Jackie Chan and his friends will also call for public involvement, in which La and Zy, two panda mascots will be passed in selected cities and universities. Public can interact with La and Zy along six routes (five in China and one abroad) to speak out everyone’s vision of “Peace and Love”. “Peace and Love” campaign will begin when La and Zy arrive in Beijing.
International Kungfu superstar and renowned Hollywood film actor Jackie Chan along with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other partners set to fight against and end hunger in the world.
Jackie Chan and nine members of his team including the Blive Global Initiative arrived Thursday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa for official visit to the East African country.
The actor and his delegation were warmly received by Mitiku Kassa, Ethiopian State Minister of Agriculture, and also Modibo Traore, FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa and Representative in Ethiopia, to the African Union (AU) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
"FAO has been working closely with the Ethiopian government to reduce hunger and achieve food security in the country, whereby FAO provides technical assistance in agriculture and rural development, helping poor and food secure people achieve food security and self-reliance, with remarkable achievements," said a press release distributed in connection with Jackie Chan's official visit.
At the conclusion of his three-day visit to Ethiopia, Jackie Chan later Saturday was speaking at a press conference in Addis Ababa, where he emphasized on the need to join efforts to fight against and end hunger across the world.
He underlined that there should be combined and harmonized effort to completely defeat hunger in the globe that people cherish better life.
Over the past three decades, Jackie Chan has been actively engaged in charity work while working on film making. He has helped numerous disadvantaged groups around the world who suffered disease, hunger, poverty, natural disasters and consequences of war.
During the press conference, Jackie Chan underscored that ending hunger, peace and love are his dreams he pursues to realize across the globe.
Jackie Chan said he would do more activities in the coming times to realize his dream of ending hunger and also in peace and love across the world, including among others organizing charity concert, peace and love concert.
Speaking on the occasion, Modibo Traore, FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, appreciated Jackie Chan's philanthropic activities besides his success in the film industry. "Besides his tremendous success as a movie actor, Jackie Chan is also a big philanthropist that has been involved in charity work for more than 30 years," he said.
20 March 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Renowned Hollywood film actor Jackie Chan speaking with staff and officials at the office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization following his arrival in Ethiopia where he will visit FAO projects over the next two days.
Jackie Chan, Asia’s biggest star, to be honoured with coveted Fellowship at The Asian Awards
London, UK: Asia’s biggest and most famous actor, Jackie Chan is to be honoured with the prestigious Fellowship Award for over 50 years of outstanding contribution to the worldwide film industry at The Asian Awards in London on April 4th 2014.
PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 11, 2014 - MAYFAIR, U.K. -- Jackie Chan is China's most esteemed actor and a singular phenomenon across the globe. He is well known for his films in both Hollywood and in Asia with his most notable work being martial arts orientated.
Famously known for conducting all of his own stunts, in 2010 Jackie Chan starred in the remake of 80’s cinema hit, The Karate Kid produced by his friend Will Smith. He is also known for successful franchises such as Police Story and Rush Hour, the latter grossing nearly $1 billion at the box office. He has well over 1 billion fans worldwide and has been immortalised on the Hollywood walk of fame.
Commenting on the news of being honoured with the Fellowship Award Jackie Chan said: "It is my honour to receive the Fellowship award from The Asian Awards. I have been in the film industry for more than 53 years and movies have acted as a bridge between the audience and me. I have devoted myself to make films that entertain people and hopefully they can get my message of protecting our planet, keeping peace and harmony. I am truly grateful for this honour."
Jackie is currently preparing for his “Peace, Love and Friendship concert” which marks his 60th birthday. The concert will be held in Beijing and features performers from North Korea, China, Japan, Singapore and numerous other Asian countries. Previous recipients of the Asian Awards Fellowship include actor Sir Ben Kingsley and the late great Ravi Shankar.
A host of stars, business leaders and politicians will attend The Asian Awards, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of individuals born in or with direct family origin from all of Asia across all disciplines of life. The Asian Awards were an ambitious idea conceived by Paul Sagoo, entrepreneur and founder of the Lemon Group “Our goal was to celebrate the highest calibre of individuals from the global Asian community across all spheres of activity,” said Sagoo. “This year is no different and we continue to raise the bar of the event each year”.
The film Dragon Blade will be directed by Daniel Lee (What Price Survival?) is a period piece, that sees a Roman Legion lead by Mel Gibson’s character getting caught up in an adventure in China where they cross paths with a Chinese hero played by Jackie Chan. They are forced to join forces to battle an even greater foe that threatens the whole world.
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