Some entertainment news from various sources…
China – Actress Zhang Ziyi (pic) wishing a Happy Chinese New “Ox” Year [Cri]
China – Movie “Look for a Star”, starring Andy Lau and Shu Qi, premiers in Beijing [Cri]
Hong Kong – Jackie Chan’s son, Jaycee Fang, has given up his American citizenship [Stareastasia]
Japan – Takuya Kimura is Japanese TV commercial king of 2008 [Stareastasia]
Japan – American actress Meryl Streep meets Japanese Empress Michiko [Japanprobe]
S Korea – Chance to win autographed Wonder Girls CDs in conjunction with the launching of WG’s Youtube channel [Coolsmurf]
S Korea – Actress Song Hye-kyo shows curves in Levi [K-popped]
USA – Nominee list of the 81st Annual Academy Awards [Oscar]
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I really like that picture of Ziyi. She looks so healthy, happy and mature.
agree that ziyi looks great! it’s a very sincere and soothing smile. cute ox stuffie she’s holding!
about jaycee changing his citizenship…it reminds me that in canada, i think they’re starting to not let people keep their canadian citizenship if they work in other countries. i don’t really know how citizenship works…meaning, there are many celebs with citizenship that’s not the country they work in. so how long could they stay at that place to work, etc.?
thanks for the info about a chance to win wg’s cd. but sadly, the video is private now. =(
It’s a good picture of Ziyi indeed.
bb… long story about citizenship. Basically, it’s about taxes and welfare… where the citizens will contribute in taxes and the government will take care of their welfare in return.
However, if a person is working long term in other places, s/he will have to contribute taxes to the places they are working and not (or a lot less) to their country of citizenship, but still entitled to the benefits of their country.
There are many Asian celebs (and rich folks) who migrate to other countries so that their kids could enjoy the (educational) benefits while the parents are making money (and paying taxes) at other countries… it’s a ripped off in some sense.
I don’t think the Canadian rule will apply to native born Canadians, but to new migrates instead.
Sorry about the WG video; the contest should end in early February… no idea why they are making it private so soon.