‘We lost a hero:’ Fans around the world in shock over pop superstar Michael Jackson’s deathSYDNEY — The news stunned nearly everyone, from the young man in Colombia who was named after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried to moonwalk. North Korean state media news available on Twitter; unclear if Pyongyang behind itSEOUL, South Korea — It’s best known as the place to tell millions what you had for breakfast. But dispatches from North Korea’s state news agency have begun popping up on Twitter. ‘We lost a hero:’ Fans around the world in shock over Michael Jackson’s deathSYDNEY — The news stunned nearly everyone, from the young man in Colombia who was named after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried to moonwalk. ‘It just seems so unreal:’ Fans around the world in shock over Michael Jackson’s deathSYDNEY — In Malaysia, they hoped he would be remembered like Princess Diana. In Mexico, one of his impersonators said part of his life had been torn away. Even Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called it “lamentable news,” though he criticized the media for giving it so much attention. Zhang Yimou starts shooting Chinese-language remake of Coen brothers’ ‘Blood Simple’HONG KONG — Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers’ debut “Blood Simple,” the Chinese director’s first film since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of last year’s Beijing Olympics, a publicist said Tuesday. Danish-Swedish drama ‘Original’ best film at 12th Shanghai International Film FestivalSHANGHAI — The Danish-Swedish drama “Original” won best picture at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, with its male lead Sverrir Gudnason named best actor for playing the soul-searching son of a mentally ill mother. Sony shareholders approve new management, including founder son, to fight downturnTOKYO — Sony shareholders approved a new management setup at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company on Friday that will center power around Chief Executive Howard Stringer and a team of younger executives. Tokyo 2016 invites Japan’s crown prince to Copenhagen for Oct. 2 vote on Olympic siteLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Officials of Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Olympics have invited Japan’s crown prince to travel to Copenhagen for the IOC vote on Oct. 2. Actress Andie MacDowell says 40s are awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn’t know how to cast the veteran American actress. Movie actress Andie MacDowell says 40s are awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn’t know how to cast the veteran American actress. Epic ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ dominates Bollywood awards, wins best picture, best directorMACAU — A historical epic about the romance between a Mughal king and a Hindu princess dominated the 10th International Indian Film Academy awards in the southern Chinese enclave of Macau on Saturday by winning six awards, including best picture and best actor for heartthrob Hrithik Roshan. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ filmmakers say Oscar-winning movie is Indian at heartMACAU — It had a British director and was hailed at the Oscars in Los Angeles, but the box office hit “Slumdog Millionaire” is an Indian movie at heart because it embraces song and emotional expression, Bollywood filmmakers who worked on the production said Saturday. China plans to excavate more terracotta warriors at ancient tomb of first emperor in Xi’anBEIJING — China plans to excavate more of the life-size terracotta warriors at the famed ancient tomb of the country’s first emperor. Blind pianist from Japan, 19-year-old from China win prestigious Cliburn piano competitionFORT WORTH, Texas — A blind pianist from Japan and a teenager from China won gold medals Sunday at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, making history as the first winners from any Asian country. Bruce Lee ‘Enter the Dragon’ co-star Shih Kien dies at age 96HONG KONG — Veteran Hong Kong actor Shih Kien, who played Bruce Lee’s archrival in the 1973 movie “Enter the Dragon,” has died at age 96. Recuperating Yao Ming voices role in Chinese animated film alongside Hong Kong, Taiwan starsBEIJING — Having appeared in a documentary and played himself on the Simpsons, Houston Rockets star Yao Ming finally gets to voice a whole different character for an upcoming Chinese-language animated film. Edison Chen: Sex photos were youthful indiscretion; says sex acts were consensualHONG KONG — Actor-singer Edison Chen says widely circulated Internet photos of him having sex with female Hong Kong stars were a youthful indiscretion, speaking at length for the first time on a scandal that shocked the Chinese entertainment world last year. Nukes or cognac? Will UN sanctions really force North Korea’s leader to make a choice?SEOUL, South Korea — The first time North Korea tested a nuclear device, the United Nations tried to hit the reclusive nation’s leader where it really hurts — in the stomach. Prime View of Taiwan to buy E Ink, maker of Kindle display, for $215MNEW YORK — E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million. City of Dreams casino resort latest multibillion dollar bet on MacauMACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Now in semifinals, blind pianist from Japan wows audiences at prestigious Cliburn contestFORT WORTH, Texas — With a dramatic bow of pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii’s head, rich sounds of the piano, violins, cello and viola broke the concert hall silence as he and a string quartet played Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Taiwan art collection reflects tumultuous history, better relations with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Sixty years later Zhuang Ling remembers it all — the rain pelting down onto the roiling sea, his mother retching from seasickness and, of course, the cargo of priceless art works the freighter Chung Ting was carrying from China to the Taiwanese city of Keelung. University of Wyoming says missing poet’s family believes he died in fall on Japanese islandCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The family of a University of Wyoming professor missing on a remote Japanese island believes he fell during a hike and didn’t survive, the school said Friday. US team: Japanese rescuers will continue search for Wyo. poet missing on remote islandCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An American rescue team had no luck on its final day of searching for a Wyoming poet missing on a remote Japanese island, but a Japanese team will continue working, a rescuer said Friday. US rescue team: Search for poet who went missing on Japanese island more than week ago to endCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The search for an acclaimed poet who went missing on a small Japanese island more than 10 days ago will end Friday, an American search-and-rescue team coordinator said. Trackers find the trail of US poet who went missing on remote Japanese islandTOKYO — A team of American trackers found the footprints Wednesday of an award-winning U.S. poet who went missing on a remote Japanese island while hiking up a volcano. Hollywood star Tom Hanks throws out first pitch at baseball game in TokyoTOKYO — Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in a league of his own Friday when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional baseball game. Michael Phelps returns from 3-month suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. “I wrote out the pros and cons of swimming,” he said, “and quitting.” In the end, swimming won out. Phelps returned to what he does best. Now, he’s finished serving a three-month suspension that was doled out by USA Swimming after a picture surfaced in a British tabloid showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Phelps returns from suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. China’s Ai Weiwei wins competition to design substitute for Shanghai-bound Mermaid statueCOPENHAGEN — A video installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will replace Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue when it goes on display at the World Expo in Shanghai next year, officials said Tuesday. Search for missing US poet on remote Japan island to be scaled downTOKYO — A team of American trackers picked up the trail of an award-winning U.S. poet who went missing on a remote Japanese island while hiking up a volcano, his sister-in-law said Wednesday. Japanese authorities make final search for US poet missing on remote islandTOKYO — The weeklong search for an award-winning U.S. poet who disappeared while hiking up a volcano on a remote Japanese island has yielded no clues and will end after a final day of searching, a police official said Tuesday. Buddhist calm, bustling markets: Explore Seoul’s ancient sites, modern amenities on a budgetSEOUL — With the South Korean currency, called the won, down against the dollar, now’s the time to wander the grounds of 600-year-old palaces, meditate in Buddhist temples and trawl cafes and markets in the labyrinthine capital city, Seoul. |
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