Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Kicks Off With Mighty $74 Million Two-Day Debut at China Box Office

Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer Claims 75% of China Box Office in $74 Million Debut

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer dominated China's box office with a 73.6 million two-day opening, accounting for nearly 75 percent of all ticket sales in the country. The spiritual successor to 2001's Shaolin Soccer stars Zhang Xiaofei and Dilraba Dilmurat as an all-female martial arts squad.

China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores Massive $73.6 Million Opening

Shenzhen Film Studio’s sports comedy “Kung Fu Soccer” dominated the mainland China box office during the July 10–12 weekend, scoring a massive opening of RMB500.3 million (73.6 million) in just two days of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Written and directed by Stephen Chow, the film marks his return to the sports comedy []

Prosus profit roughly doubles as its e-commerce bets and Tencent stake pay off

For years Prosus was, in effect, a single bet wearing the costume of a diversified investor: a sprawling portfolio whose value rose and fell with one Chinese asset. Its latest results suggest the costume is becoming the company. Prosus reported revenue of about 7.3bn for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 and roughly 1.1bn [] This story continues at The Next Web

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang Just Called Marvell Technology The Next Trillion-Dollar Company. But Is It the Better Stock to Buy?

Marvell's stock has been on fire since the call from Jensen Huang.

The 8 best martial arts TV shows of all time

The 8 best martial arts TV shows of all time

8-year-old girl practices kung fu at 5:30 every morning to chase her dream

Champions are not born—they are shaped by relentless daily grit and self-discipline. At 5:30 a.m. every morning, eight-year-old Liu Yihan kicks off her martial arts practice. She has dedicated two and a half years to polishing her craft, dreaming of competing for China on the global stage someday. #ChinaFace

This Donkey Kong Jr. Educational Game Tanked At Launch But Is Now Worth Almost $2,000

The cover art for Donkey Kong Jr. Math. We’ve all heard about sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. selling for millions of dollars. It seems a new record keeps popping up every few years, with the latest one sitting at 3 million for a 9.6 A++ graded sealed copy of the game. While that’s life-changing money, it’s kind of understandable why it was []

From Millennium Xuan Paper to Contemporary Visual Storytelling: China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Sets Off Again

HEFEI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 June 2026 - On June 23, the realist drama Zhong Mo Yuan premiered in the prime-time slot on mainstream television in China. Centered on Xuan paper-making techniques, an element of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage, the series uses this centuries-old ...

In China’s electronics hub, a memory chip crisis is hitting consumers hard

For Cai, a trader in Shenzhen’s vast Huaqiangbei electronics hub, the business of assembling computers for gamers and corporate clients has suddenly become dramatically more expensive. The price of memory products in Huaqiangbei has tripled over the past year amid the global artificial intelligence boom – and the spike has hit the world’s largest wholesale electronics market hard. “Right now, memory and SSDs are the biggest cost drivers in a personal computer build,” Cai said, referring to...

Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who transformed himself from a Beijing insider into an anti-Communist crusader and ally of the American far right, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for defrauding investors, including many of his own fervent supporters, of hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Guo, who had made a fortune []

Bilionair China dijel 30 tahun kerana menipu

WASHINGTON: Usahawan China dalam buangan, Guo Wengui, yang disabitkan bersalah kerana menipu ribuan orang membabitkan lebih AS1 bilion (RM4 bilion) dijatuhi hukuman penjara 30 tahun oleh sebuah mahkamah persekutuan di New York pada Isnin, menurut media Amerika Syarikat (AS). Pada Julai 2024, juri sebulat suara mendapati beliau bersalah atas pertuduhan penipuan, pelbagai kesalahan berkaitan sekuriti, ... Read more The post Bilionair China dijel 30 tahun kerana menipu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Chinese Billionaire Who Infiltrated American Politics Sentenced For Fraud

Chinese businessman, right-wing media mogul, and real estate tycoon Miles Guo has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding his followers of more than 1 billion. Guo, who also used the names “Ho Wan Kwok,” “Guo Wengui,” “Brother Seven,” “The Principal,” and “Boss,” was convicted of racketeering, securities fraud, money laundering, and defrauding ...

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a U.S.-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he preyed on those seeking to bring Democracy to China, taking their money so he could live lavishly.

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud

A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison on Monday for a financial fraud that devastated thousands of victims worldwide. Judge Analisa Torres said the fraud cost over 1,000 people hundreds of millions of dollars, describing Guo as a man who exploited those who believed in democratic [] The post Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

China Births Two Robot Unicorns as Sector Funding Stays Strong

Two Chinese robotics startups have been valued at more than 2.9 billion in recent funding rounds, demonstrating steady interest in the sector and boosting the country’s efforts to compete with US firms like Tesla Inc. and Figure AI Inc.

China critic sentenced to 30 years in prison in $1B fraud scheme

A decade ago, Guo Wengui fled China and reinvented himself in the U.S. as a staunch critic of the Chinese Community Party with a loyal online following. On Monday, he [] The post China critic sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1B fraud scheme appeared first on URL Media.

Feng Chen Wang Spring 2027 Menswear

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Building the ultimate Donkey Kong Collection, all games, all consoles, with the latest average sold prices

Building the ultimate Donkey Kong Collection, all games, all consoles, with the latest average sold prices

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in US Prison for $1 Billion Fraud

NEW YORK, June 30: Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of orchestrating a fraud scheme that prosecutors said raised more...

‘Destroyed lives’: Chinese billionaire in exile sentenced to 30 years in US prison

Guo Wengui convinced hundreds of thousands of people to invest more than US1 billion but instead spent their money on a lavish lifestyle that included a superyacht and a New York penthouse.

‘Atlantic Rhapsody’ Takes Top Prize at Shanghai Film Festival

The first feature from China's Zhong Kaifeng won over a jury led by Hong Kong icon Tony Leung Chiu-wai, which had set out in search of surprises.

Newsom signs a law officially designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day

Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

What is actor Yoo Ah-in's next move after drug use scandal?

What is actor Yoo Ah-in's next move after drug use scandal?

POC names Richard Lim as Philippine national team’s chef de mission in Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan

THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Thursday named karate head Richard Lim as the 443-strong national team’s chef de mission in this September’s 20th Asian Games (Asiad) in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan where it eyes its best performance in more than half a century. The POC hopes Mr. Lim brings with him the same lucky []

'Toy Story 5' leads Korean box office for fourth day

Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 held the No. 1 spot at the Korean box office for four straight days. The animated sequel sold 335,740 tickets on Saturday, according to the box-office tally compiled by the state-run Korean Film Council. That brought its cumulative total to 585,524 since it opened Wednesday, two days ahead of its North American release. Directed by Andrew Stanton, Toy Story 5 finds Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Bonnie's toys facing a new kind of rival in Lilypad, a smart

Is Jared Leto to Blame for ‘MOTU’ Movie Flop?

Masters of the Universe caused quite a stir among fantasy fans when it was announced as an upcoming, big-budget feature film. Starring He-Man, Skeletor and all the most-loved characters from the original cartoon series and corresponding toy line, the movie should have been a hit. Amazon MGM Studios was banking on it, but that investment...

King hails growing popularity of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Charles met the rapper Tinie Tempah at an event in west London.