in-store displays is key to making a success of collectables. The firm ...
Tags: Panini, Hot collection, Toys