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After losing director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back in business with a new director for their long-awaited Wicked adaptation, Jon M. Chu. Daldry had insisted on shooting Wicked in London , with the lack of stage space available and Universal's insistence on moving quicker than he was comfortable with cited as the reasons for him backing out, according to Deadline . Chu's schedule freed up last month as well, when he backed out of directing Disney Plus' Willow pilot. Wicked director: After losing director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back in business with a new director for their long-awaited Wicked adaptation, Jon M. Chu Stage: Daldry had insisted on shooting Wicked in London, with the lack of stage space available and Universal's insistence on moving quicker than he was comfortable with cited as the reasons for him backing out, according to Deadline The 41-year-old director is expecting a baby with his wife … [Read more...] about Jon M. Chu signs on to direct Universal’s adaptation of Wicked… after leaving Disney Plus’ Willow series

A vessel arriving at Chu Lai Port (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chu Lai Port in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, the central province of Quang Nam , is striving to establish itself as a major point of transit for goods in not only Vietnam but also other countries. Recently, 7,200 tonnes of paper pulp of the Sun Paper Savannakhet, a company based in the Lao province of Savannakhet, were exported to China via Chu Lai Port. The batch was transported from Savannakhet to Chu Lai Port by road and then to China by sea. The Lao firm produces 400,000 tonnes of recycled pulp annually to supply packaging paper factories of the Shandong Sun Paper Industry in China. Highly valuing the infrastructure, equipment and shipping routes in Chu Lai, the business chose this port to deliver pulp to China. Sun Paper Savannakhet said it plans to ship about 180,000 tonnes of paper pulp via Chu Lai Port in 2021, equivalent to a monthly average of 15,000 tonnes. The port investor, Truong Hai … [Read more...] about Chu Lai Port seeks to serve international flow of goods

The ground-breaking ceremony of the agro-forestry industrial park and expansion of the THACO Chu Lai mechanical-automotive industrial park In the morning of March 24, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the ground-breaking ceremony of numerous projects in Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Quang Nam province. The PM said that THACO (Truong Hai Auto Corporation) and Chu Lai Open Economic Zone have confirmed the key role of the private sector, especially in the harsh barren land of Quang Nam. In 2018, THACO’s industrial production value in Chu Lai was nearly VND42 trillion ($1.8 billion), created 9,000 jobs for local people, and contributed VND16 trillion ($696 million) to the local budget. At the ceremony, PM Phuc highlighted six lessons from Chu Lai’s success, including pioneering investors like Thaco who are energetic, determined, as well as have plenty of financial resources and good business vision. Provincial leaders should accompany businesses. The keys for success are … [Read more...] about Chu Lai to become high-quality agro-forestry processing hub

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (in white shirt) visits Chu Đậu ceramic village in the northern province of Hải Dương yesterday, where he was presented with the finest products of the village. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Ten days after a surprise visit to Bát Tràng pottery village in Hà Nội, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday visited Chu Đậu Village in the northern province of Hải Dương, considered one of the ‘cradles of Việt Nam’s ceramics.’ According to researchers, the beginning of the ceramic craft of Chu Đậu Village dates back to the 11 th century and nearly died out in the late 17 th century. In 1992, an ancient shipwreck was recovered in waters off Cù Lao Chàm (Chàm Islet) in south-central Việt Nam and as many as 400,000 pottery artifacts were found. Amongst these expensive items, several were discovered to have originated from a small village in northern Việt Nam, and only then did the once-lost craft of Chu Đậu Village enjoy a revival after … [Read more...] about PM visit to Chu Đậu ceramic village: Extolling and promoting the ’golden hand’ artisans

EXCLUSIVE: Jon M. Chu is set to direct The Great Chinese Art Heist for Warner Bros . based on the GQ article by Alex W. Palmer . The studio is currently out to a writer who will adapt for the big screen. Producers are Chu and Lance Johnson’s Electric Somewhere and Geneva Waserman of Conde Nast Entertainment. The article follows a slew of museum art robberies that occurred in Europe, in which Chinese antiquities were stolen, chiefly those that came from the country’s old Summer Palace which was raided in 1860 by French soldiers. No one knows who the thieves are, but the works of art continually wind up back in China. Essentially, there’s a new generation of wealthy Chinese people who are collecting artifacts from the old Summer Palace. Is China’s government behind the art theft wave? The feature questions who gets to own art, and who gets to own history and culture. The GQ piece also poses the question whether there’s some sort of coordinated effort to reclaim Chinese … [Read more...] about ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Filmmaker Jon M. Chu To Direct ‘The Great Chinese Art Heist’ For Warner Bros