Members of K-pop group iKON have left YG Entertainment after their seven-year exclusive contracts ended. “We would like to announce that after a long and careful discussion with iKON (JAY, BOBBY, SONG, JU-NE, DK, CHAN), we all have mutually agreed to end the exclusive management contract in...
THE TECHNOLOGY is being used across 11 stroke treatment networks in the NHS. (Shutterstock) LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research...
K-pop boy band Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung have left YG Entertainment, which has been their agency for 16 years since debuting in 2006. YG Entertainment announced on Dec. 26 that Taeyang has left the agency and transferred to The Black Label, an associate company where YG holds a 30...
Editorial “Let's have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts,” Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience at the Vatican. The Pope’s message “to lower the level of Christmas spending” is a plea for help to the people of Ukraine who will be spending winter nearly 10 months...
Convicted ex-idol Seungri, former member of K-pop boy band Big Bang, will be released from prison in February after serving his sentence for various crimes including prostitution brokerage. Seungri will be released from the Yeoju Prison, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after serving his...
K-pop boy band Big Bang’s T.O.P, Steve Aoki and six others have been selected to join Japanese billionaire and crew leader Yusaku Maezama on the first civilian mission to the Moon next year. From one million applicants in 249 countries, eight crew members were selected under the dearMoon Project....
Big Bang’s Taeyang and BTS’ Jimin will be working together, according to Korean media. According to an exclusive report by Korean media outlet JTBC, Jimin will join as a featured artist in Taeyang’s solo album, which is scheduled to be released in January. Big Bang Taeyang (left) and BTS'...
Filipino CEOs highlighted the opportunities and strength of the Philippines and the domestic economy as the main reason the country is being dubbed as the “next best thing in Asia.” At the 55th Annual Dialogues Summit of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Aboitiz Group President and...
Jin, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, took first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for November. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 108.23 million brand big data covering 703 members of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. When the 13.7-tonne bell sounds, the vibration hits you in the chest. After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous ringer is back with a bong. In this file photo taken on...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo said Tuesday, Aug. 16 that government must focus on the "big fish", like big-time oil smugglers, and not on some small fry if it really wants to collect serious money through taxation. This, after Tulfo slammed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) following...
A big loss to Filipinos. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo That's how Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described the passing of Philippine sports icon and track and Asian field star Lydia de Vega. "Lydia 'Diay' de Vega-Mercado’s demise...
