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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

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Asia’s most expensive living artist
Sep 27, 2013 (WiC 210)

Zeng Fanzhi was born in Wuhan in Hubei in 1964 to parents who worked at a printing factory. He dropped out of school at 16 and took a job at the factory with his parents. But he found refuge in drawing, taking formal painting lessons in his ...

The flower of war?
Jun 14, 2013 (WiC 197)

Born in Nanjing, Ni Ni graduated from the Communication University of China, specialising in television broadcasting and hosting. She was also an avid swimmer and dancer before becoming an actress. Why is she in the ...

Oscar director thanks Taiwan
Mar 1, 2013 (WiC 183)

Lee Ang made headlines this week winning best director at the Academy Awards for his movie Life of Pi. It was his second Oscar and the news generated a lot of discussion in China. Why so? First off, there was his ...

She’s got talent
Feb 1, 2013 (WiC 180)

Yi Nengjing, 43, was born in Taipei and started her career writing and singing Mandarin pop songs. After success as a singer, Yi began acting in films and TV in Taiwan. She then hosted her own TV programme before publishing five best-selling ...

Jersey Shore no more
Sep 28, 2012 (WiC 166)

Yi Jianlian, 25, got his big break in 2002 when he joined Guangdong Hongyuan, a top team in China. Two years later Yi was selected for the Chinese national side and in 2005 became the youngest player to win the Chinese Basketball Association’s ...

Happily ever after?
Sep 21, 2012 (WiC 165)

Meng Guangmei got her start as a model in Taiwan, becoming the first Taiwanese model to appear at Milan Fashion Week. She soon moved on to acting, appearing in the Hollywood production Red Corner with Richard Gere in 1996. In recent ...

Next stop, world peace
Aug 24, 2012 (WiC 161)

Yu Wenxia, 23, was a music student at the Harbin Normal University College of Music before she won Miss Tourism in Harbin, a local beauty pageant. She then competed to become China’s entry to the Miss World beauty pageant, which was held last ...

Shanghai calling
Jun 29, 2012 (WiC 156)

Zhu Zhu, whose grandfather was a Communist Party general, was raised in Beijing. She began learning the piano at three and is also said to have a knack for foreign languages. She went on to study electronics and information engineering at Beijing ...

Tiger Mark II?
Jun 22, 2012 (WiC 155)

Andy Zhang made golfing history at the US Open last week, as well as getting the chance to meet many of his sporting heroes. Why is he in the news? Zhang, who was born in Beijing but moved to Florida when he was 10, won a ...

Phoenix Legend
May 25, 2012 (WiC 151)

Ling Hua comes from Inner Mongolia and Zeng Yi from Hunan, but the two met in 1998 in the city of Guangzhou, where both were working as migrant workers. The two also spent many of their evenings performing at nightclubs. A year later, they formed ...

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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

The flower of war? Jun 14, 2013 (WiC 197) Born in Nanjing, Ni Ni graduated from the Communication University of China, specialising in television broadcasting and hosting. She was also an avid swimmer and dancer before becoming an actress. Why is she in the ...

Oscar director thanks Taiwan Mar 1, 2013 (WiC 183) Lee Ang made headlines this week winning best director at the Academy Awards for his movie Life of Pi. It was his second Oscar and the news generated a lot of discussion in China. Why so? First off, there was his ...

She’s got talent Feb 1, 2013 (WiC 180) Yi Nengjing, 43, was born in Taipei and started her career writing and singing Mandarin pop songs. After success as a singer, Yi began acting in films and TV in Taiwan. She then hosted her own TV programme before publishing five best-selling ...

Jersey Shore no more Sep 28, 2012 (WiC 166) Yi Jianlian, 25, got his big break in 2002 when he joined Guangdong Hongyuan, a top team in China. Two years later Yi was selected for the Chinese national side and in 2005 became the youngest player to win the Chinese Basketball Association’s ...

Happily ever after? Sep 21, 2012 (WiC 165) Meng Guangmei got her start as a model in Taiwan, becoming the first Taiwanese model to appear at Milan Fashion Week. She soon moved on to acting, appearing in the Hollywood production Red Corner with Richard Gere in 1996. In recent ...

Next stop, world peace Aug 24, 2012 (WiC 161) Yu Wenxia, 23, was a music student at the Harbin Normal University College of Music before she won Miss Tourism in Harbin, a local beauty pageant. She then competed to become China’s entry to the Miss World beauty pageant, which was held last ...

Shanghai calling Jun 29, 2012 (WiC 156) Zhu Zhu, whose grandfather was a Communist Party general, was raised in Beijing. She began learning the piano at three and is also said to have a knack for foreign languages. She went on to study electronics and information engineering at Beijing ...

Tiger Mark II? Jun 22, 2012 (WiC 155) Andy Zhang made golfing history at the US Open last week, as well as getting the chance to meet many of his sporting heroes. Why is he in the news? Zhang, who was born in Beijing but moved to Florida when he was 10, won a ...

Phoenix Legend May 25, 2012 (WiC 151) Ling Hua comes from Inner Mongolia and Zeng Yi from Hunan, but the two met in 1998 in the city of Guangzhou, where both were working as migrant workers. The two also spent many of their evenings performing at nightclubs. A year later, they formed ...