In war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background
Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood.
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Indonesia’s cinema ‘punches below its weight’, critics say. Is it destined for greatness?
Indonesian cinema has experienced some incredible high and lows since the day director Usman Ismail started production on the country’s first ever home-grown film, Darah dan Doa (Blood and Prayer), 74 years ago.
O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76.
Malaysia’s revolving door of corruption, persecution hurts support for Anwar’s crackdown
The country’s corruption problem was once again thrust under the spotlight on April 1 when the king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, described corruption as the greatest scourge of a nation that ranks 57th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Trial opens in Thailand for the son of Spanish actors over the killing of a Colombian surgeon
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s court began a trial Tuesday of the son of Spanish actors accused of killing and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a popular tourist island.
State-backed cyberattacks, AI deepfakes, and more: Experts reveal UK election cyber threats
Britain is expected to face a barrage of state-backed cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns as it heads to the polls in 2024 — and artificial intelligence is a key risk, according to cyber experts who spoke to CNBC.
K-pop star Karina of Aespa dated an actor and it backfired on her: ‘it’s really harsh’
Dating “ruined” her career, Karina’s fans claimed, with one particularly enraged admirer sending a truck with an electronic hoarding to her agency that read: “Do you not receive enough love from your fans?” and: “Apologise, or you’ll see album sales decline and empty concert seats.”