‘K-Pop Dreaming takes a look back at k-pop’s influences. LAist K-pop is everywhere these days, but that wasn’t the case when Vivian Yoon was growing up in the 90s and 2000s. She listened t...
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K-pop Girl Group TripleS Dances to Tune Fans Vote Via NFT-inspired Governance
K-pop girl group TripleS has launched its latest album using a non-fungible token (NFT) governance process — leveraging the Polygon blockchain —- to curate select parts of its creative decisions from ...
Where are Chinese travelers going? Thailand and more in Southeast Asia
In a survey last year, Chinese travelers said that they were most interested in visiting Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea. But that’s not where they’re going — at least not...
Millennial sold first company for 6 figures at 21. Here are his tips
When Kevin Kim dropped out of college at 21 to become an entrepreneur, it seemed like a huge gamble. “My mum cried a little,” Kim, now 33, said with a laugh. But his confidence was not u...
Aptos Surge Triggers Flashbacks of Ripple’s 2017 Bull Run
Layer-1 Aptos has seen the price of its token, APT, soar by 460% since the start of the year. Previously dubbed the ‘Solana Killer,’ proof-of-stake network Aptos promised to create a fast and cheap bl...
U.S. Visa Wait Exceeds One Year For Top Sources Of Inbound Visitors; Improvement Needed, Travel Group Says
The wait time for a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India was 577 days as of … [+] January 19, the U.S. Travel Association said. Photo dated 2013. (Photo by Priyanka Parashar /M...
NATO Countries Are Giving Ukraine Hundreds Of Their Old Howitzers—and Replacing Them With South Korea’s Excellent K-9
South Korean marines in a K-9 prepare to return fire after North Korean shells started a blaze behind them during a 2010 skirmish. South Korean defense ministry photo NATO’s eastern and northern membe...
South Koreans are the world’s biggest spenders on luxury goods
Handbags displayed in a Chanel SA store window at the Avenuel department store, operated by Lotte Shopping Co Ltd., in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ...
Not discriminatory to Chinese travelers
South Korea on Tuesday hit back at claims that its Covid rules for Chinese travelers are “discriminatory,” saying more than half of its imported cases are coming from China. In a response ...
Chinese are angry at South Korea and Japan
Travel restrictions launched in the wake of China’s border reopening may be affecting where people there are booking trips. But it’s not out of spite, said several Chinese travelers who sp...
Binance is Back in South Korea With Latest Acquisition: Report
Crypto exchange giant Binance is once again making moves in South Korea, as it is reportedly acquiring a major stake in local exchange GOPAX. According to Korean crypto news website Decenter, the larg...
How Paulo Bento Changed South Korea’s Style During Long Spell As Head Coach
Paulo Bento, Head Coach of Korea Republic, looks on prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H … [+]H match between Uruguay and Korea Republic at Education City Stadium on November 24, 2022 ...
Brilliant Brazil And Neymar Dance Their Way To 4-1 Win Over South Korea And Into World Cup Quarterfinal
DOHA, QATAR – DECEMBER 05: Brazil players celebrate after the 4-1 win during the FIFA World Cup … [+] Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea at Stadium 974 on December...
Neymar Looks Ready For Brazil’s 2022 World Cup Match Versus South Korea
Brazil’s forward #10 Neymar (L) is seen here with teammate and forward Antony (R) taking part in a … [+] training session at the Al Arabi SC Stadium in Doha on December 4, 2022, on the eve...
Asian And African Teams Have Best Ever World Cup Group Stage
Hwang Hee-chan of Korea Republic celebrates victory after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H … [+] match between Korea Republic and Portugal at Education City Stadium on December 02, 2022 in ...
Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Terraform Labs’ co-founder Daniel Shin: Yonhap
Prosecutors in South Korea are reportedly seeking an arrest warrant for Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office said Wednesday that it is seeking th...
Nickel Products Supplier To EV Industry Poised To Become China’s Newest Billionaire
Nickel ore trader Lygend aims to list its shares at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Dec. 1. … [+] Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Lygend Resources & Technology...
North Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile With Range To Hit U.S. Mainland, Japan Says
Topline North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to anywhere on the U.S. mainland, Japan’s defense minister reportedly said on F...
V&A Showcases Korean Pop Culture In ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ Exhibit
The exhibit features costumes from ‘Squid Game.’ Victoria and Albert Museum Before the September opening of the Hallyu! The Korean Wave exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&am...
Alibaba’s international arm invests millions into South Korea expansion
Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform AliExpress has expanded in South Korea and Brazil, in addition to Europe. Pictured here is an AliExpress locker in Poland in July 2022. Nurphoto | Nur...
South Korea Has Quietly Become One Of The World’s Biggest Weapons Suppliers
A South Korean K-2 battle tank, developed by Hyundai Rotem Co., during a live-fire exercise at the Defense Expo Korea 2022 at a military base in Pocheon, South Korea, on Sept. 20. © 2022 Bloomberg Fin...
This Fund Thinks Southeast Asia Looks Ripe For Investment, And Here’s Why
S&P Global Market Intelligence predicts that the Asia-Pacific region will dominate the world’s growth in the coming year, generating positive real GDP while the U.S. and Europe likely fall i...
North Korea Says Recent Missile Tests Were Practice To Hit U.S. And South Korean Targets
Topline North Korea announced its recent string of missile tests, which resulted in evacuation alarms in parts of South Korea and Japan last week, was practice to strike South Korean and U.S. targets,...
Tensions Rise As Both North And South Korea Carry Out Missile Launches
Topline South Korea on Wednesday fired missiles across the country’s de facto maritime border with North Korea after a ballistic missile launched by Pyongyang’s forces landed near its coast, as tensio...
South Korea, U.S. in working to adjust regulations
Hyundai executives and government officials break ground on the automaker’s new “Metaplant America” in Bryan County, Georgia, on Tues., Oct. 25, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland SAVANNAH...
Prime Video Increases K-Content Investment By Adding K-Drama ‘Island’
Kim Nam-gil (L), Lee Da-hee and Cha Eun-woo star in ‘Island’ Amazon Prime Prime Video, the streaming service provided by AmazonAMZN , recently increased their investment in Korean content ...
When will Asia’s travel industry recover? Maybe as soon as 2023
A new report indicates the travel industry in Asia-Pacific may be the only one in the world to recover by 2023. This year’s “Travel & Tourism Economic Impact” report — an annual ...
Qatar Wins 2023 Asian Cup Bid Just Over A Decade After It Last Hosted The Tournament
Khalifa International Stadium in Doha after it was refurbished ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World … [+] Cup. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Ge...
Korean Production Companies See More Requests For Foreign Remakes
Popular k-drama ‘Start-Up’ has a Filipino remake. CJ ENM/GMA Entertainment Group Remakes are nothing new in the world of television. But what might be considered newsworthy is the number o...
U.S., South Korea working to rectify problems on EV subsidies: Korea minister
South Korean and U.S. officials are working toward a “concrete proposal” to resolve their differences over electric vehicle subsidies, South Korea’s trade minister told CNBC. “...