Flick through the channels on any TV screen in China and you can’t help but notice the dominance of reality shows featuring celebrities from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Menswear shows, traditionally held months before the women hit the runways later in the year, are being slowly airbrushed from the fashion industry's calendar and folded into the women's events, almost as an accessory.
China's media regulator has issued a directive limiting imported TV shows and remakes, aiming to promote domestic originality. Insiders have called for more training of producers.
Since the reality show "Dad! Where Are We Going?" hit Chinese TV screens in 2013, more programs featuring the offspring of celebrities have followed, catapulting these kids to fame overnight.
Reality shows with celebrity kids are no longer allowed to be produced and broadcast on TV, according to a circular released by the media regulator.
The Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations got underway at the Chinatown of Panama's capital city on Monday, bringing festivity to the local Chinese community in anticipation of greater business development in the year of Monkey.
Sixteen countries will participate in a festival from Sept. 10-13 in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing their cultural identities, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Tuesday.
Britain's Civil Aviation Authority Monday imposed controls on air shows in the country following the disaster at the Shoreham Air Show when a vintage warplane crashed into a busy road killing at least 11 people.
An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video of an alleged gay wedding and posting it online.
India Thursday slammed Pakistan for banning Indian films and other shows from being aired on TV in that country, and urged Islamabad to reverse the decision.
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