Headlines from China: Animation Film ‘Legend of Deification’ Sets A 2020 Release

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The highly anticipated animation film “Legend of Deification” finally announced that it will be released at the end of 2020. Read More

Headlines from China: The 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival Postponed

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Out of an abundance of caution, the organizing committee of Shanghai International Film Festival decided to postpone this year’s event Read More

Kuaishou Sues Rival Douyin for ‘Piggybacking’ on Its Name

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China’s second-largest video platform claims top competitor infringed its trademark to gain more users. Read More

Baidu Beefs Up Development of Livestreaming and Short-Video Services

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Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc. has pledged to plow massive resources into its short-video and livestreaming businesses, in a bid to gain a larger share of a sector dominated by ByteDance and Kuaishou. Read More

Headlines from China: New Tax Policies to Support Film-Related Businesses

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Ministry of Finance and China Film Administration announced on Thursday that the value-added tax and other related fees will be temporarily waived in order to alleviate film businesses’ financial burdens. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Holdings Posts Better-than-expected First Quarter Earnings

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On Wednesday, Tencent Holdings published its 2020 first-quarter earnings report, showing a $4.1 billion net profit, up 6 percent from a year earlier. Read More

Headlines from China: 5 Chain Reactions After Theaters’ Reopening

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If everything goes well, theaters in China will reopen at the end of May. Some analysts estimate that this year’s box office will not even reach thirty billion yuan, which is only half of last year’s total box office. Read More

Shanghai Disney Reopens to Smiles and Social Distancing

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Shanghai Disney Resort welcomed visitors on Monday after more than three months of suspended operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The theme park said entrance tickets for the first day sold out within minutes when sales resumed Friday but did not disclose the number of expected visitors. Read More

Headlines from China: A List of 100 Film Costume Designers in Chinese Language Cinema

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When it comes to the most memorable costume designs in Chinese language cinema, what would be your top choices? Read More

China’s Web Fiction Writers Strike Over Copyright Confusion

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Fearing new leadership in their publishing group could lead to reduced rights and incomes, thousands of online authors protested by not updating their serialized novels. Read More

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