Islamabad: Trade Minister Jam Kamal Khan arrived in Phnom Penh on Sunday for a three-day official visit to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Joint Trade Committee and Ministerial Meeting. Upon his arrival, the Pakistani Ambassador to Cambodia, Zaheeruddin Babar Thyim, and Mr. Thith Rithibol, Undersecretary of the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, received the … Read more
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, the Taiwan-based iPhone maker known as Foxconn, has decided to suspend its interest in pursuing Nissan Motor Co, while the Japanese automaker is in negotiations over a potential merger with Honda Motor Co. Someone familiar with the matter. The pause comes after Foxconn sent a delegation to meet Renault SA … Read more
The Government has completed negotiations with 14 furnace oil-based independent power producers (IPPs) under a “take-and-pay” agreement, with discussions continuing with other IPPs. According to a news report, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the gradual closure of old power plants to reduce electricity costs and promote energy efficiency. This step comes within the framework of … Read more
“There’s a real honesty and integrity to it all,” says Felicity Jones, looking out across a sea of concrete. “You can really see the correspondence between the psyche coming out of World War II and the architecture.” The British actress is enjoying the view at the Barbican, perhaps the most famous Brutalist building in London … Read more
Spike Lee talked about his upcoming film “Highest 2 Lowest” — which will see the director reuniting with lead actor Denzel Washington — during an onstage talk Tuesday at the Red Sea Film Festival, where he is chairing the competition’s jury. The film was inspired by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller “High and … Read more
During a jury press conference at the Marrakesh Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino said on Saturday that he would be “happy” if people downloaded “Queer” in Turkey, where the film, which stars Daniel Craig as a gay American expatriate in 1950s Mexico City. Last, it was banned by the authorities who deemed it “too provocative.” “They … Read more
Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson was ready to take another break from musical theater like he has done before. That is until he got an offer he couldn’t refuse. “Oh, Mary!” Director Sam Pinkleton wanted him to star in a revival of the Tony Award-winning musical “La Cage aux Folles” at the Pasadena Playhouse. “I made … Read more
Paul Mescal hopes “Glicked” will be the new “Barbenheimer” by getting moviegoers to enjoy a double take of “Gladiator II” and “Wicked.” “I think they complement each other well because they’re so different,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me at the Gladiator II premiere Monday night in Los Angeles. “And if you love cinema, go out … Read more
Boman Irani’s The Mehta Boys will have its Asian premiere this weekend at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, marking one of the few places where it will be released theatrically before heading to streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The company will have other prominent spots during the festival with the world … Read more
Belgian director Johan Grimonprez, whose film “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” won the Cinema Innovation Award at Sundance, spoke about the importance of “symbolic action” during a lecture at the IDFA documentary film festival on Sunday. Speaking amid the Art Deco splendor of Amsterdam’s Tuscinski cinema, Grimonprez began with an excerpt from his film “The … Read more