Decade of Miracles: A Snapshot of China’s Cultural Advancement
Bing Dwen Dwen, a chubby giant panda cub in a hard transparent bodysuit, is a superstar from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. On the Games’ opening day, over one million people flooded the official Olympics online store on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Tmall to buy Bing Dwen Dwen mascots and other merchandise, according to a report by Alibaba. Read more Xinhua News
Box Office: ‘Moonfall’ Lands China Release Date
Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall is on a collision course with China’s box office. The film, which opened in North America on Feb. 4, has gotten the green light for a theatrical release in the country on March 25. The movie was co-financed by Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media, which put up a sizable chunk of the budget back in 2019 at Cannes’ Marche du Film, where the title was the big ticket presales sensation of the year. Read more The Hollywood Reporter
