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K-pop group Girls’ Generation recently had a mini-reunion on Wednesday (17 Jul) and they shared photos from their spontaneous hangout. Seohyun, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Taeyon, Yuri and Sooyoung were in the Instagram stories except for remaining members Sunny and Tiffany who were not there. Seohyun added in her caption and as translated by Soompi: “Girls’ Generation sudden […]

Cantopop star Leslie Cheung passed away 16 years ago but he is still remembered by his fans. There are even cafes filled with memorabilia of the star to keep his legacy alive. Netizens are amazed that there is a bus driver who has an uncanny resemblance to Cheung. The bus driver’s features, facial expressions and […]

Seoul, Korea – On July 17 (Wednesday), former CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk was booked on allegations that he arranged prostitution services for his foreign investors. South Korea’s K-pop entertainment industry has been recently hit with numerous sex and drug scandals involving famous artists such as Seungri from Big Bang and […]

Rumour has it that Etta Ng, love child of Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan and her wife Andi Autumn have broken up. Netizens are speculating about the relationship after Ng, 19, removed all the photos of her and Autumn on Ng’s Instagram. Sin Chew Daily reported that 31-year-old Autumn has removed all images on […]

by Quentin TYBERGHIEN   Details emerged Friday of the horrifying blaze that ripped through a Japanese anime firm, killing dozens including people who tried in vain to reach the roof, but the motive for the suspected arson remained unclear. Eyewitnesses described a fire that was like “looking at hell,” after a man apparently doused the […]

Ushar Daniele is a journalist turned producer that recently worked together with a Singaporean production house on a wildlife documentary. The Dark Web documentary series on Channel NewsAsia explores threats to wildlife in the Malaysian episode ‘Wildlife Clickbait.’ The episode ‘Wildlife Clickbait’ is specific to Malaysia and covers all crime that happens on social media […]

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city’s beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes. Hong Kong’s ongoing political crisis deepened further on Sunday as riot police and protesters fought running battles inside a […]

Victoria’s Secret model Ming Xi has married Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun after a two-month engagement. The couple jointly posted photos on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, teasing each other with compliments about the other’s “good taste” in partners. Ho and his mother, Angela Leong On-kei confirmed that […]

MEDAN — The once restive province of Aceh is planning to make it legal for men to have up to four wives but activists fear the law would normalise extramarital affairs. Aceh is the state where LGBT practitioners get lashed in public and women are whipped if caught for extra marital affairs. The attempt to […]

Hong Kong superstar Sammi Cheng invited her husband, Andy Hui to perform in her concert. This move was an attempt at a comeback for Hui after the controversial scandal where a video of him and actress Jacqueline Wong showed them making out in a taxi. It has been three months since Hui and Wong were […]

Japanese pop idol Mayu Tomita is suing the police for inaction over an incident where she was stabbed 60 times. She is seeking almost $700,000 in damages over the 2016 attack, blaming the police for what happened because the police did not take her reports seriously. Stalking incidents are on the rise in Japan although […]

Super Junior’s Kangin announced his departure from the group on July 11 in an Instagram post for the first time after eight months. Kangin, 34 whose real name is Kim Young-woon has been involved with scandals which led to him to leave the K-pop boyband. “Hello. This is Kangin. It’s really been a long time […]

by Jerome TAYLOR Plastered in colourful sticky-notes carrying messages of defiance against Hong Kong’s government, so-called “Lennon Walls” have sprung up across the city — though fights have broken out as Beijing loyalists try to tear them down. The first wall was a uniquely Hong Kong take on a public graffiti display in Prague, which […]

Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world’s top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a truce. Talks had broken down in May over US accusations that Beijing had reneged on its commitments, and the dispute escalated with the two sides […]

Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, who was named a Time Magazine “Person of the Year” in 2018 for her journalism, faces several criminal charges along with her website Rappler, in what […]