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On the new year eve the 75th Kohaku Uta Gassen Red & White Year-End Song Festival took place in Shibuya and it was a live broadcast from NHK Hall. At the end of this graceful yearly event the White team has been titled as the winner. The viewer rating of this event has met with a sudden fall and the …
On Thursday from around 5.30 am, NTT Docomo, the telecommunication service of Japan is dealing with the system failure due to a cyber attack carrying a large amount of data which makes the other functions of the network work properly. NTT Docomo announced that the cyber attack on their system is not easy to recover quickly. The pivotal functions of …
The Japanese are all set to welcome their new year with the successful musical feast named ‘The 75th edition of Annual Year End and the New Year Songs of Japan’ which is going to take place at Sagami Women’s University Green Hall. This event will be showcasing the amazing artists and their vibrant songs which can be enjoyed by the …
On December 31, the Yilan District Court gave a verdict of two and a half years of imprisonment to the Former Magistrate of Yilan County Lin Zimioa at 2.30pm. After the trial, Lin told the media that “Judiciary has been hijacked by politics”. Along with the imprisonment she is fined NT$1 million and for five years she has been barred …
Zhao Lusi, 26, is one of China’s most celebrated young celebrities. Her portfolio includes ‘Hidden Love’, ‘Dating in the Kitchen’, ‘Love Better than Immortality’, ‘Love Like the Galaxy’, and ‘Please Feel at Ease, Mr. Ling’. Lusi is a rising star in the Chinese entertainment industry. But on December 18, she had to be rushed to a hospital in Shanghai as …
The Taiwan Captain Chen Jiexian has been invited by the Airline International Medical Group Chairman Chang Rushan who has committed to fight against the fraud. On Sunday, the Three Gorges Police Bureau arranged an awareness program to promote the anti-fraud with the experts. This event was led by Liu Jianliang, the deputy director of the Three Gorges Branch along with …
South Korea has declared 7 days of national mourning on Sunday after a deadly plane crash that killed 179 people, according to local media. The acting president, Choi Sang-mok, made the announcement at an emergency safety meeting after the jet crashed. Choi expressed his deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of victims in the unexpected tragedy. The Finance Ministry …
As investigators attempted to identify victims and determine the cause of the nation’s deadliest flying catastrophe, South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety examination of the whole airline operation system. Four of the six crew members and all 175 passengers died when Jeju Air at Muan International Airport, Boeing’s new 737-800 belly landed and skidded …
Just one more day to pass on to step into the new year and to celebrate this wonderful event the founder of Ecopark has planned a grand and colorful musical feast called “Eco Central Park Countdown” which will take place at the 10-hectare Swan Lake Park. It is the second edition of Eco Park with top-notch lighting and sound system. …
As part of President Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign which now encompasses a wider range of public sector officials, private entrepreneurs and administrators in industries like healthcare and education, China has constructed or expanded more than 200 specialized detention facilities throughout the nation. The extent and character of this expansion which reflects Xi’s growing authority over the party and the …
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