Winwin to leave SM Entertainment, end all NCT activities
Winwin of NCT will part ways with SM Entertainment and end all activities with the group, the agency announced Wednesday.
· Lee Jung-joo
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Following public pressure, local education authority orders school to stop collecting information and delete all previously gathered details
· Alice Yan
‘Shameful’: Chinese school faces backlash for demanding new students’ family wealth details
Following public pressure, local education authority orders school to stop collecting information and delete all previously gathered details
· Alice Yan
Kuwait slams 'repeated' Iranian attacks on its soil
Kuwait has condemned Iran's strikes on its territory as a "blatant violation of the country's sovereignty", state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying.
· Middleeasteye
The Kiss by Katie Barclay review – a history of passion, power and puckering up
From heads of state to foot-kissing knights, Hollywood romcoms to sex, a fascinating story of the gesture that for centuries has brought people together
· Tiffany Watt Smith
Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
Virgin Media has been fined £28m for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling contracts, Ofcom said.
· Bbcnews
First K-culture master's degree to go to Filipino student
A Filipino student at Sungshin Women’s University is expected to become the first person in Korea to receive a master’s degree specifically in K-culture, the university said Wednesday.
· Lim Jae-seong
Shenzhen built an architectural icon and then filled it with trash
Inside Longgang Energy Ecological Park, where a quarter of the city's waste is burned — and digital art is on display
· Park Ga-young
Official trailer: Holy Days
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Musinsa sets up Taiwan unit to accelerate Asia expansion
Musinsa has set up a new subsidiary in Taiwan, extending the South Korean fashion platform's regional reach as it moves to capture demand for Korean fashion across Asia, the company said Wednesday.
· No Kyung-min
Saving art from the algorithm
Gallery Hyundai's 'Sauve Qui Peut' spotlights 8 artists exploring artistic conviction in the AI era
· Park Yuna
Anjo Yllana calls P3.5-M damages excessive, to appeal TVJ ruling
MANILA, Philippines — Anjo Yllana said he respects the court's decision finding him liable in the defamation case filed by TVJ Productions but believes the P3.5-million damages awarded are excessive.
· Iza Iglesias
Virginia Beach cop dodges wild karate move while chasing martial arts master in viral video
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· ddeturrisnyp, David DeTurris
Official trailer: Romeria
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Gao Shanwen, economist who questioned China's GDP data, dies
Gao Shanwen, an outspoken Chinese economist, is pictured here attending a forum in Beijing in 2009. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Memories and a vintage Holden: This concert is telling a story through music
Take Me to the River is not Emma Donovan’s song, but it is her story. They are her girls giggling in the back of the vintage Holden wagon she drives in the video. The bush unfurling outside is her mother’s Gumbaynggirr Country, where the Nambucca River meets the Pacific.
· Michael Dwyer
Marie Kondo, but for murder: Five addictive new crime novels to read
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· Sue Turnbull
MAFS’ Mick Gould proposes to partner Jean Boyd
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Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The Odyssey
British actor Tom Holland says his latest role marks the start of a fresh chapter
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British investment follows a familiar pattern with ITV and easyJet buyouts | The National
There was hope and disquiet across Westminster, UK media and social media this week, when ITV and Sky TV owner, Comcast, announced they had reached a £1.6 billion ($2.14 billion) deal.
· Chris Blackhurst
Ministers address the media following Telstra outage
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FIFA probes alleged racist abuse targeting IShowSpeed at World Cup
FIFA has launched an investigation into alleged racist abuse targeting social media influencer IShowSpeed during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
· Lee Hyun-joo
The F1 rumour mill is in overdrive. Oscar Piastri is at the centre of it
Oscar Piastri has been here before, at the centre of Formula 1’s “silly season”. Who could forget the “bizarre and frankly upsetting” scenes four years ago as Alpine announced him as their driver before the team’s legal wrangle with McLaren for his services?
· Jon Pierik
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From legal threats to ‘the worst haircut you can think of’: 25 years of The Office
The beloved BBC sitcom is now a quarter of a century old. Ahead of two TV celebrations, here are 25 things you didn’t know about television’s funniest workplace mockumentary
· Michael Hogan
South Korean law targeting 'fake news' takes effect as journalists' groups raise concerns
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship.
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Prominent US senator vanishes from spotlight before midterms
Emergency dispatch audio referring to a “cardiac arrest” at US Senator Mitch McConnell’s Washington home has raised new questions about the political future of the former Republican leader, according to media reports. McConnell, 84, is a Republican senator from Kentucky who has served in the Senate since 1985. He wa…
· RT
YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
MELBOURNE, Australia — A Google executive told an inquiry on Tuesday that a YouTube video that falsely claimed a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor blooded with makeup had met the platform’s standards and would remain online.
