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China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its longstanding ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks with Washington. Beijing has long been North Korea’s key diplomatic backer and main provider of trade and aid, and while ties deteriorated over Pyongyang’s […]

by Jacques CLEMENT Denise Ho has been pulled from concerts, her records are banned in China and she has been smeared as “poison”, but the Cantopop star says standing with the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement outshines all the damage to her career. The short-haired 42-year-old is a rare and instantly recognisable face among the masked […]

The South Korean entertainment industry is a lucrative one thanks to its talented and good-looking celebrities who are also good at acting, singing and modelling. Although Korea is famous for plastic surgery and rumours whether a celebrity has gone under the knife or not, a lot of celebrities are natural beauties. Here is a list […]

South Korean K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK may be riding high after a successful world tour this year but one of its members may not be that happy. Koreaboo reports that fans of the red hot quartet had noticed that member Rose had not been getting her due in comparison with her other musical sisters. The […]

Recently BTS’s V went on a holiday with Park Seo Joon, Choi Woo Sik and Peakboy. V shared the photos from his trip to the sea on BTS’s official Twitter. wooga?? pic.twitter.com/JW9Gk5fxa4 — 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) August 29, 2019 V, Park Seo Joon, Choi Woo Sik and Peakboy enjoyed their time on a yacht and ate […]

Super Junior’s Heechul is not unable to take part in ‘Super Show 8’ and comeback music show promotions. Super Junior’s label SJ released an official statement to fans on Aug 30, updating them on the group’s upcoming promotions including the release of the boys’ 9th full album, ‘Super Show 8’ in Seoul, etc. Read Label SJ’s statement below: […]

by Yan ZHAO and Jasmine LEUNG Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday defied a ban on rallying, the arrests of leading activists and rising threats from China, to take to the streets for a 13th straight weekend. Police had banned the demonstration on security grounds, then organisers had cancelled it, […]

by Anup Sharma Security was tightened Friday in the Indian state of Assam for the release of a citizens’ list that could potentially lead to several million people becoming stateless, most of them Muslims, in a process the government wants to replicate nationwide. Those left off the National Register of Citizens (NRC), due to be […]

South Korean boy group BTS’ Jungkook is the most searched K-Pop idol on Google based on Global Google searches with an index score of 10.43 per cent for the 1st to 2nd quarter of 2019, becoming the most popular K-Pop idol worldwide right now. The data was collected by global measurements and data analytics company […]

Taiwanese actress Ady An’s husband knows how to win her heart. Last September during her 38th birthday Levo Chan bought her a diamond necklace that costs HK$15 million (SGD$2.7 million) Chan who is the chief executive of Tak Chun Group which owns and operates gaming clubs in hotels has bought her four villas in Macau that […]

Is there trouble in paradise for celebrity couple Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse? The rumour mill started after each of them celebrated their respective birthdays separately. Queen of Cantopop Wong was nowhere in sight during now turned TV chef Tse’s 39th birthday on 29 Aug, having chosen to accompany her daughter with ex-husband Li Yapeng […]

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. His arrest came just hours after the reported detention at Hong Kong’s airport of a vocal independence campaigner, and as Beijing continues to pile pressure on […]

South Korean singer Lee Jong Hyun is withdrawing from the band CNBLUE. After a further controversy over his direct messages to a YouTuber on 28 Aug, Lee Jong Hyun’s agency FNC Entertainment conveyed his following statement: Hello. This is Lee Jong Hyun. I once again apologize to the people I’ve hurt through my inappropriate words […]

Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou caused a stir at a cafe in Japan recently when his appearance caused other customers to leave the shop, according to Oriental Daily. The customers did not recognise the King of Mandopop and he was also mistaken for a Yakuza boss. The 41-year-old was dressed in a dark print shirt […]

After the claims of Russian interference in US elections, the Chinese are attemptings to recruit spies in the Western world. China is allegedly using LinkedIn to recruit spies in the west. Western intelligence officials believe Chinese agents are contacting thousands of foreign citizens using LinkedIn. LinkedIn is also the only major American social media platform […]