Julien Rejl, Cannes artistic director, revealed the full line-up for 2023 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section during a press conference on Tuesday.Rejl unveiled that he and the French Association of Directors had traveled to 20 countries to meet the production crews in person, before selecting 19 films from a list of 4,000.The film is director Pham Thien An’s debut feature, which he has been working on since 2020. The feature originates from one of An’s previous short films, “Hay Thuc Tinh Va San Sang” (Stay Awake, Be Ready), which was awarded the top prize of the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes…
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By Duk Sun  April 20, 2023 | 07:54am GMT+7 Laurinda Ho, daughter of late casino tycoon Stanley Ho, and Chinese-Canadian actor Shawn Dou wed in Bali. Photo courtesy of Ho’s Weibo account The Bali wedding of Laurinda Ho, daughter of late Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, and renowned Chinese actor Shawn Dou was estimated to cost HKD50 million (around $6.4 million). The couple reportedly covered all the expenses for their guests during their three-day wedding party on the Indonesian resort island.According to ETTodayguests invited to the wedding on Tuesday were given a gift set, including an Atelier Cologne fragrances bottle,…
My father-in-law was a conservative, egocentric, and bossy man with traditional values who never listened to anyone, not to mention being a brute to his wife. My mother-in-law was a kind woman, but she was submissive.The family has three sons and a daughter – my ex-husband was the oldest. Before our marriage, my family tried to stop me because my father-in-law was too stubborn. Their family never got along with the neighbors because of his temper. I decided to follow my heart, thinking that I could take on any problems ahead of me.In reality, I only saw the real horror…
By Tan Cao  April 19, 2023 | 10:13pm GMT+7 Japanese novelist Takuji Ichikawa. Photo by Takuji Ichikawa Instagram Japan’s renowned novelist Takuji Ichikawa has complimented Vietnamese singer Hua Kim Tuyen’s song “Anh Se Den Cung Con Mua” (I Will Come With the Rain), which was inspired by his novel. Ichikawa posted the music video of the song on his Instagram and Twitter account on Tuesday and revealed that a friend sent it to him a couple of days ago.”It’s a great song,” Ichikawa commented.Tuyen said he was emotional after receiving the compliment. His inspiration for the song was Ichikawa’s 2003…
By Linh Le  April 19, 2023 | 05:41pm GMT+7 Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has asked his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos to marry him again. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Marcos posted photos of their celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary, saying they were with family and close friends. First Lady Liza expresses her happiness when her husband, Marcos, kneels down and proposes to her. Photo by Marcos Bongbong Facebook page “She said YES (again)!” he wrote. “30 years later, there is still no place I’d rather be and no person I’d rather be with.…
Ho shared photos of the wedding on her Weibo account on Tuesday night. A family member walked her down the aisle to the groom. She’s the daughter of Stanley Ho (1921-2020), who was dubbed “King of Gambling” for building a casino empire in Macau. . Source: Internet
Yena, a former member of renowned K-pop girlgroup IZ*ONE, excited locals when she wore a traditional conical hat while dancing to the Vietnamese hit song “See Tinh” in Hoi An. In an Instagram post on Tuesday night, Yena uploaded photos of her trip with family in Hoi An acient town and Da Nang city.In the photos, she was wearing a conical hat during a coracle boat ride, and attending a flower garlands and colored lanterns event in Hoi An.Yuna also hopped on trend when uploaded a TikTok video dancing to “See Tinh,” a song by Vietnamese singer Hoang Thuy Linh…
By Reuters  April 19, 2023 | 03:48pm GMT+7 Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Issei Kato Visitors to Japan surged in March to their highest after the Covid-19 pandemic, official data showed on Wednesday, with overseas tourists flocking to see the nation’s famous cherry blossoms for the first time in four years as travel curbs eased. The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure stood at 1.82 million in March, up from 1.48 million in February, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.However, arrivals were still down…
By AFP  April 19, 2023 | 02:13pm GMT+7 Planes of Austrian Airlines. Photo by Reuters An Austrian Airlines plane had to return two hours into a flight from Vienna to New York — after five of eight toilets broke down. Some 300 people were on board Monday’s Boeing 777 flight, which was to set to last eight hours.The crew decided to turn around after finding the toilets could not be flushed properly due to a technical problem, a spokeswoman for the airline told AFP on Tuesday.She said, to her knowledge, such a problem had not occurred on an Austrian Airlines…
When auto executives convene in Shanghai for the auto show starting Tuesday, they will return to a sharply different market from the one they left in 2021 when the industry gathered for a limited event under strict Covid-19 controls.The biggest change: China-made brands now lead in key segments and their rise has been powered by new electric-drive models that are gaining share at home and overseas.The biggest winner has been BYD, which will use the Shanghai show to unveil a new hatchback electric vehicle (EV) for value-seeking buyers and a pricier EV styled as an SUV.BYD’s sales in China are…