With the Terracotta Far East Film festival starting in May, is there an over abundance of festivals focusing on Asian cinema? Is London getting too crowded for yet another player trying to carve a slice of the film festival pie?

Wah-Yin Rixon reviews the harrowing portrayal of the Rape of Nanking
during the Second Sino-Japanese war.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH

The Apricot Gallery opens in Mayfair, London on 22 April - the only gallery in the UK to specialise in contemporary Vietnamese art.

Part Two of our special feature on Piccadilly Revisited focuses on the music behind this multi-media production. Dimsum speaks to co-composer Ruth Chan about her influences in creating the new contemporary score.

Cecily Liu reports on the recent symposium hosted by the Wellcome Trust in collaboration with the Chinese Arts centre, and its explorations in modern Chinese identity.

With the launch of Yellow Academy, Dimsum’s Kevin Han speaks with Jonathan Man and Clive Duncan about their search for Britain’s East Asian stars of the future.

With less than three weeks to the premiere of Piccadilly Revisited, Dimsum begins a 3 part focus on this ambitious cross-artform production. Co-writers David Tse Ka-Shing and Alice Lee talk about the evolution of their work and their admiration for this celestial star.

To some it may come as a surprise that Chinese New Year is actually a 15-day celebration with different festivities going on each day.

As the Year of the Tiger festivities continue, a variety of wonderful Asian films are showing in cinemas across London. Dimsum looks at “what’s on” and urges you to catch one in between your family visits and lai-see hunting.

Wellcome Collection joins forces with Chinese Arts Centre to put on a two day programme 26-27 Februaryof exciting live performance and invigorating talk. Experts join forces to explore hot topics including the effects of the one-child policy; stem cell research and conflict in 20th century China; and more