China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland…
Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals. This is the latest in a long line of workplace raids conducted as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. But the one on Thursday is especially distinct…
Scammers have conned a woman out of HK$180,000 (US$23,077) over tickets for Korean singer G-Dragon’s coming sell-out concerts in Hong Kong, one of nearly 30 victims cheated out of more than HK$610,000 for the three shows. Hong Kong police on Monday urged the public to exercise caution when buying tickets to events after receiving more…
By Heekyong Yang, Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics forecast a gradual second-half recovery for its chips business after second-quarter operating profit at the division plunged 94% from a year earlier due to shipment delays and U.S. export curbs on advanced semiconductor sales to China. The South Korean tech giant said on…
Hong Kong table tennis pair Baldwin Chan Ho-wah and Yiu Kwan-to struck gold at the Fisu World University Games in Germany late on Wednesday. On a day when Ryan Choi Chun-yin became the city’s first ever fencing world champion, the paddlers added to the Hong Kong gold rush as they triumphed in emphatic fashion in…
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea may deploy additional troops to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine in July or August and Pyongyang is continuing to supply arms to Russia, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing a briefing by the intelligence agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes Russia may be readying to mount…
SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country’s defence ministry said. The latest tally included cases of ear damage due to the blasts, as well as people suffering from migraines and anxiety,…
South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday for being the “ringleader of an insurrection” after his abortive declaration of martial law, ordering the suspended leader to remain in detention. Yoon plunged the country into political chaos with his December 3 bid to suspend civilian rule, a move which lasted just six…
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Marf Yau from Hong Kong girl group Collar will be a guest support act for British rock band Coldplay’s shows in the soon-to-open Kai Tak stadium. Event promoter Live Nation announced on Wednesday that Yau would join the shows at the 50,000-seat main stadium, which is set to open in the first quarter of next…