CHRISTIE’S was among the first companies to file for relief from the latest round of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, arguing the duties would hurt its business and punish the US art market.

LONDON — From the world’s youngest self-made billionaire to celebrities in court, the world of entertainment produced a wide array of headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz stories of 2019.

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THE Spotted Pig, the West Village multistoried hot spot that was party central for celebrities in the 2000s, is shutting down. The news comes after a sexual harassment case against owner Ken Friedman, brought on by former employees, was settled on Jan. 7.

INCHEON — Parasite director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win.

LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit screenwriter Taika Waititi will direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theaters, Walt Disney Co. said on Monday.

BRING a little magic into your homes with The Disney Family Singalong and the full singalong telecast of the Emmy and Billboard Music Award-winning High School Musical on Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m., on Disney Channels across Southeast Asia.

CELEBRATED Hollywood directors Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald alongside film producer Kai-Lu Hsiung are helming YouTube Original’s Life in a Day 2020, a crowdsourced documentary film and follow up to 2011’s Life in Day about “an ordinary day at an extraordinary time,” according to a release.

EXPERIENCE Southeast Asian music from Sept. 19 to 20 as the ASEAN Music Showcase Festival holds its first run digitally via Facebook and YouTube, featuring 20 artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

A COOPERATIVE project between the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. has resulted in 80 video lessons on reading and Filipino values.

LOCAL streaming service iWantTFC starts the year with its first original offering, horror anthology Horrorscope about how one’s astrological sign can bring misfortune and terror, which begins streaming worldwide on January 13.

WHEN Patek Philippe launched its first exclusively feminine collection in 1999, it had the busy lives of modern active women in mind — refined, elegant independent women.