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Natalie Hsu
Natalie Hsu En-yi (; born 2004) is a Hong Kong actress who made her debut as a child actor and gained recognition for her roles in the drama film ''Fly Me to the Moon'' (2023) and romance film '' Last Song for You'' (2024), for which she was nominated for Best Actress in the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards with the latter. Early life Hsu was born in 2004. She is the daughter of retired actress and occupational therapist . She started learning classical dance, ballet, and modern dance at the age of three, completing examinations for all grades at the Royal Academy of Dance. She discovered her mother's profession as an actress only until she turned ten, and albeit joining the drama club at school, she initially had no intention of becoming an actress herself. Hsu pursued her education at Independent Schools Foundation Academy, where she took theatre studies in the International Baccalaureate curriculum. Career In the summer of 2020, Hsu received a message from , an artist agent and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Schools Foundation Academy
The Independent Schools Foundation Academy is a non-profit bilingual (Mandarin and English) private independent school in Hong Kong. It is also an IBO World School, and offers the IB Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. The campus is in Cyberport, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. History The Independent Schools Foundation was established in January 2000 as a registered charitable organisation to provide a choice of education for international students. The school was co-founded by Charles Kao and Frances Wong.https://www.hkt.com/About+HKT/Company+profile/Board+and+management/Ms+Frances+Waikwun+WONG?language=en_US In 2003, the Foundation established a non-profit, private independent school, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy (The ISF Academy), for Foundation Year to Grade 12 to cater for Mandarin and English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edan Lui
Edan Lui Cheuk-on ( zh, t=呂爵安; born 21 January 1997), better known by his mononym Edan, is a Hong Kong singer, presenter, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group MIRROR. Apart from his group activities, Edan has presented various television variety shows and starred in television dramas, most notably '' Ossan's Love'' (2021). Life and career Background and debut Edan was born in Hong Kong on 21 January 1997. He attended Salesian Yip Hon Millennium Primary School in Kwai Chung and the acclaimed Ho Fung College. Edan achieved high scores in the HKDSE. While studying business administration at the University of Hong Kong in 2018, Edan auditioned for ViuTV's reality talent competition ''Good Night Show - King Maker'' playing piano and singing Tanya Chua's "Blank Space", which put him through to the Top 50. Prior to competition, Edan was already a holder of Grade 8 certificates in both piano and violin, and is known to have perfect pitch. Edan finished the competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Births
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Tao Daily
The ''Sing Tao Daily'' () (also known as ''Sing Tao Jih Pao'') is Hong Kong's oldest and second-largest Chinese language newspaper. It is owned by Sing Tao News Corporation, of which Kwok Ying-shing () is chairman. Its English language sister paper is ''The Standard''. Sing Tao's Toronto edition is partly owned by Star Media Group, the publisher of the ''Toronto Star'', a Torstar Corporation company. History Sing Tao Daily is the oldest Chinese-language daily newspaper in Hong Kong, having commenced publication on 1 August 1938.Sing Tao Holdings Ltd Annual Report 2002, Profile of the Group The first overseas edition of the paper was launched in 1963 in San Francisco, where the group’s first overseas office was set up in May 1964. In 1992, ''Sing Tao Daily'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg O' My Heart (film)
''Peg O' My Heart'' () is a 2024 Hong Kong psychological thriller film directed and co-written by Nick Cheung. Cheung stars alongside Terrance Lau and Fala Chen as a taxi driver who suffers from insomnia due to constant nightmares and seeks help from a psychiatrist (Lau) to free himself from them. Marking his fourth feature, Nick Cheung continued his noir style from previous films and began advancing the project in January 2022 with the Hong Kong Film Development Fund. Principal photography started in December of the same year in Hong Kong and wrapped up in February 2023. Cheung also performed the film's theme song "I Can Never Fall Asleep", composed by Mark Lui. The film had its world premiere at the 26th Far East Film Festival on 30 April 2024. In March 2025, the film launched a marketing campaign featuring Nick Cheung opening a Threads account to interact with netizens, shortly before its theatrical release in Hong Kong on 27 March 2025. The campaign received positive feedba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Week
