Jackie Chan Wants to be Robert De Niro

2009 April 5
Asian Celebrities News: Jackie Chan Wants to be Robert De Niro

Superstar Jackie Chan is more used to dictating than being dictated to. But in his upcoming movie Shinjuku Incident, famed Hong Kong director Derek Yee bluntly told the veteran actor to 'just act and follow orders'.

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Alyssa Chia: I Want My Daughter Back

2009 April 4
Asian Celebrities News: Alyssa Chia: I Want My Daughter Back

Artist Alyssa Chia held a press conference at 2pm, and amongst tears, revealed her marriage breakdown with husband Sun Zhi Hao. 4 months ago, he took their daughter and left, and since then, she has only had a few video calls and phone calls, and hasn’t seen her daughter since. Through the media, Alyssa hopes that Sun Zhi Hao will quickly come forward, so that they can have a proper talk.

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Yu-na’s Fashion Picks in Vogue

2009 April 4
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Asian Celebrities News: Yu-na’s Fashion Picks in Vogue

A pair of jeans, white T-shirt and black blazer are the most common wardrobe pieces for any college woman, but when figure skating sensation Kim Yu-na sported the look to school Thursday, the outfit was suddenly under the runway spotlight.

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Kelvin Kwan to Take a Break From Showbiz

2009 April 4
Asian Celebrities News: Kelvin Kwan to Take a Break From Showbiz

Canto-pop star Kelvin Kwan who was arrested in Tokyo for marijuana possession in February, has announced that he will take a long break from showbiz. In a press conference on Thursday, the singer repeatedly apologised and said he will take time off to "reflect and reform".

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Tata Ready to Take Macau

2009 April 4
Asian Celebrities News: Tata Ready to Take Macau

China's charming former Portuguese colony finally gets to see Thailand's star this Sunday. Seeing Thailand's favourite songbird in a foreign setting ought to fire up that national pride, and on Sunday, Tata Young's playing a heck of a venue: the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel.

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Rain-JYP Mired in Another Lawsuit

2009 April 4
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Asian Celebrities News: Rain-JYP Mired in Another Lawsuit

Korea’s superstar Rain and his former management company, JYP Entertainment, just seem to get deeper and deeper into legal troubles. In the wake of the stunning verdict in Hawaii, Rain and JYP are sued this time by Star M, a Korean concert production company, for 4.57 billion won or nearly 3.4 million dollars in damage compensation.

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Zhang Ziyi is Emporio Armani’s Ambassador

2009 April 4
Asian Celebrities News: Zhang Ziyi is Emporio Armani’s Ambassador

How much more competition are we going to see between China's two most famous actresses, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi? First it was the movies, now the field of fashion. Fashion Week Daily named Gong the "best dressed". Gong was sitting by Yves Carcelle in the front row, showing her prestige in fashion circles.

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BoA Likely to Have US Concert Tour in June

2009 April 3
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Asian Celebrities News: BoA Likely to Have US Concert Tour in June

South Korea's top pop star BoA has unveiled a plan to make a concert tour of the United States in June. In a recent interview with MTV Iggy in the U.S., BoA has selected Miami as her favorite destination for concerts. BoA was quoted as saying, "I like New York but I really want to go to Miami. Miami looked nice in the movie, like a paradise."

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Chow Yun-Fat Talks Dragonball Evolution

2009 April 3
Asian Celebrities News: Chow Yun-Fat Talks Dragonball Evolution

Best known for his work in John Woo’s “Hard-Boiled” and “The Killer” as well as Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” international superstar Chow Yun-Fat is no stranger to action films. Chow is set to demonstrate his skills once again in the role of Master Yoshi in the live-action adaptation of Akira Toriyama's popular "Dragonball" manga and anime series, “Dragonball Evolution."

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Kim Yu-na Also Internet Sensation

2009 April 3
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Asian Celebrities News: Kim Yu-na Also Internet Sensation

Kim Yu-na has enjoyed a light-speed ascent to become a figure skating queen and media darling over the past few years, and now her star seems to be shining even more brightly in cyberspace. According to Enswers, a Seoul-based Web technology firm, there were about 2,350 online videos on Web sites here and abroad of Kim's recent performance at the World Figure Skating Championships as of Tuesday, with the clips generating more than 4.54 million hits.

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