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Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing

Fan Bing Bing Praised But Also Criticized For Rescuing Boy While Filming?

Famous Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing might have received much praise following the rescue of an injured boy this past week, but reports are now saying that more cynical readers think the incident was too much of a coincidence and that the 33-year-old had designed the entire thing purely for publicity.

Yulin Dog Meat Festival

Chen Kun Joins Campaign To Stop Chinese Yulin Dog Meat Festival; Other Celebrities Against The Festival

Chen Kun has joined others, along with a host of Chinese pop stars like Yang Mi, in the campaign against the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China. They are reportedly making their own mark in their Weibo accounts, a microblogging service popular in the country.

Chinese actress Zhao Wei

Court Rejects Zhao Wei's Intense Stare Lawsuit By Man

After a man filed a lawsuit against famous Chinese actress Zhao Wei for staring at him too intensely, a recent report said the Shanghai court denied the lawsuit against Wei. The man said the famous star stared at him intensely through a drama on TV, according to thepaper.cn.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence, from the film ''Silver Linings Playbook

It’s Official! Jennifer Lawrence And Chris Pratt To Team Up For Sci-Fi Romance ‘Passengers’

“Passengers”, a sci-fi romance film featuring A-list Hollywood superstars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt had been a too-good-to-be-true project. But now it’s official. The outer space movie is going into production soon, but not without a bit of behind-the-scenes drama.

British comedian Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais Tweets Against China's Dog Meat Trade; Asks Twitter Fans To Support Animal Rights Campaign

Ricky Gervais slammed China's dog meat trade, asking his Twitter fans to support him and the Humane Society International to put an end to the Yulin Dog Meat Eating Festival beginning June 21.

Mount Everest (C), the world highest peak

China: Everest Moved ‘Three Centimeters Southwest' Following Nepal Quake

The world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, moved three centimeters southwest following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal on April 25, according to Chinese authorities. The three-centimeter movement is around 1.2 inches.

An undated photo of a Great White shark.

North Carolina Shark Attack Victims: 16-Year-Old Boy Did Not See Shark Coming While Girl Gets To Keep Leg

The families of the two North Carolina shark attack victims have released statements of the harrowing incidents as one of the victims spoke about his experience for the first time following the shark attack.

Workmen examine the damage at the scene of a 4th-story apartment building balcony collapse in Berkeley, California June 16, 2015.

Berkeley Balcony Collapse: Irish Students Killed Due To Balcony’s Dry Rot; Students Named

Six Irish students who were killed following a fifth-floor balcony collapse in Berkeley, California, during a 21st birthday party have been identified.

Premiere Of Universal Pictures' 'Jurassic World' - Red Carpet

‘Jurassic World’ Grabs Global Record Of $100M In China Box Office

"Jurassic World" has taken the world by storm by becoming the film with the biggest box office opening in Hollywood and world history. Just this weekend, “World” raked in $524.1 million this weekend, thanks in large part to the second-largest film market in the world–China.

Artists perform during a ZAIA show in Macau May 16, 2011

Cirque Du Soleil Launches In China; Going Permanent?

Cirque du Soleil will be opening an office in China as it launches its first permanent show in the Asian country by 2018, reported Variety. The show will be based in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

South China Sea

China To Finish Land Reclamation In Disputed South China Sea ‘Very Soon’

China will be finishing its man-made land reclamation projects in South China Sea "very soon", according to China’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday. This reportedly that Beijing is near to the finish in setting up of new outposts in the center of Southeast Asia maritime area.

Trees are consumed by flames as an out of control wildfire burns near Willow, Alaska

Massive Alaska Wildfires Devastate Homes, Highways; Forced Evacuations Underway

Two massive Alaska wildfires resulted in the devastation of several homes, forcing evacuations of residents. One of the Alaska wildfires is on a woodland area beside a road.

South Korea Continues To Handle MERS Outbreak

South Korea Takes On Plasma Treatment To Fight MERS; Will It Work?

In its effort to curb the spread of MERS in the country, South Korea is taking on trials of experimental plasma treatment. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has now claimed the lives of 19 people in the country and infected over 150 people.

Artist rendering shows Nyasasaurus parringtoni

Mystery Of Why Dinosaurs Avoided The Tropics Solved; A Warning To Humans?

Dinosaurs have populated most of the Earth over 200 million years ago, however something has kept the species from colonizing regions along the Equator. This mystery has baffled scientists for a long time, but now it’s a mystery no longer.

A Gap retail store is shown in San Francisco, California, May 8, 2013.

Gap Closes 175 Stores, Cuts Jobs To Be More 'Vibrant'?

World-renowned clothing brand Gap announced Monday that it will be closing 175 of its stores across North America. The change will reportedly be part of a comeback plan for the brand which has had declined sales for five straight quarters.

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