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Alicia Vikander starring in HBO mini-series based on 1996 French movie Irma Vep… with original director Olivier Assayas returning By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 21:10 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 21:12 GMT, 14 December 2020 Alicia Vikander is starring in an upcoming HBO mini-series based on the acclaimed 1996 French movie Irma Vep. … Read more
Hong Kong newspaper owner Jimmy Lai, 73, is denied bail over claim he ‘colluded with foreign powers’ as he is frogmarched to court in chains Lai charged with colluding with foreign force and endangering national security He is the most high-profile out of more than two dozen charged under a new law Police said they … Read more
Talk about perfect timing! Street photographer captures images at exactly the right moment to create impressive optical illusions Edas Wong is based in Hong Kong and has over 19,000 followers on Instagram Photographer has impressed thousands of fans with his remarkable illusions He has become something of an expert in capturing perfectly-timed snaps By Jessica … Read more
An Instagram model and her baby son were tied up by three knife-wielding men in a raid at her Hong Kong apartment after she posed with designer clothes and cash. So Mei-yan, 25, says the robbers broke into her luxury home last Tuesday morning at around 11am. Police say ten handbags, seven watches, a laptop, and … Read more
An age-defying Hong Kong actress has expressed her astonishment after fitting into a middle-school uniform at the age of 54. Carman Lee Yeuk-tung says that she was ‘amazed’ when she saw herself wearing the white dress meant for a teenage girl. Pictures show the star looking like her 17-year-old self while sporting the schoolwear for … Read more
Tens of millions of pounds of our cash is being ploughed into China’s vast economy every year – on schemes including opera and rice production. In an unprecedented audit, the Mail has uncovered £81million in aid sent to the world’s second largest economy. It exposes how the UK taxpayer is boosting China’s prosperity despite the … Read more
A magnetic spray is capable to turning objects into moving robots, which could be used to navigate drugs throughout the body. Scientists at the City University in Hong Kong revealed the innovation made of polyvinyl alcohol, gluten and iron particles. Called ‘M-spray,’ it is capable of sticking on the targeted object and when it activates, … Read more
Three Hong Kong protest leaders including Joshua Wong were placed in custody today after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year’s pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing’s critics. Wong, 24, was prosecuted alongside fellow activists Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow over a protest which took place last summer outside the city police … Read more
China has warned the UK and its allies from the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance to ‘be careful not to get their eyes jabbed and blinded’ after the group demanded Beijing end its crackdown on Hong Kong. Britain and its four allies – US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – criticised China for allegedly silencing dissent in the … Read more
Furious bidding war erupts at west London auction house as rival Chinese collectors bid more than £50,000 for bowls worth just £200 The two 20th century Sanduo bowls were listed for sale by Olympia Auctions Desperate collectors showed they were willing to pay 250 times the guide price It comes days after a racing pigeon … Read more