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Americas

Venezuela received first high-level criminal among US deportees

31 Mar 2025 - 1:37PM

Venezuelan migrants deported from the US look out from an aircraft as they arrive in Maiquetia, Venezuela. Photo: Reuters

Trending in China

Shock as teen surrogate gives birth to twins for Chinese man, receives US$124,000

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There has been a wave of public outrage in China after it emerged that a man paid a teenage girl US$124,000 to bear surrogate twins for him. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Science

From underdog to genius: Yale computer scientist Sun Huanbo returns to China

30 Mar 2025 - 6:43PMvideocam

Computer scientist Sun Huanbo has taken up a position at Peking University. Photo: Peking University

Trending in China

‘Selfish’ Chinese man who used mall baby room for online meeting ridiculed online

30 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

A graduate student in China became trapped in a shopping mall baby nursing room after he used it for an online meeting. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Military

Nuclear risk from AI prompts calls for US, China and others to seek agreement

30 Mar 2025 - 10:30PMvideocam

A mushroom cloud rises from an atomic bomb dropped by the United States on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, in the worlds’ first nuclear attack. Photo: AFP

IU (centre) in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines.

Korean drama reviews

Review | When Life Gives You Tangerines: one of the best K-dramas ever made

An emotionally rich script and a sensational cast make this series a gripping and rewarding watch from start to finish. Have tissues on hand.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Sean Gilmartin, husband of Fox News presenter Kayleigh McEnany?

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Nicholas Duvernay, the New Yorker who plays Zion in The White Lotus

31 Mar 2025 - 4:00AM

Richard Chamberlain, star of Shogun, Dr Kildare, and The Thorn Birds, dies at 90

Richard Chamberlain’s career spanned theatre, films and TV miniseries.

31 Mar 2025 - 2:13PM

Actor Richard Chamberlain in 2011. File photo: AFP

7 of the best new K-drama series to watch in April 2025

Shin Min-a and Park Hae-soo team up in limited series thriller Karma, Kim Ji-yeon stars in a horror period drama and Son Suk-ku is in heaven.

30 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Thomas McGarrity, new partner of Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn?

Quinn and her son moved to Texas last year after a domestic violence incident with her then husband at their LA home – she’s since been spotted with McGarrity, a long-time Dallas resident.

31 Mar 2025 - 11:02AM

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Succession actor Nicholas Braun’s non-celeb girlfriend, Hyunji Ward?

Braun’s GF is a creative executive at TeaTime Pictures, a production company founded by Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly in 2019 – and is the ‘absolute joy’ of the Saturday Night star’s life.

28 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM

Meet Succession actor Nicholas Braun’s non-celeb girlfriend, Hyunji Ward, who works at Dakota Johnson’s production company. Photo: @nicholasbraun/Instagram

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The life and legacy of Roman Tam, Hong Kong’s ‘godfather of Cantopop’

Roman Tam was a prolific recording and performing artist whose songs and extravagant stage shows made him a Hong Kong hero and LGBTQ icon.

28 Mar 2025 - 7:49AMvideocam

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Revisit Meghan Markle’s suggestive cameo role in The CW’s 90210, from 2008

The star of With Love, Meghan appeared in a movie alongside Robert Pattinson and made her name in the legal drama Suits – but she also featured in a racy scene for this lesser-known performance.

28 Mar 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Bobby Flay’s new girlfriend, Brooke Williamson – a fellow Food Network chef

Brooke Williamson won Top Chef in 2014 and went on to appear in Bobby Flay’s show Bobby’s Triple Threat – now she’s dating him.

28 Mar 2025 - 4:00AM

Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson are dating. Photos: @chefbrookew/Instagram

Chinese culture

Addictive China micro-dramas show how commercial demand fuels netcasting boom

The head of China’s body overseeing film and TV calls micro-dramas a ‘new growth pillar for China’s online audio and video industry’, with growing influence overseas.

27 Mar 2025 - 10:22PMvideocam

A man uses his mobile device at a mall in Beijing. The surging popularity of China’s micro-dramas often keep people glued to their screens. Photo: AFP

Korean drama reviews

Buried Hearts midseason recap: corporate melodrama without the drama

This revenge drama about a swindler who targets a powerful man, then loses his memory, has a few high points but mostly lacks excitement.

27 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Why Park Bo-gum was ‘deeply moved’ by When Life Gives You Tangerines drama

‘The warmth in this story made me want to be part of it,’ recalls Park Bo-gum – so much so he postponed work on another drama to take it on.

