Category: 5. Entertainment

Fan Bingbing is so unrecognizable in “Mother Bhumi” that even her friends didn’t know it was her. For the Chinese superstar, that’s exactly the point.

“Seeing this kind of feedback for the first time actually made me quite…

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27/10/2025 – 11:17 GMT+1

Veronika Blyzniuchenko had recently been in Portugal when she heard a bird singing. It was a blackbird:…

Swedish actor Björn Andrésen, best known for his breakout role as Tadzio in Italian director Luchino Visconti’s 1971 drama “Death in Venice,” has died. He was 70.

Andrésen’s death was announced on Sunday by Kristian Petri and…

Veteran German film executive Thorsten Ritter is leaving Beta Cinema after more than 13 years at the company.

Ritter announced his exit on Monday, saying he was leaving “to take on new professional challenges.”

Ritter has been…

BBC World Service is launching a new visualised podcast, which will deliver in-depth analysis and expertise on stories from across Asia-Pacific.

Launching on 19 November, Asia Specific will bring Asian perspectives on the biggest global news…

What is considered real Chinese food? Nuggets of fried chicken glazed in a sweet orange sauce from a steam tray at the airport? The fried egg rolls and chow mein at your favourite takeaway restaurant? My grandmother’s fried rice?

For chef Bryant…

Piatkus Fiction has acquired The Sharma Sisters by Rachael Fernandes, a British-Indian reimagining of Little Women, scheduled for publication in April 2026.

Editor Tanisha Ali acquired world all-language rights from Callen Martin, on behalf of…

Polygon is launching a new series in 2026, Dark Futures, as a follow-up to its Darkland Tales series, which has featured authors including Denise Mina, Alan Warner, David Greig, Val McDermid and Graeme Macrae Burnet.

“As The Darkland Tales…