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Vietnamese Horror ‘Arithmadtic’ Leads Bee Entertainment’s Busan Market Slate, With New Film From ‘The Corpse’ Director
Vietnamese production company Bee Entertainment has presented a genre-heavy slate to international buyers at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market, led by psychological horror “Arithmadtic.” The timing capitalises on Vietnamese cinema’s breakthrough moment: films made in the country grossed over VND3 trillion ($114 million) domestically in 2025, outperforming international releases for the first time. “Arithmadtic,”…
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Cambodian Remake of Korean Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Wedding Dress’ Leads Abnormal Studios’ Busan Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Abnormal Studios is leading its Busan Asian Contents & Film Market slate with a Cambodian adaptation of the 2010 South Korean drama “Wedding Dress,” a film exploring how mortality reshapes motherhood. The remake, set in Phnom Penh, follows bridal gown designer Dalin, who receives a terminal diagnosis and must confront her estrangement from her 10-year-old…
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Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey Star in China-U.S. WWII Spy Series ‘Operation Doolittle,’ Heading to Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
A China-U.S. co-production WWII espionage drama called “Operation Doolittle” is heading to the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market for international sales. The nine-part series, starring Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey, tells a fictional spy story centred around the 1942 Doolittle Raid, with an American intelligence officer and Chinese…
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Lib Dems chaos as Maynard quits; Ukraine man narrowly escapes Russian drone
The Liberal Democrats face internal turmoil following Charlie Maynard’s resignation amid coup reports. Dramatic footage emerges of a man narrowly escaping a Russian drone strike on a Kyiv playground.
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Tories axe inheritance tax; body found in Colombia; Houthis strike
Conservatives abolish inheritance tax on family homes. Body found in Colombia during missing Briton search as Houthis attack Saudi jet, killing captain.
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EU and China agree preliminary plan to cut hybrid car imports by half
The EU and China have reached a preliminary agreement intended to cut Chinese hybrid car exports to the bloc by more than half over four years. The deal matters because rising imports have intensified concerns about pressure on European carmakers and jobs, while offering a negotiated route to ease trade tensions. The agreement is part…
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EU names 46 raw materials projects to cut reliance on imports
The EU has named 46 new strategic projects to expand supplies of critical raw materials by 2030, as it prepares for possible trade tensions with China. The materials are important to the bloc’s car, defence and renewable energy industries, and the initiative is intended to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. The projects, including lithium, gallium…
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Shein’s UK revenue reaches £2.58bn, overtaking Asos amid duty debate
Shein’s UK sales rose 26% to £2.58bn last year, taking it ahead of British rival Asos and adding to pressure on the government to change rules that exempt low-value imports from customs duty. The growth highlights the scale of online fast-fashion retailers whose model relies on shipping inexpensive orders directly from overseas to shoppers. UK…
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‘It gave me a superpower – question everything’: as punk turns 50, bands from China to Greenland explain how it fires up their lives
As punk rock marks its 50th anniversary, musicians across the globe continue to harness the genre as a vital form of resistance and self-expression. From a Ukrainian surgeon-turned-musician who played guitars on the frontline during the invasion, to a Moroccan woman who performed anonymously to escape religious persecution, to South African youth fighting systemic inequality,…