An electronic screen shows exchange rates at a currency exchange in Seoul’s shopping district of Myeong-dong, Friday. Yonhap Korea uncovered illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 7.2 trillion won ($4.92 billion) in the first half of 2026, the customs agency said Monday, amid government-wide efforts to curb volatility in the foreign exchange market. The Korea Customs…
According to a report from David Ornstein of The Athletic, Germany national team attacker and former VfB Stuttgart star Nick Woltemade has been told he is allowed to leave the Magpies on loan for this season. The destination? That is unclear at the moment: 🚨 Nick Woltemade has been told he can leave on loan…
(image credit: Kevin Mazur // Getty Images for Universal Pictures) I saw Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey last Friday at an IMAX theater about 40 minutes outside of Washington, D.C., which was the closest decent seat I could find at the last minute. Everywhere else near me was sold-out. I’m seeing it again this…
The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) president and vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang has announced that he will be stepping down in 2028 after completing a second five-year term, according to an email seen by the South China Morning Post. In the email, sent to the university community in the early hours of Monday, Zhang described the…
Key Points Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is a major player in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. It’s the largest of the four hyperscalers, and when it makes a decision, it sends ripples through the industry. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai just made an announcement that will affect chipmakers Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO),…
The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Bitchat, the internet-free messaging app at the centre of a govt crackdown, has continued to gain traction in India despite authorities ordering GitHub to remove its source code repository and civil liberty groups challenging the move…
When Zhou Yuxiang, founder and CEO of Shanghai-headquartered Black Lake Technologies, wanted to sell his artificial intelligence (AI) automation solutions to millions of family-run factories across China, he came up with an unconventional strategy: hiring food delivery workers to make sales. His entire sales team, hired from various industrial cities, survived a gruelling five-day boot…
2 Maximilian Wöber’s move to Schalke 04 came about rapidly, but the Austrian defender views the transfer as a carefully considered opportunity to revive his Bundesliga career. The 28-year-old received permission to join Schalke’s Austrian training camp at short notice after Leeds United agreed to terminate his contract. Wöber immediately packed his belongings and travelled…
By Imran Ahmed Key Takeaways: Expanded Bilateral Cooperation: During his first overseas visit as prime minister (22–26 June 2026), Tarique Rahman signed 15 MoUs, two agreements, and a joint communiqué with China covering trade, investment, connectivity, and strategic issues; China pledged about US$300 million in grants and the two sides agreed to explore a 2+2…
Eighty per cent of success is showing up, as they say. So, all but one of Hong Kong’s 89 legislators joining a week-long “national affairs study visit” to Beijing made a good impression. Lawmaker Stanley Ng Chau-pei called it a “groundbreaking opportunity” for legislators to study and deepen their understanding of national conditions. Showing up…