''East Week'' (, Jyutping: dung1 zau1 hon1) is a Hong Kong-based weekly Chinese language magazine which was established by Oriental Press Group (the publisher of '' Oriental Daily News'') on 29 October 1992 and sold to the Emperor Group in September 2001. It is now owned by Sing Tao News Corporation (former name: Global China Group Holdings), and published by China Touch Media Solutions & Services Limited. Development Upon its establishment, ''East Week'' has been viewed as the direct competitor against '' Next Magazine'' of Next Media Limited. However, ''East Week'' could not beat ''Next Magazine'' throughout the years as ''Next Magazine'' still remained as the top-sold magazine with around 150 thousand publications for each issue. So, Ma Ching Fat, Chairman of Oriental Group, finally decided to sell the magazine to Emperor Group, owned by Albert Yeung. After Yeung had taken over ''East Week'', a revolution of the magazine took place. There was a significant change in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesium Fallout
''Cesium Fallout'' is a 2024 Hong Kong disaster thriller film produced and directed by Anthony Pun, produced by and starring Andy Lau. Touted as the first nuclear radiation disaster-themed blockbuster production from Hong Kong, the film revolves around an accidental radioactive leak in the city which puts the lives of seven million citizens at risk. Production took place throughout 2024, and was theatrically released on 1 November 2024. Plot Summary In 1996, Financial Secretary Simon Fan (played by Andy Lau) loosens container inspection regulations, allowing unscrupulous traders to exploit loopholes to import dangerous goods. Thus a fire breaks out at the Kwai Chung Container Terminals, resulting in deaths of several firefighters, including his wife, May Lai. Following this tragedy, Simon Fan leaves political field, pursues degrees, and becomes a waste management expert. In 2007, a high-intensity radioactive material, cesium-137, suddenly leaks at the "Hung Lik Recycling Yard" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: ''Ming Pao Toronto'' and ''Ming Pao Vancouver''. In a 2019 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 1079 local households, ''Ming Pao'' was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History Launch, early days ''Ming Pao'' was first published on 20 May 1959, and was founded by the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist Louis Cha, known better by his pseudonym Jin Yong (金庸), and his friend, Shen Pao Sing (沈寶新). Daisy Li Yuet-Wah won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists for her work with the paper in 1994. Before British Hong Kong's handover to the Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekin Cheng
Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him 二哥 in Cantonese). He has also been referred to as Noodle Cheng, () after a popular noodle dish with a similar name and his wavy long hair. Currently Ekin is the name used. Career Television Cheng began acting in commercials when he was in high school, the most well-known being for Hi-C Lemon Tea. After high school, he enrolled in TVB's Martial Arts school, but did not like it and switched to their acting school. After that he began to get a number of TV roles. The latest TVB series he participated in was '' Always Ready'', working with Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam and Linda Chung. Film His first film was ''Girls Without Tomorrow 1992'' (1992) and at the time he was still called by the name Dior Cheng. He changed his name to "Ekin" before his break-out role in the ''Young and Dangerous'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Guizhou to the west and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which also abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a population of just over 66 million residing in an area of approximately , it is China's 7th most populous province, the fourth most populous among landlocked provinces, the second most populous in South Central China after Guangdong and the most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South-Central China and the fourth largest among landlocked provinces and the 10th most extensive province by area. Hunan's nominal GDP was US$ 724 billion (CNY 4.6 tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Yuen
Angela Yuen Lai-lam (Chinese: 袁澧林; born 25 October 1993), is a Hong Kong fashion model and actress. She was nominated for the Best Actress and Best Leading Actress in '' The Narrow Road'' at 59th Golden Horse Awards The 59th Golden Horse Awards () was held on November 19, 2022, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of 20 ... in 2022 and 41st Hong Kong Film Awards in 2023. Filmography Film Drama Educational TV Show Music Video Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuen, Angela 1993 births Living people Hong Kong female models Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Lam
Dante Lam Chiu-Yin () is a Hong Kong film director, writer and actor who is a major figure in Chinese action cinema. Background He was trained in the tradition of John Woo as an assistant director and worked as an actor and producer. He often writes and supervises his own choreography. In 2008 he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director for his work on '' Beast Stalker''. His 2018 film '' Operation Red Sea'' is the second-highest-grossing Chinese film of all time and 9th in the international box office list of 2018. It won him the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director and the award for Best Action Choreography at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. In the aftermath of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, Lam was contracted by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) to produce a video, ''Guarding Our City'', intended to help rehabilitate the police force's public image. The 15-minute video was released on 23 January 2021. Filmography Director * '' Option Zero'' (1997) * '' Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