27 Mar 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

The Potato Lab midseason recap: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh in generic romcom

The Netflix drama’s fun premise gives way to a run-of-the-mill story with developments that simply feel inconsequential.

26 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Lee Sun-bin (left) as potato researcher Mi-kyung and Kang Tae-oh as Wonhan executive Baek-ho in a still from The Potato Lab. Like all Korean romcoms, Mi-kyung and Baek-ho’s relationship begins on the wrong foot.

Is all hope lost in Hollywood? The Studio on Apple TV+ tries to answer that

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s new comedy show explores the craziness permeating modern Hollywood amid the industry’s current challenges.

26 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

Olivia Wilde and Rogen in a scene from The Studio. Photo: Apple TV+ via AP

Asian cinema: Korean films

Revelations director Yeon Sang-ho on exploring belief in new Netflix film

The Train to Busan and Hellbound director says his new film with Ryu Jun-yeol draws on people’s tendency to only see what they want to see.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Jason Isaacs’ wife Emma Hewitt – who he met at drama school?

Jason Isaacs recently found himself in hot water over comments he made about Mikey Madison and Margaret Qualley on The White Lotus season 3 press tour – but who is his long term wife, Emma Hewitt?

26 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich, who Donald Trump called ‘absolutely terrible’?

The journalist quizzed Republican Senator Bernie Moreno about the US leader praising Elon Musk’s car brand and asked national security adviser Mike Waltz about Trump’s role in the Russia-Ukraine War.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:00AM

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich. Photo: @jacquiheinrich/Instagram

Korean drama reviews

Review | Newtopia, zombie romcom with Blackpink’s Jisoo, misses the mark

The Korean zombie subgenre has rules, and creators break them at their peril. Newtopia is stylish, but its tone is off and it lacks tension.

25 Mar 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is actress Christina Applegate’s Dutch musician husband Martyn LeNoble?

The couple share a child together, daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble; both were present when Applegate received her Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2022.

25 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Who was Emmy-winning SNL legend, and Martin Short’s ex, Gilda Radner?

From acting in a Canadian production of Godspell with Martin Short to swiping awards and leading a Broadway show, Radner enchanted audiences while personally struggling with an eating disorder.

24 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

Comedy queen Gilda Radner had an on-off relationship with Martin Short, who is now believed to be dating Meryl Streep. Photo: @Tribeca/X

Fame and celebrity

US TV host Conan O’Brien decries ‘bullies’ while receiving Mark Twain Prize

American comedian praises Twain’s criticism of bullies in apparent jab at Trump.

24 Mar 2025 - 12:39PM

Comedian Conan O’Brien on Sunday. Photo: AP

Fame and celebrity

Who is MSNBC host Chris Hayes’ law professor wife, Kate Shaw?

MSNBC host Chris Hayes is offering an ‘antidote’ to those who have been feeling overwhelmed by the actions of president Donald Trump during his second presidency – so who is his wife, Kate Shaw?

23 Mar 2025 - 5:00AM

K-drama casting news about Wi Ha-joon, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Squid Game’s Wi ha-joon is joining murder mystery Siren, while Ji Sung could lead time-travel drama series Judge Lee Han-young.

22 Mar 2025 - 7:15PM

Who is the elusive writer of K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines?

K-drama writer Lim Sang-choon likes to stay out of the limelight, but her dramas, telling deeply humane stories, deserve recognition.

22 Mar 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik (left) and IU as Oh Ae-sun in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix

China consumption

China’s hottest new show is a Sichuan-dialect micro drama set in the 1980s

My Sweet Home has achieved phenomenal success by moving beyond the trashy tropes of China’s booming micro drama industry.

22 Mar 2025 - 4:33PMvideocam

The micro drama My Sweet Home has become a viral sensation in China, attracting over 1 billion views in just a few days. Photo: Weibo

Will Jeju Island feel ‘halo effect’ from filming of hit K-drama there?

With a recent drop in Korean visitors to Jeju, the island is hoping When Life Gives You Tangerines, which was filmed there, draws tourists.

22 Mar 2025 - 11:15AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Owen Cooper, who plays Jamie Miller in Netflix’s Adolescence

Owen Cooper’s powerhouse performance as Jamie Miller in Netflix’s vital new drama Adolescence has catapulted the newbie actor straight to the big time – here’s what you need to know about him.

22 Mar 2025 - 4:00AM

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