SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – A prominent Chinese lawyer who served on the board of telecoms equipment giant ZTE Corp has resigned after several news articles in state-backed media reported that he was under investigation for alleged sexual assault. ZTE said in ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Roman Polanski, who faces accusations of rape, won France’s Cesar Award for best directing for his film “An Officer and a Spy” on Friday, prompting several actresses to walk out of the ceremony in protest. Polanski was not at the event, the b... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – South Korean Bong Joon Ho won the best director Oscar for dark social satire “Parasite” on Sunday, becoming the first person from the Asian nation to win the award. The film was one of the biggest winners at the Academy Awards, having a... More »
(Reuters) – Tesco’s (TSCO.L) financial arm intends to appoint John Kingman, the businessman who oversaw Britain’s bailout of its banks during the financial crisis, as its chairman, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tesco Bank on Monday appoin... More »
Givenchy named Clare Waight Keller as its new artistic director on Thursday, becoming the first woman at the creative helm of the French fashion house founded by Hubert de Givenchy in 1952. More »
Burkina Faso film director Apolline Woye Traore, who won three prizes at the country’s prestigious Fespaco festival on Saturday, knows a thing or two about challenges. More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Awards Show – Damien Chazelle accepts the award for winning Best Director. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday after picking up the prize for his third feature ... More »
LOS ANGELES Mexico’s Alejandro Iñárritu won the best director Oscar on Sunday for drama “The Revenant” about a fur trapper who survives a bear attack and treks across a desolate landscape in winter. Iñárritu was the first filmmaker in more than 60 years to win... More »
