Perhaps because of his early interactions with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan always wanted to make it big in the United States. One of the reasons that Chan signed with Golden Harvest in the late 1970s was that the studio said it would try to make him an international star.That first attempt, which included 1980’s The Big Brawl and 1985’s The Protector, fell flat, and Chan gave up on the idea of achieving fame in the West, spending the rest of the 1980s and the early 1990s consolidating his position as Asia’s number-one superstar. Read More...
Mixu Paatelainen has named his 23-strong 2022 World Cup qualifying squad that will do battle against Cambodia and Iran next month, putting his faith on his tried and tested veterans while leaving out a batch of youngsters waiting in the wings.
The Hong Kong coach didn’t surprise with his selections, adding Sandro, of Premier League champions Wofoo Tai Po, to the squad after the Brazilian forward missed Hong Kong’s warm-up game against Taiwan, which saw his charges beaten 2-0 at Mong Kok Stadium in June. Read More...
Video of a group of men in China hauling bridesmaids from the boot of a wedding car before tying them to lamp posts and igniting firecrackers beneath their flammable dresses has caused widespread outrage on mainland social media.
As fire and thick smoke envelop them, the women can be seen trying to shield their faces while not a single bystander steps forward to help. The person recording the scene also does not appear to intervene. Read More...
