Across China: Hong Kong

Fox enters mainland

Fox Filmed Entertainment said it had invested in its first Chinese film, becoming the latest Hollywood studio to enter the booming mainland movie market.

The Chinese-language romantic comedy "Hot Summer Days" will be a co-production between Fox International Productions, China's Huayi Brothers Media Corp and satellite TV operator Star Television Asia Ltd, Fox and Star said in a joint statement late Tuesday. Fox and Star are both units of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.