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R&B singer Mya will release her fifth album Sugar and Spice on December 3rd in Japan only. The first single, Paradise, will be released on iTunes Japan on November 5th.  Last year Mya released her fourth album Liberation in Japan only as well.

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Sho’ Nuff

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Actor Samuel L. Jackson has just been cast to star in the ‘80s cult classic The Last Dragon. Jackson will star as the famous icon and most memorable character, Sho’nuff. No word yet on the remaining cast members for the martial arts remake.

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And speaking of Samuel L. Jackson…Maggie Cheung and Jackson are set to star in director Quentin Tarantino’s WWII film Inglourious Basters. Tarantino plans to complete the film in time for next year’s Cannes Film Festival. Filming began last month.

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Peter Chan’s The Warlords leads the list of nominations for Taiwan’s 45th Golden Horse Film Awards. The Warlords snagged 12 nominations including best film, director and actor.

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Film posters of Chen Kaige’s upcoming movie, Mei Lanfang, starring actress Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong actor Leon Lai. 

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Actress and model Aishwarya Rai in Glam Shine L’oreal Ad. 

Rai was recently voted as having the sexiest eyes on television program E!’s Sexiest Body Parts List.

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Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Gary Chaw married his girlfriend Wu Sou Ling on Tuesday. The couple’s two-month-old baby boy Joe was present.

Chaw won Best Male Mandarin Singer at the 19th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards earlier this year.

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Pakistani film star Mikaal Zulfiker is moving to Mumbai in January 2009.  Zulfiker, best known as the young terrorist in Jagmohan Mundhra’s Shoot On Sight, says his parents (mother is English, father is Pakistani) are very supportive of the move. Zulfiker says he identifies more as an Asian. No word yet on his next film project. 

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Tiger Woods has signed on to design an ocean-front golf course in Mexico. The exclusive course will include 125 properties, a luxury hotel, a spa, restaurants and a private clubhouse. Woods have already designed golf courses at the Cliff at High Carolina in North Carolina and Al Runwaya in Dubai. Expected completion date for the golf course is in 2011.

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Naomi Campbell will host the second annual art exhibition, In Fashion Photo, at the Miami Art Basel this December. Additionally, she will simultaneously be honored with a Naomi Campbell Retrospective fashion photo exhibition.

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