DAILY BRIEF: Sep 20, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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    Will Paramount Replace Chinese Slate Partner With U.S. $$$? Dallas-Based Investors Circling

    We hear the guy behind these talks is Dallas-based billionaire Tom Dundon who made all his money in the subprime market. Dundon was considered to be a possible back-pocket fix at Sony. Deadline

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    Analysts Take Note: Wolf Warrior Is the New Chinese Rambo

    As the jingoistic, action-packed Wolf Warrior 2 advances closer to $1 billion in global box office receipts, it appears China has found — as Rance Row, a prominent Asian film consultant, says — its “Rambo.” The Diplomat

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    China Will Step Up Supervision of Overseas Investment Risks-Insurance Regulator

    China will strengthen its supervision of overseas investment risks and capital flows from insurance funds, the insurance regulator said on Monday, adding that it will urge companies to improve their risk monitoring systems. The New York Times

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    China, Ukraine Sign Deal on Cooperation in Film, Media Industries

    China and Ukraine on Monday signed here a framework agreement to push forward their cooperation in film and media industries. The agreement stipulates for airing Chinese films on the Ukrainian TV and lays the foundation for the joint production of media content between the two countries. Xinhua Net

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    Film About Taiwanese Family Donating Body for Dissection Required Director to Tread Carefully, He Says

    Maso Chen’s slice-of-life narrative The Silent Teacher uses artful approach to get around taboos about death and show the impact on the family of matriarch’s decision to donate her body for use in medical students’ training. South China Morning Post