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Hindus are seeking an apology from Hollywood singer-actress Selena Gomez and multinational sports brand Puma for ‘blatant cultural insensitivity’ in their recent advertising campaign. The advertisement shows Gomez standing-sitting-foot resting on books. Books commanded immense respect among Hindus who saw a reflection of goddess Sarasvati in the books. “It was highly insensitive by Gomez and […]

Toshiba Corp.’s latest technology has put them at the forefront of the fight against cancer—they have developed a device that is able to detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood from a patient with a staggering 99 percent accuracy, the company announced on Nov 25. The diagnosis method, which can reportedly […]

South Korean stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon have been sentenced by a South Korean court to a jail sentence of six and five years in prison, respectively, for sexually assaulting drunk and unconscious women. Jung, who was also charged with filming the rape and distributing the footage, was given a longer prison sentence than Choi. […]

Airport delays are some of the most stressful hiccups to deal with when you’re travelling. A delayed flight—especially a connecting flight—can throw a wrench in your plans and ruin everything. Besides the hassle of rebooking flights, possibly shelling out more money, and wrangling schedules, there’s also the emotional distress (plus jet lag and exhaustion!) that […]

TVB actor Raymond Lam reportedly applied for December leave to get married, earlier this year. His fiancee Chinese model Carina Zhang and his mother were photographed visiting a wedding boutique. Lam’s fan-club celebration of his 40th birthday which falls on 8 December was cancelled. The wedding which was scheduled for 8 December is now postponed […]

In a recent interview with Women’s DongA magazine, South Korean actress Ku Hye Sun candidly shared her thoughts. She is now in the midst of divorce proceedings with Ahn Jae Hyun. When news of their marital issues became public, both of them made headlines. Ku shared that when her divorce was first published, her parents […]

No one is exempt from military service, not even K-pop stars from hit boy band BTS. The boys were informed by the defence ministry of South Korea that mandatory service will remain mandatory, regardless of their celebrity status. The announcement has sparked conversation and debate in South Korea about whether people like artists and athletes […]

With gene editing now presenting such low risks that it can be used in human embryos, genetically-modified babies aren’t just the tales of science fiction. According to a newly published scientific paper, such “designer babies” are “ethically justifiable”, “highly desirable” and could become a possibility in about two years’ time. Dr Kevin Smith, a bioethicist […]

Singapore’s two leading universities—National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU)—have done the country proud, after making it as the top two universities in Asia on the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) university rankings. Besides snagging the top spots in the region, both institutions also tied at 11th place on the recently released (Nov 27) QS’ World […]

Actress Jun Ji Hyun is set to join the cast of ongoing Netflix original Korean drama series Kingdom for seasons 2 and 3 according to reports on 28 November. It’s been reported that the drama’s staff as well as Netflix Korea carried out negotiations to bring Jun Ji Hyun on board very secretively as filming […]

K-pop group Super Junior’s Choi Siwon made Chinese fans furious after he liked a tweet about the demonstrations in Hong Kong a few days ago. While Choi has since apologised and “unliked” the tweet, fans don’t easily forgive (or forget). On Nov 24, the K-pop star liked a tweet from Korean news outlet Chosun. The […]

Officials from the European Commission say Vietnam is making great strides in the elimination of illegal fishing, thereby regaining trust in helping to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activities. Vietnam’s solid implementation of the recommendations from the EU regarding IUU fishing has impressed the latter’s representative Director for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs […]

Airline Excellence Awards by AirlineRatings.com has just announced its picks for the Top 20 Airlines for 2020. Air New Zealand was proclaimed the world’s best airline, dethroning the previous champ, Singapore Airlines (SIA). Besides being in second place worldwide, SIA has also been named “Best First Class Airline” for the third year in a row. […]

by Fiachra GIBBONS Two Japanese restaurants have shot to the top of the La Liste ranking of best places to eat in the world, with a third one getting the second highest mark from the authoritative “guide of guides”. Yosuke Suga’s tiny Tokyo restaurant Sugalabo, which has only 20 tables, does not have a Michelin […]

The Taliban said Friday it was “way too early” to speak of resuming direct talks with Washington, a day after President Donald Trump suggested negotiations to end America’s longest war were back on track during a surprise visit to Afghanistan. “It is way too early to talk about the resumption of talks for now. We […]