Word: mainland
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dawns on me: the wait staff thinks I'm a local at first. Then I open my mouth, and they think I'm from mainland China, not hearing enough Mandarin to realize no native would speak with such atrocious grammar. It was something my travel guide hadn't prepared me for, that Hong Kongers don't view mainlanders too favorably...
...next Afghan surge or how many more billions we should spend to catch bin Laden is given to our leaders in weekly CIA briefings. Perhaps we should add just one historical fact: for 3,000 years, never has a Western army won a lasting victory on the Asian mainland. Never. So how can we believe war will achieve anything in this 21st century, with economic power surging in China, India and Russia? Nicolas Gessner, PARIS...
...Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh launch into a vigorous sword fight - and what a grand pleasure it is to watch these two world-class stars in action again. In the mid-'80s-to-mid-'90s Golden Age of Hong Kong films, Li was mainland China's most gifted movie martial artist and Yeoh the preeminent fighting femme. They played together in only one previous picture: Tai Chi Master in 1993, the busiest year of the Hong Kong Renaissance, when the colony's robust movies enthralled action fans around the globe, and the leading actors...
...Venice International Film Festival, which kicks off later this month, and the acclaimed director of such films as Exiled (2006) and the Election gangland duology (2005, 2006). "Are you giving up your imagination and creativity in your filmmaking?" he asks. Tightened restrictions and a slowdown in mainland approvals in this Beijing Olympics year have added to filmmakers' worries. "Nobody knows what's happening," says director Lawrence Lau, who is known for gritty youth dramas like May's Besieged City. "In that sense we don't have any idea of what's allowed and how much we can get away with...
...Backed by Beijing, Ho is also putting the brakes on Macau's casino boom. In April, he froze the issuance of new gaming concessions and imposed a moratorium on new casino projects, beyond those already in progress. In July, Macau's government announced it would tighten visa restrictions for mainland tourists, halving the maximum length of their stay from 14 days to seven and requiring special approval to enter Macau via Hong Kong. The Macau police said the changes would help prevent potential mainland criminals from committing crimes during their stay, but many see the move as an attempt...