
Jin from BTS begins military service, marking end of an era
BTS star Jin started his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans…
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BTS star Jin started his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans…
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Where in the world can you shave a year or two off your age? South Korea — which has just passed a set of bills to abandon its traditional system of…
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SEOUL, South Korea — The stage is all set for Manny Pacquiao's ring return on Sunday noon (Saturday night in the United States), his first in 16 months.
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Hundreds of Chinese internet users have paid tribute to "martyr" doctor Li Wenliang, who first blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak, in the…
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China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater…
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From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022.
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Substitute Hwang Hee-chan scored the winner in injury time to rescue South Korea from the brink of World Cup elimination in a thrilling 2-1 victory over…
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China's top Covid official and multiple cities have signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Chinese government's refusal to recognize the Philippines' rights over the West…
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Jiang Zemin led China through an era of stunning transformation after coming to power in the traumatic aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked…
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China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy.
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"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday.
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Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers…
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Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
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Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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President Bongbong Marcos said Tuesday the country will ask Beijing to explain its "more benign" account of an incident involving Chinese coastguard…
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