Ming-Na Wen told UPI she is proud that her animated series, "Gremlins: The Wild Batch," spotlights early 20th-century Asian culture in the United States better than the live-action "Gremlins ...

Calabash Brothers, the seven characters from the Chinese cartoon series released in 1986-87, form an ice hockey team and are ready to join in the competition.

China’s tech firms are engaged in a cartoon arms race to develop or buy Chinese characters in an animation market expected to hit 216 billion yuan (US$33 billion) by 2020, according to the ...

Xinhua All-Media Service deputy director Li Keyong reviews a video editor’s animated political cartoon in the organization's updated offices in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2016.

Cashing in on the cartoon's success, the producer made an animated feature in 2009. It generated a box office revenue of 130 million yuan ($18. 97million) during Chinese New Year that year.

Move over Tom, Jerry, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and the lot, Luo Bao Bei is here. The cartoon character merchandising tide may be turning in China's favor after decades of Western dominance. China ...

BEIJING — D’oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time. Beginning Sept. 1, regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV from 5 to 8 p.m. in an effort to ...

Instead of domestic cartoon characters, Chinese children are turning to foreign cartoon images such as Mickey Mouse, Tom Cat, and Chibi Maruko Chan.