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According to state media KCNA, On Wednesday North Korea conducted its first test-firing of the recently displayed “Choe Hyon-class” warship with the firing of cruise missiles, anti-air missiles and artillery fire from the 5,000-tonne ship under the order of leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials. Kim called the development as a key step toward enhancing North Korea’s naval force …

British-Filipino alt icon beabadoobee is coming home to Manila on her Asia Tour 2025. Be sure to save the date, August 12, 2025 when she will perform at the New Frontier Theater. The performance comes after her highly successful Manila show in 2022 and it is the biggest concert of the summer season. Born Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus in Iloilo …

At ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn welcomed Professor Nobuhiro Aizawa the dean of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia School of Government. Per the arrangements made at the top-level meeting ERIA will host the President of Cambodian Senate Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen on May 6, 2025 to deliver a special lecture …

Mao Saigo etched history on Sunday by winning the Chevron Championship after overcoming a thrilling five-player playoff to become the fifth Japanese woman to win an overseas major tournament. Saigo, a 23 years old star of the U.S. LPGA Tour began the final round at top but encountered fierce challenges, losing ground in the middle. Behind late, she birdied the …

China is stepping up its game in Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry after a major exit by South Korea’s LG-led consortium. LG and its partners have pulled out of a massive US$7.7 billion project meant to build a full EV battery supply chain in Indonesia — giving China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt a clear path to take charge. LG Energy …

In an auspicious start to 2025, Hyundai Motor posted a 2% gain in its operating profit for the first quarter, amounting to 3.6 trillion won (approximately $2.5 billion). One significant reason for this bump was the weak South Korean currency, which improved earnings from overseas. But there are bumps in the road. U.S. tariff programs are indeed proving to be …

China has made its latest stride into space. On April 24, 2025, launched from the country’s northwestern Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, China launched its Shenzhou-20 mission. Carrying Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie to China’s Tiangong, the mission later successfully docked using a Long March-2F rocket, which lifted the spacecraft into space, with the space station later on in …

Trying to control rising prices and cool down angry consumers, Japan for the first time in 25 years has brought in rice from South Korea. The last occurrence was in 1999. But with Japanese rice now becoming too expensive for many, Japan is opting for cheaper foreign varieties. Reports say that last month, only two tons of South Korean rice …

On April 22, 2025 President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. proclaimed a Day of National Mourning in memory of late National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor who died on April 16 at the age of 71. Nora Aunor, born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor was a giant in Philippine cinema, television and music. Her career spanned over five decades and …

Indeed, Stewart has been wed to the love of her life, Dylan Meyer, with whom she has spent so many years in an absolutely splendid new beginning: their marriage together. The wedding was quiet, with only close friends and family invited; for the most part, they are keeping the personal lives ventilated from too much attention. But even the strength …