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Summer holidays may reboot Chinese film market

​With the start of summer holidays in July, China's box office is expected to set a new record.

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Taiwan authorities refuse South China Sea arbitration award

Taiwan said Tuesday it "absolutely won't accept" the award of an arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the request of the Philippines.

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Independence Day weekend is for blockbusters, except when it isn’t

​The box office moves in mysterious ways. Here are a few of our favorite twists, flops, and ironies from July Fourths past.

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Booze banned at China's official banquet

Anhui province has banned alcoholic beverages at official banquets, except those held to attract investment or involving foreign affairs.

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China's box office to top world in 2017

China's box office is anticipated to surpass the United States in 2017 and claim the title of the world's largest, according to a report by international accounting firm PwC on Sunday.

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Syria peace talks not to resume in coming weeks: UN envoy

​Syrian peace talks aiming to broker an end to the five-year conflict will not resume in the next two to three weeks, United Nations(UN) Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura's office announced in a statement Thursday.

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'The Angry Birds Movie' nests atop the box office

An omnipresent, nine-month marketing campaign propelled “The Angry Birds Movie” to No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend, giving Sony Pictures an important feather for its frayed cap.

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Tokyo lodges protest with US commander over Okinawa arrest

Defence Minister Gen Nakatani lodged a protest with the commander of US forces in Okinawa on Saturday after the arrest of a civilian base worker over the death of a local woman stoked anger among islanders already feeling burdened with the heavy US military presence.

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New Zealand opens trade office in Colombia

​The New Zealand government has opened a trade office in the Colombian capital of Bogota as it seeks to drum up business with the Latin American country.

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Brazil's interim president plans to remain in office till 2019

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer said Friday he may stay in the current position until 2019.Temer took over the presidency Thursday from Brazil's first female President Dilma Rousseff, who was suspended from office for 180 days.

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Sri Lankan president to attend anti-corruption summit in Britain

​Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena left for Britain on Wednesday to attend an anti-corruption summit, his office said.

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Sri Lankan gov't urged to probe resurgence of "white van" abductions

​Families of those missing during and after Sri Lanka's civil conflict staged a protest outside the UN office in the capital on Tuesday urging authorities to halt the controversial "white van" abductions.

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"Blockbuster" Monster Hunt's box-office takings more reel than real

Distributor reportedly spent 4 million yuan in conducting "charity screenings" to boost collections as China's movie industry is blamed for fudging sales figures

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"Ip Man 3" distributor suspended for box office fraud

​China's film market watchdog has suspended the distribution license of a distributor that committed fraud to jack up the box office figures for martial arts film "Ip Man 3."

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HK martial arts movie in spotlight over huge box office receipts

​Ip Man 3, a recently released Hong Kong martial arts film, is under scrutiny for box office fraud, with allegations that the movie's box office receipts have been artificially hyped.

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China clamps down on illegal, harmful publications, information targeting children

The government has launched an eight-month crackdown on the creation, sale and dissemination of illegal and harmful children's publications.

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China expected to surpass North America in box office in 2017

​Optimism has been flowing in China's film market over the past few months.