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Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King secure a historic double victory as the first Mandarin novel to win the prize, celebrating the food and complicated history of 1930s Taiwan.
Film & TV
BTS are officially back. The global supergroup will reunite for their first live performance in nearly four years with a
Sandra Oh stars in Child’s Play, a haunting psychological thriller by Wang Xiaoshuai, exploring guilt & redemption
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Tatsuya Fujiwara headlines the stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Hard‑Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, embodying data specialist
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Bestselling novelist and Yale PhD candidate Rebecca F. Kuang says America’s universities are “in a tailspin,” broken by skyrocketing tuition,
Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, has died at 35. Her work
Jeff Chang’s Water Mirror Echo Connects the Icon’s Life to a Movement
Discover how Circle Yuen's Our Dance helps children understand parental separation and find comfort in child contact centres
Chi Thai's 'The Endless Sea' offers a child's perspective on displacement, highlighting the crucial role of young people's literature in
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Mainstream critics early on dismissed his work as cheap, lowbrow entertainment. Today, film scholars and global audiences celebrate him alongside
A U.K.-Nigerian‑Hong Kong romantic comedy titled My Nigerian Fiancé has been unveiled, marking a cross‑continental collaboration between A13 Films founder
From real-world giants like BTS and Katseye to a fictional cartoon band from a Netflix movie, Korean music is taking
The makers of the hit drama Perfect Crown have issued an apology after a coronation scene sparked a widespread historical
'One Piece' producer Tetsu Fujimura breaks down how Japanese IP from manga, anime, and games is fueling Hollywood adaptations and
Korean content is dominating globally, but its domestic film industry is in crisis. From falling box office numbers to rising
An investigation into a prominent far-right YouTube channel reveals that viral records alleging an inappropriate relationship with the late actress
Two US nationals face charges in Tokyo after entering the habitat of the famous baby macaque, prompting zoo officials to
Director Herman Yau returns with We’re Nothing at All, a fierce social drama examining the fringe of Hong Kong society.