My kids loved the movie--this summer's remake starring Jackie Chan--so I thought I'd swipe the title for this column and appear cool in their little eyes.

FORBES: Around the World in 80 Days

The relatively rare exceptions -- stars like Jackie Chan have obvious commercial appeal -- prove the rule.

CNN: Cultural Shock

Better yet, gloats Neo, Money topped Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in Singapore, Story of CIA. It is the first time any Asian film, not to mention one from Singapore's unglamorous, fledgling industry, has surpassed the wildly popular Chan - himself the only Asian whose films have consistently beaten the West's.

CNN: THE MONEY POURS IN

Now Golden Harvest, the studio that brought you Jackie Chan, is considering producing Chinese-language television programs.

CNN: ASIA'S NO PUSHOVER

How many short, overweight, non-English-speaking Chinese boyhood friends of Jackie Chan have ever become stars on U.S. television?

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

In the 1980s, acrobatic Jackie Chan restored the fun by adding slapstick and hit-the-rewind-button stunts, performed without a double.

WSJ: Hollywood's New Kick: Why Everybody Is Kung Fu Fighting

While the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which is behind the initiative, has not released other names yet, they are expected to include martial arts star Jackie Chan, Bond actress Michelle Yeoh and director Wong Kar-wai.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Hong Kong stars get walk of fame