Cannes: Salty Pictures Sets Martial Arts Drama ‘8 Limbed Dragon,’ Starring UFC Fighter Jingliang Li (Exclusive)

Cannes: Salty Pictures Sets Martial Arts Drama ‘8 Limbed Dragon,’ Starring UFC Fighter Jingliang Li (Exclusive)

Hong Kong-based boutique studio Salty Pictures has revealed its next feature project, 8 Limbed Dragon, a martial arts action drama starring Chinese UFC fighter Jingliang “The Leech” Li in his acting debut. The project was unveiled Friday at the Cannes market, where The Leech is currently attending the 78th edition of the festival.  Inspired by…

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Kazakhstan to become ‘Central Asia’s crypto hub’ with reforms: Minister

Kazakhstan to become ‘Central Asia’s crypto hub’ with reforms: Minister

Kazakhstan’s digital minister says lifting crypto restrictions and expanding regulations could turn the country into Central Asia’s top blockchain hub. Kazakhstan has the potential to become a leading crypto hub in Central Asia if regulatory restrictions are eased, according to Kanysh Tuleushin, the country’s first vice minister of digital development, innovation, and aerospace industry. In…

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Early cancer detection startup Craif raises M

Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M

Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths globally in 2022, with projections showing a rise to 29.9 million new cases by 2040. Craif, spun off from Nagoya University in Japan in 2018, is using microRNA(miRNA)…

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‘Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun’ Wins Best Film Award in Beijing Fest’s Forward Future Section

‘Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun’ Wins Best Film Award in Beijing Fest’s Forward Future Section

Chinese director Tao Shen’s Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun has won the best film award by a new filmmaker in the Forward Future program at the 15th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival. ”After completing her so-called ‘mission’ in life, housewife Tianzhen wants to leave her hometown and go out to see the world,” according…

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‘Ne Zha 2’ Is the World’s Biggest Animated Film Ever. So, We Just Had to Visit Its Beijing Poster Exhibition

‘Ne Zha 2’ Is the World’s Biggest Animated Film Ever. So, We Just Had to Visit Its Beijing Poster Exhibition

Ne Zha, a mischievous underdog, has put a spell not only on China and its box office but also on other parts of the globe. Enlight Pictures’ Ne Zha 2 recently topped the $2 billion box office milestone to become the world’s highest-grossing animated hit of all time. It comes as no surprise then that the 15th edition of the Beijing…

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