Headlines from China: Chinese Media Giant Toutiao Acquires Popular Video App Musical.ly

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Toutiao, a China-based content firm, has signed a deal to officially acquire Musical.ly, a Chinese video social network app that has gained popularity worldwide. Read More

Kung Fu Star Jet Li Talks about The Film He Just Made with Alibaba’s Jack Ma

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The iconic actor hopes to light up future Games with an innovative take on traditional martial arts. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ Finishes Theatrical Run in China with Over $856 M

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China's highest grossing film 'Wolf Warrior 2' will complete its theatrical run on October 28. As of October 26, the film has raked in 5.68 billion yuan ($856 million) at box office. Read More

Headlines from China: Wanda CEO Wang Jianlin and MPA’s Chairman Chris Dodd Meet at Wanda Headquarter

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On September 21, Wang Jianlin, CEO of Wanda Group, had a meeting at Wanda Group's headquarter with Chris Dodd, CEO and Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America. Read More

Trending in China: Actress Sun Li Reveals Online Friendship with Jack Ma

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Movado brand ambassador and International Emmy nominee Sun Li revealed on Monday during a women and entrepreneurship conference that she and Jack Ma have been “online friends” for more than four years. Read More

TCB in RMB: Wanda Reports Half-Year Income Jump

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Dalian Wanda Group, China’s property, and entertainment giant, reported overall revenue of RMB 134.9 billion (US$19.8 billion) for the first six months of 2017, an increase of 12.4 percent year-on-year. Read More

Alibaba Pictures Posts $139 Million 2016 Loss

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The company blamed soaring sales and marketing of RMB 1.1 billion (US$159.6 million) for the expanded loss, which compared with an RMB 466 million net profit in the previous year. Read More

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, Alibaba Pictures Announce Partnership

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Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and Chinese e-commerce and media giant have announced a partnership to co-produce films for global and Chinese audiences. Read More

Alibaba Pictures Launches $300M Investment Fund

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Alibaba Pictures Monday announced it has established a RMB 2 billion ($300 million) fund to invest in film and TV companies, despite an expected increase in first half-year 2016 losses of RMB 400-450 million. Read More

Legal Roundup: Government to Pay Theaters for Screening Domestic Films

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Imported movies accounted for 38.4% of 2015's total revenues, down from 45.5% in 2014. Read More