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· Iris Jung
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen confirmed the Biden administration’s intention to use sanction tools against China if Beijing ever “moved aggressively toward Taiwan.” In response to Congressman Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) questioning on April 6, Yellen confirmed the…
· Carl Samson
The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Russia and North Korea on Thursday for the transfer of sensitive items to Pyongyang’s missile program. The move was made on the same day Kim Jong-un ordered the launch of a Hwasong-17, believed to be North Korea’s longest-range weapon and the…
· Carl Samson
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Japan to keep up sanctions against Russia and to take a step further by enforcing a trade embargo on Russian goods. In his virtual address to Japan’s parliament, Zelenskyy reminded lawmakers of the horrors of war and…
· Ryan General
Singapore has become the first Southeast Asian country to announce sanctions against Russia over its recent invasion of Ukraine. Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan described Russia's invasion as “unacceptable,” calling it a "clear and gross" breach of international…
· Bryan Ke
The dean of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Ted Ruger, announced Tuesday he would invoke a faculty review to sanction law professor Amy Wax for her recent anti-Asian immigrant comments. “Her conduct has generated multiple complaints from members of our community…
· Carl Samson
Introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation and Determination (COVID) Act of 2022 would sanction Chinese officials if they fail to allow inquiry into the lab leak theory. The bill would specifically target the Chinese Academy of…
· Bryan Ke
Scientists may have just discovered that the Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax), which went extinct over a century ago, might be the closest relative of modern dogs after studying the genomes of nine Japanese wolves. The discovery: Joined by his colleagues, evolutionary…
· Thy Nguyen
MGM Worldwide Television Group is working with South Korea’s SM Entertainment to create a U.S.-based K-pop competition series and form an NCT subunit. About the series: The televised series will recruit American men aged 13 to 25 to create NCT-Hollywood, according to The…
· Maina Chen
K-pop stans are furious after ABC7 included the wrong boy group in its coverage of BTS for the American Music Awards (AMAs) on Sunday. The still: In a short clip posted to TikTok, user @nicole_tiktoks pointed out the blunder and called it racist.
· Ryan General
As it turned out, the typical western diet consisting of sugary foods and fast food can do even more harm to the body, new research has revealed. Aside from cardiovascular disease, obesity and other health issues, such a diet also impairs brain function and appetite control,…
· Bryan Ke
A bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its stance on China’s crackdown against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, called the Uyghur Act of 2019, calls for President Donald Trump to impose…
· Ryan General
The silver-backed chevrotain is a rare species of the mouse-deer which was thought by many in the science community to have been extinct. After three decades since its last confirmed sightings, the mouse deer, with its distinct two-tone color, was recently captured on film in a…
· Ryan General
A faulty wave machine at a popular summer water park attraction in Jilin Province, China caused a 10-foot “tsunami” that swept away dozens of pool-goers. The incident, which left 44 people injured, took place at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park in the city of Longjing on…
· Bryan Ke
An NCT127 fan – also known as Nctzen – took her obsession too far when she triggered the fire alarm at a London hotel, hoping to sneak a peak of the world-famous South Korean group evacuating out of their hotel room. The incident occurred on July 7 during NCT127’s stop in London…
· Bryan Ke
The Formosan clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura), a subspecies of leopard that can only be found in Taiwan but was thought to be extinct, was allegedly spotted by several witnesses in a wilderness in southeast Taiwan. The Taitung District Office of the Forestry Bureau…
· Carl Samson
A bee species once thought to have faced extinction was rediscovered in its native home of Indonesia last month. A female Megachile pluto, known as Wallace’s Giant Bee, was spotted in the province of North Maluku while scientists conducted research in the area for five days.
· Carl Samson
A smart car developed by a company many call “China’s version of Tesla,” NIO, shut down and locked itself during a recent test drive in Beijing. The vehicle, which caused a traffic jam along the bustling Chang’an Avenue, trapped passengers inside for at least an hour.
· Bryan Ke
A video captured an intense moment in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia where people were made to jump out of a Ferris wheel after a malfunction almost killed several fairgoers.
· Ryan General
A Japanese netizen amazed thousands on Twitter after showing off a functional toy machine gun he built using Lego blocks. Twitter user @zuzuruniyaniya demonstrated his Lego masterpiece he dubbed the “Brick Shooter” in a video he uploaded two weeks ago.
· Jin Hyun
The last living polar bear in South Korea has passed away at the age of 24 — equivalent to 80 years old in human years — at Everland Zoo, just weeks shy of being relocated to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in England.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
