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Wu Chun is one of the hottest rising star in Asia; famous as a member of boy-band Fahrenheit and for his various TV drama roles, including the popular “Hana Kimi” and “Romantic Princess”.

Picture of Wu Chun

Wu Chun Profile

Name: Wu Chun
Chinese name: 吴尊 (吳尊)
Real name: Goh Kiat Chun (吴吉尊)
DOB: October 10, 1980
Birth place: Brunei
Height: 181cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actor, model and singer

(Also known as Wu Zun)

Wu Chun Biography

Wu Chun was born in a rich family in Brunei. He graduated from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and worked as a model and fitness coach before starting his entertainment career in Taiwan in 2005.

Wu Chun made a couple of TV drama’s cameo appearances before being introduced as a member of boy-band Fahrenheit (飛輪海; Fei Lun Hai) in late 2005.

Wu Chun starred in his first leading role in early 2006 in TV drama “Tokyo Juliet”, co-starring actress Ariel Lin. His appearance gained wide notice from drama fans; and alongside with the rising fame of Fahrenheit… Wu Chun was becoming the hottest rising star in Taiwan.

In late 2006, Wu Chun starred in another TV drama “Hana Kimi” with Ella Chen (from popular girls group S.H.E); the drama was a great hit, and Wu Chun becomes one of the most popular artists in Taiwan and other Chinese regions.

Wu Chun’s latest drama is “Romantic Princess”, co-starring pop star Angela Chang, which is quite popular as well.

Wu Chun is currently filming a drama with popular Asian hunks Jerry Yan and Show Luo.

Wu Chun Related Websites

Official Blog (Chinese) ll Wu Chun Forum ll Buy Wu Chun’s dramas ll Buy Fahrenheit’s albums

Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian (易建联) was selected with the 6th pick in the 2007 NBA draft by Milwaukee Bucks.

Yi Jianlian with David Stern, commissioner
of National Basketball Association (NBA)

The 19-year-old power forward from Guangdong, China, will become the 4th Chinese player in NBA after Wang Zhizhi, Menk Bateer and Houston Rockets star centre Yao Ming.

Yi is 6ft 11in (211cm); he previously played for Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), and has played with the Chinese national team in the 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 FIBA World Championships.

Yi is surprised with Milwaukee’s decision to pick him, as he has previously expressed his desire to play in a city with a heavy Asian influence. Milwaukee with estimated 27,500 Asian Americans certainly doesn’t fit the bill.

The Chinese international however remains positive with his NBA future. “It’s a surprise to me… I’m not really familiar with the city as well, but I’m happy to be playing with the team and happy to play in the NBA.”

Greg Oden was the 1st overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers; Kevin Durant was the 2nd pick by Seattle SuperSonics.

Personally, I haven’t watched much of Yi’s play besides some footage; he is quite agile yet powerful with his height, and has a good shooting range. He got potential, that’s for sure.

A young man from central China’s Henan province has asked his barber to cut his hair into the shape of eight Chinese characters - 庆香港回归十周年 - which literally means “Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return” in English.

You sure got guts, young man… (Image courtesy of Crienglish)

The resident of Kaifeng city believes the hairstyle expresses his excitement about the 10th anniversary this Sunday (July 11) since Hong Kong was returned to China from British administration in 1997.

Bravo to the barber… he showed some amazing skills there.

Netratings have published Japan page views (pv) and user numbers for May 2007, and Yahoo! Japan again comes top with 31.8B pv/month. Yahoo! Japan has retained the top spot for 85 months, since the first Japanese statistics were compiled in April 2000.

Yahoo! Japan’s 31.8B pv/mth figure puts it just ahead of the most viewed site in USA, which is the original Yahoo! at 31.6B pv/mth. [Shin]

I am not sure if Yahoo! Japan is the most viewed site in the world though… don’t forget there are lots of internet users in China as well, just that the Chinese might not have proper stats to show their internet usage.

China has completed the construction of Hangzhou Bay Bridge on Tuesday (June 26). The bridge is the longest sea-crossing bridge (36km) in the world, and it connects Shanghai to Ningbo.

The Hangzhou Bay Bridge cuts the land distance between Ningbo and Shanghai by more than 120 kilometres. The bridge contains six lanes in both directions, which enable a travelling speed of 100 kilometres per hour. It has an expected life span of 100 years.

Hangzhou Bay Bridge in construction

Sammi Cheng is famous Hong Kong pop star and actress.

Picture of Sammi Cheng

Sammi Cheng Profile

Name: Cheng Sau Man, Sammi
Chinese name: 郑秀文 (鄭秀文)
DOB: August 19, 1972
Birth place: Hong Kong, China
Height: 165cm
Blood type: AB
Profession: Actress and singer

Sammi Cheng Biography

Sammi Cheng was discovered from a singing competition when she was 16. She wasn’t the eventual winner (she was 3rd) but showed enough potential to ink a recording deal.

Sammi released her debut album, “Sammi” in 1990; and made her acting debut in 1991 with TV drama “Life of His Own”.

Sammi’s singing breakthrough came in 1992 in a successful collaboration album, “Fiery Motion”, with Aaron Kwok, Andy Hui and Edmund Leung. Her following solo album, “Happy Maze” in 1993 was also quite a hit, and Sammi gradually built her reputation as one of the best female singers in Hong Kong and other Chinese region.

1996 was another breakthrough year for Sammi… as her singing career continued to boom, she starred in popular movie “Feel 100%” and was becoming a recognized actress as well. Since then she has starred in other box office hit like “Needing You”, “Summer Holiday”, “Love on Diet” and “Infernal Affairs” etc.

Besides her entertainment talent, Sammi was also known for her trend-setting image and her ‘underground’ relationship with fellow singer Andy Hui (their relationship ended in 2004).

Sammi was one of the most popular Hong Kong female artists in late 90s and early 2000s. Her popularity has faded a bit in recent years, very much due to her poor health condition (asthma) which forced her into hiatus since early 2005.

Sammi is making her comeback in 2007; she has held a few sold-out concerts in Hong Kong and is set to release her new album and to star in movies again.

Sammi Cheng Related Website

Sammi Cheng Forum ll Buy Sammi’s albums ll Buy Sammi’s movies

Holy cow! A Japanese bar is selling water, only water… with lots of oxygen.

Japanese water bar (Image courtesy of Hector)

Pole dancing has become the latest fad among youngsters in east China’s financial harbour of Shanghai. It is said that the sexy gymnastics can help dancers improve their muscular endurance and coordination. [Crienglish]

Amazing how things are changing rapidly in Asia… a few years back pole dancing was constantly related to strippers, but it’s becoming something trendy now.

Shanghaiist learning pole dance under the guidance of a male teacher