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Trailer: Saccharine
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Wannabe at 30: Why the Spice Girls hit remains pop’s ultimate friendship anthem | The National
Thirty years ago, the Spice Girls introduced a love song in which the romance wasn't centred on a man.
· Saeed Saeed
San's 'Bad' performance trending online
Ateez member San's performance of "Bad" is taking the internet by storm following the group's performance on a TV music program last month.
· Cha Min-jung
Travel Madness Expo returns with new global partners, year-round travel focus
MANILA, Philippines — The Travel Madness Expo (TME) returns to the SMX Convention Center Manila from July 10 to 12, bringing together airlines, tourism boards, travel agencies and hospitality providers in an effort to encourage Filipinos to travel beyond the traditional peak vacation seasons.
· The Manila Times
TVXQ’s U-Know solo show relocated due to protests
TVXQ's U-Know has decided to move his upcoming solo show to Jamsil Indoor Stadium in southern Seoul, as access to the original venue remains difficult, label SM Entertainment said Tuesday.
· Hwang You-mee
How Pierpaolo Piccioli is rewriting the codes of Balenciaga | The National
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s return to fashion in October, at the helm of Balenciaga, was more than just industry news – the move felt almost cosmically inevitable.
· Sarah Maisey
Wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner shuts down ‘false’ rumors about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
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· Antoinette Bueno
British Museum adds special Korea Gallery program for BTS’ ‘The City Arirang’
The British Museum is hosting a special program inspired by BTS’ latest album as part of the group’s “The City Arirang” fan festival that accompanies its world tour stop in London.
· Lee Jung-joo
‘Outrageous’: Former top prosecutor backs Dowling after controversial report
A former top prosecutor has swung his support behind the Director of Public Prosecutions after a controversial NSW upper house inquiry found she gave false evidence in parliament and approved her office giving a negative story about a sitting judge to the media.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Binged all the Netflix cheerleading docos? You’ll love this new comedy
The mockumentary genre, often believed to have been born in 1938 with the radio broadcast The War of the Worlds, shows no signs of tiring despite proliferating on the small screen – and Eugene Levy, a veteran of the genre, claiming TV had destroyed the format. Perhaps it’s a reaction against the decades of laugh-tra…
· Kylie Northover
‘What we’ve come to expect from Gus’: Storm hit back at Gould’s ‘cheat’ claims
Brisbane: Melbourne Storm part-owner and chairman Matt Tripp will not seek a public apology from Phil Gould for calling their skipper and Queensland No. 9 Harry Grant a “cheat” – twice – on national TV.
· Christian Nicolussi
‘We thought it might go straight in the bin’: The design rule the architects of GOMA ignored
Back in 2001, Kerry and Lindsay Clare had a vision for Brisbane’s new Gallery of Modern Art, but it did not conform to the vision held by Queensland’s Peter Beattie government.
· Nick Dent
When K-dramas are no longer solely Korean
As Korean TV goes cross-border, producers are chasing bigger audiences — at the risk of losing a clear sense of who they're made for
· Lee Yoon-seo
Taemin to perform at K-pop concert in Poland
Taemin of SHINee is slated to participate in Sound in Colors in Poland, which will be held in Chorzow on Aug. 15-16, according to the event organizer on Tuesday.
· Hwang You-mee
Scorsese is cinema’s greatest director. Is he also one of the greatest actors of his time?
Martin Scorsese’s late-career pivot is my religion. At 83, when he probably should be kicking back on a hill in Sicily with a straw hat on his head and pane di casa crumbs on his lap, the legendary director is everywhere. And oddly, it’s mostly in front of the camera rather than behind it.
· Robert Moran
Europe replacing US as NATO’s main anti-Russian actor – expert
European NATO members have become the main driving force behind the bloc’s confrontation with Russia as US strategic priorities have shifted, Dmitry Trenin, president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
· RT
Europe replacing US as NATO’s main anti-Russia actor – expert
European NATO members have become the main driving force behind the bloc’s confrontation with Russia as US strategic priorities have shifted, Dmitry Trenin, the president of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), wrote in an op-ed for RT.
· RT
US attacks on Iran expected to continue, US media reports
A US military official indicated that air strikes against Iran would go on "for a while", according to the New York Times,
· Middleeasteye
Low-income Chinese girl aces gaokao, inspires live-streamers offering financial help
Han has received offers from Tsinghua University and Peking University, many others offer financial aid in an effort to secure her enrolment
· Fran Lu
Low-income Chinese girl aces gaokao, inspires live-streamers offering financial help
Han has received offers from Tsinghua University and Peking University, many others offer financial aid in an effort to secure her enrolment
· Fran Lu