With 21 world records, Dinesh Sunar shines in USA

The Council of the County of Summit in the State of Ohio, USA, recognized remarkable achievements of Dinesh Sunar, a trailblazing parkour athlete from Khotang district, in the realm of parkour and gymnastics.

Nepal 30 Jan, 2025

Branding our tourism: With Nepali mountaineers

The successful ascent of one of the most dangerous mountains, K2, known as the Killer Mountain, on Jan 16, 2021 by Nepali mountaineers signalled a good start for our tourism sector this year.

Opinion 17 Feb, 2021

Dwayne Johnson hangs on to top spot on Forbes highest-paid male actors list

LOS ANGELES: Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world's highest-paid male actors for a second straight year, according to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. Johnson, also known by...

Travel Abroad 12 Aug, 2020

The most dangerous celebrity online is revealed

NEW YORK: Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Monday crowned Bledel the most dangerous...

Travel Abroad 22 Oct, 2019

Dwayne Johnson leads Forbes list of highest-paid actors

LOS ANGELES: Action movie hero Dwayne Johnson, star of the “Jumanji” and “Fast and Furious” franchises, topped the annual list of the world’s highest-paid actors, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday. Johnson, the former wrestler once...

Travel Abroad 22 Aug, 2019

X-Men�s Fan Bingbing off social media amid China tax rumors

BEIJING: X-Men actress Fan Bingbing has disappeared from social media amid rumors she has been barred from leaving China during a tax evasion investigation. Fan, 36, usually maintains a prominent presence on China’s main microblogging service...

Travel Abroad 02 Aug, 2018

Chinese actress Liu Yifei cast as Disney�s Mulan

LOS ANGELES: It took a year of searching and nearly 1,000 candidates, but the Walt Disney Studios has found its Mulan. The studio says Wednesday that Chinese actress Liu Yifei will play the warrior in the live-action epic from director Niki...

Travel Abroad 30 Nov, 2017

Chinese propaganda faces stiff competition from celebrities

HONG KONG: When the propaganda film, “The Founding of an Army,” hit theaters in China recently, the reaction wasn’t quite what the ruling Communist Party might have hoped. Instead of an outpouring of nationalism and self-sacrifice for...

Travel Abroad 23 Oct, 2017

Thurman shares experience with Nepali boxers

Kathmandu, June 27 American professional boxer Keith Thurman Jr shared his experience and lent some lessons during a motivational session for Nepali boxers here today. Around 20 boxers attended the session at Total Physical Fitness where...

28 Jun, 2017

Jackie Chan says Hollywood competition means better China films

BEIJING: Jackie Chan says letting more Hollywood movies into the Chinese market would pressure Chinese filmmakers to make better films. China sets a quota on the number of foreign movies allowed to be shown in the country, trying to fend off a...

Travel Abroad 07 Mar, 2017

Five decades and 200 films later, Jackie Chan 'finally' wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES: When Jackie Chan saw an Oscar at Sylvester Stallone's house 23 years ago, he said that was the moment he decided he wanted one. On Saturday at the annual Governors Awards, the Chinese actor and martial arts star finally received his...

Travel Abroad 13 Nov, 2016

Jackie Chan reflects on 50-year career and honorary Oscar

LOS ANGELES: As an action star, Jackie Chan never expected to get an Oscar. So he considers receiving an honorary Academy Award from the film academy's Board of Governors his proudest professional achievement. Chan will accept his Oscar...

Travel Abroad 09 Nov, 2016