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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

LGBTQ Social Media Groups at Most Major Chinese Universities Shuttered Overnight by Rebecca Davis

Tencent's WeChat social media platform on Tuesday evening blocked and wiped all past content of the accounts for the campus LGBTQ groups of China's top universities, striking a major blow ag…

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

BTS' 'Butter' Breaks YouTube Record for 24-Hour Views by Rebecca Davis

Who else but BTS could break a record set by BTS? The Korean supergroup broke their own record Friday for most YouTube views in the first 24-hours of release with their new English-language …

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U.S. President Joe Biden Calls Love For K-Pop 'Universal' by Rebecca Davis

U.S. President Joe Biden had a lot to talk about Friday at the White House in his second in-person meeting with a foreign leader, Korean President Moon Jae-In. There was the volatile situati…

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Sesame Workshop Bets on Power of Representation With New Rohingya Muppets by Rebecca Davis

Forget the Oscars. One of the sites where the battle for on-screen representation matters most may be in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh " the world's largest refugee camp. Two new inhabitants are s…

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Friday, April 26, 2019

'Aladdin,' 'Pokemon: Detective Pikachu' and 'Shaft' Set for China Debuts by Rebecca Davis

Disney's new live-action "Aladdin" will release in China on May 24, day-and-date with North America, giving the studio a run of three films in Chinese theaters as many months.  Two other …

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Saturday, January 19, 2019

China's 'Three Adventures of Brooke' to Hit French Theaters (EXCLUSIVE) by Rebecca Davis

Midnight Blur Films has signed a deal with French distributor Les Acacias to release Chinese arthouse drama "Three Adventures of Brooke" in France this year, the Chinese production company t…

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