AP reports that acclaimed South Korean film director Park Chan-wook “is wielding a new cinematic tool: “the iPhone†to make a new 30-minute fantasy horror film called “Paranmanjang,†which opens in South Korean theaters on January 27. Park says that shooting the film with the iPhone was an advantage “because it is light and small and because anyone can use it†and that the ability to use multiple iPhone cameras for each scene allowed him to cover a wide variety of angles.
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GuocoLand sells $205m of 4% notes due January 2014
January 10th, 2011 |
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GuocoLand, the developer controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, sold $205 million of 4% notes due January 2014, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The company sold $30 million of notes under its $800 million medium-term note program last week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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GuocoLand: No plans to establish REIT
December 29th, 2010 |
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GuocoLand, the developer controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, said it will review setting up a real estate investment trust as a possible strategy to extract value from its property portfolio. The company said it currently has no plans to establish such a trust, responding to a report in The Business Times newspaper. GuocoLand is considering listing an office real estate investment trust and another trust holding retail assets, the newspaper reported today, without citing anyone.
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GuocoLand says no plan to set up REIT
December 29th, 2010 |
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Singapore-listed developer GuocoLand, a firm linked to Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, said on Wednesday it had no plans to set up a real estate investment trust (REIT), dismissing a report in the Business Times newspaper.
GuocoLand (GUOC.SI) rose as much as 2.7% on Wednesday after paper said it may float two real estate investment trusts with assets of up to $8 billion in the next 3-5 years.
Singapore-listed Guocoland may float 2 REITs: report
December 29th, 2010 |
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Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan’s Singapore-listed unit GuocoLand Ltd (GUOC.SI) may float two real estate investment trusts (REITs) with total assets of up to US$8 billion ($10.4 billion) over the next 3-5 years, The Business Times reported today.
The assets would include one office and the other retail REIT-holding assets in Singapore, China, Malaysia and possibly Vietnam, the newspaper said.
Lion Global Investors CEO Chan resigns
July 30th, 2010 |
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Money manager Lion Global Investors, with $28 billion under management, announced on Friday its CEO Daniel Chan Choong Seng had quit to spend time with his family and pursue other personal interests.
Chan, who helped Lion win 77 fund awards for its performance since 2006, agreed to continue in his role until his successor is appointed, the fund said in a statement.
Lion Global Investors CEO Daniel Chan resigns
July 30th, 2010 |
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Lion Global Investors Chief Executive Officer Daniel Chan has resigned to devote more time to his family and other personal interests, according to a statement to the Singapore stock exchange. Chan will continue his role until a successor is found, the statement said.
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Jackie Chan wants to ‘adopt’ Will Smith’s son
July 8th, 2010 |
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Jackie Chan is so impressed with Will Smith’s son, Jaden and his work that he jokingly asked the actor if he could adopt him. The Chinese actor is all praises for Jaden and believes that with few months of training the boy can become a good martial artist. “He”s the young Jackie Chan,” the Daily [...]
YouTube Pranksters Send Bieber Fans To Porn Sites
July 5th, 2010 |
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Online hackers had a side-splitting good time at the expense of Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber and his fans over the Independence Day Weekend.On Sunday, hackers wreaked havoc for a number of Bieber’s YouTube pages by redirecting users to porn websites and videos saying that the 16-year-old “Baby” crooner had died in a [...]
Jaden Smith wants to return to Hong Kong to perfect his martial art skills
June 23rd, 2010 |
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Karate Kid star Jaden Smith wants to return to Hong Kong to perfect his martial art skills. The young actor spent last summer in China training with experts from his co-star Jackie Chan””s personal stunt team before shooting the action film and was even encouraged by Chan to keep at it. “After the movie, I [...]
Jaden Smith’s gonna be a big action star for the future, says Jackie Chan
June 18th, 2010 |
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Jackie Chan thinks his ‘The Karate Kid’ co-star Jaden Smith has what it takes to be the next great martial artist. The Rush Hour star sent an expert from his own personal stunt team to train Will Smith”s son, Jaden, for three months before the movie started shooting last year. And Chan was extremely impressed [...]
“The Karate Kid†Sequel Gets Greelight
June 16th, 2010 |
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Have you checked out the new Karate Kid? It took all of five minutes, but The Karate Kid is already chopping its way back to the box office.A sequel to The Karate Kid remake is in the works, Deadline said Wednesday. According to Hollywood informants, Sony Pictures is on the hunt for writers to pen [...]
Guocoland to double China property investment on state curbs
April 22nd, 2010 |
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Guocoland, the developer controlled by Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, said China’s efforts to avert a property bubble has encouraged the company confidence to double its investment in the country, reported Bloomberg.
Guocoland, whose projects combine shopping malls, apartments, offices and hotels, said a year ago it planned to invest 33 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) in new commercial properties in China.
Bhat, Murgunde out of Asian Badminton
April 14th, 2010 |
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India’s Arvind Bhat and Trupti Murgunde crashed out of the singles event on the opening day of the main draw of Badminton Asia Championships here Wednesday.
Bhat, seeded 16th, lost to Ji Hoon Hong of Korea 15-21, 21-13, 6-21 in the second round. The Indian had defeated Nepalese Bikash Shrestha 21-14, 21-11 in his first match [...]
Jackie Chan gives up death-defying stunts
March 25th, 2010 |
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Jackie Chan has confessed he would not continue with his signature death-defying stunts in future films.
The 55-year-old Hong Kong actor, known for his martial arts, said he was getting too old for the kung fu kicks and suffered constant pain.
“A lot. My shoulder, my arms . . .” He points at his groin: “Here. All [...]
Channing Tatum’s Burned Penis
January 13th, 2010 |
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Channing Tatum “burned the skin off” his penis.
The 29-year-old actor suffered the agonizing injury while trying to keep warm when shooting The Eagle of the Ninth in the Scottish Highlands in October. While shooting the film, Chan — as the hunk prefers to be called — had to stand in ice-cold water for just [...]
Jackie Chan fractures finger during film shoot
January 13th, 2010 |
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Hollywood action star Jackie Chan broke his finger during a fight scene in his new film “The Spy Next Door”.
Chan noticed the little finger on his left hand was bent right back and dislocated before he felt any pain and decided to continue with the scene, reported imdb.com.
“I still do two punches, otherwise you have [...]
Jackie Chan Wax Figure Madame Tussauds Hollywood Pictures
January 12th, 2010 |
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Action star Jackie Chan attended the unveiling of his wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday. The unveiling came just days after the Rush Hour star revealed that he would like to write a musical based on his life.
“I love The Sound Of Music,” Chan explained. “When I was young, I [...]
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