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This Saturday, Estoril Praia, one of the best football teams in Portugal will wear a notable green and yellow kit inspired by the Brazilian national flag to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s historic Formula One Grand Prix victory. The tribute comes on their Primeira Liga fixture against Braga. The color choice is in remembrance of Senna’s …

Honda to Transfer U.S.-Bound Civic Hybrid Production from Japan to Indiana Honda brings production of its five-door Civic hybrid back to the U.S. The company announced shifting the assembly of the model bound for the U.S. from Japan to its plant in Indiana. A Honda spokesperson said production at the Yorii factory, located near Tokyo, was set to conclude between …

Tim Hortons is entering the market through its K-pop idol Mark Lee by appointing him the first ambassador ever from Korea. The coffee and donut chain made the big announcement on Instagram and also registered a collaboration for this new tagline. Fans can now grab from two exclusive sets: the Home Set and the Donut Set. The Home Set is …

Japan has recorded another population drop, and this time, by the most extraordinary figure in history. According to official data released in April 2025, by the end of October 2024, the country’s population stood at 120.3 million, down by 898,000 over the previous year. largest annual drop recorded since 1950. The great decline in population has had access to Japan’s …

If you are judging the world of K-Dramas from the outside, now is the time to enter the vault. These dramas will enthuse you with their mixture of romance, drama, and action from the first episode, so these are five K-Dramas that every beginner must watch: 1. Start-Up (2020) This series immerses viewers in the rich hustle within South Korea’s …

The Bank of Japan revealed through its latest survey that Japanese consumers expect increasing prices and show record annual inflation forecasts from the survey. People answered the Bank of Japan survey from February 6 to March 4 and told researchers that prices would go up 12.2% during the following year. This increase marks a jump from the prior 11.5% seen …

Tesla has quietly suspended new orders for its high priced Model S and Model X vehicles on its Chinese website, indicating increasing pressure from intensifying U.S.-China trade tensions. The suspension reported earlier by Reuters and MKTNews also includes Tesla’s WeChat mini program where the two imported models are no longer listed. Both cars are produced in the U.S. and exported …

Samsung SDI has slashed its Share Price owing to Jitters across the Global Market For fresh equity, South Korea’s Samsung SDI has cut new share prices by 14% in a bid to raise 2 trillion won, approximately 1.4 billion dollars. Prices have dropped from 169,200 won to 146,200 won for the stock issue. The definitive price is yet to be …

China asks India to fight the US’s trade practices because those measures hurt developing nations worldwide. According to Yu Jing of the Chinese Embassy in India, the nations need to unite in opposition to harmful development restrictions enforced on Global South countries. China's economy is underpinned by a system that ensures steady growth, and produces positive spillovers. Chinese manufacturing is …

South Korea is to conduct a snap presidential election on June 3 after President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and removed from office, the country’s acting president declared on Tuesday. The move, agreed in a cabinet meeting, comes four days after the Constitutional Court confirmed a parliamentary motion to impeach Yoon for his controversial declaration of martial law last December. Acting …