News Links - 8/31/07

[dleedlee]

"Lust, Caution" Premieres in Venice


Michelle Yeoh lends support
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/31/63@268533.htm

"Lust, Caution" Crew Show up in Venice

Tang Wei with Tony Leung
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/30/1261@268210.htm

Lee's 'Caution' gets H.K. green light
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... ec5883e0f9
Lee aims at second Venice victory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6971908.stm
"Lust, Caution" steams up Venice
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1991/1/

Back in the game
Veteran actor Miu Kiu Wai is back in the limelight after taking a long break to venture into business.
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... c=tvnradio

Kung Fu Hero Gordon Liu on CNN's Talk Asia
http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db ... p?idx=5602

Director Zhang Yibai Kicks Off New Project
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/30/1261@268178.htm

Lisa Wong Awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/31/1042@268350.htm

China kung fu monks seek apology for ninja affront
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/od_ ... DQLois0NUE

[duriandave]

'Virgin chicken' off the menu in Beijing
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_ ... R29I.hOrgF

"These [Chinglish] translations either scare or embarrass foreign customers and may cause misunderstanding on China's diet habits."

I hate to say it... but it's true. When my wife and I were in Shanghai, we went to a restaurant that had just such a menu. While we had a quite a laugh reading the menu, we also lost our appetite and left without ordering. The bus tub full of dirty dishes sitting on the floor near our table didn't help either!

[dleedlee]

2 men accused of smuggling 7,000 turtles
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_ ... vle_qs0NUE

[Brian Thibodeau]

Studios win piracy case:
(awarded a total of $25,500 from a Beijing seller of pirated DVDs. Think they'll get their money? )

http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/FamousNe ... tory=22296




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