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Alibaba is an online marketplace that has become China’s top e-commerce platform in just a few years. Founded by Jack Ma in 1999, Alibaba began as a website connecting Chinese manufacturers with global buyers. It has since expanded into a vast ecosystem of businesses, including Taobao, Tmall, and AliExpress for consumers to buy everything from clothing and electronics to healthcare …

Late on Tuesday, the popular South Korean online book “Solo Leveling” shared a teaser trailer for the forthcoming anime version of the story. In the Facebook post that accompanied the teaser video that was exactly one minute long, Solo Leveling noted, “A new level begins.” According to what was stated, the animation project would debut “next winter.” The widely read …

Chaeyoung of Twice made an apology Tuesday after posting a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt with the swastika emblem. This comes days after the K-pop star was spotted performing in a QAnon shirt on the South Korean music television show “Show! Music Core.” In the photo, which has since been removed, Chaeyoung wore a shirt featuring Sid Vicious of …

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin are contemplating legal action against the content producer who started rumors that the “Crash Landing On You” co-stars are divorcing. A video was released to YouTube last week saying that the couple had voluntarily decided to a divorce due to Bin’s claimed overseas gambling losses. According to the now-deleted video, the couple separated in …

The famous pair Se7en and Lee Da-hae from South Korea have announced that they are getting married in May. Both the K-pop artist and his actress fiancée announced the forthcoming wedding in different postings on Instagram. The posts were shared on the same account. Choi Dong-wook, better known as Se7en, recently announced to his 551,000 followers that he had some …

Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating a nuclear retaliation against the United States and South Korea as a warning to the allies who are intensifying their joint military exercises, official agency KCNA said on March 20. The North’s drills comprised a short-range missile launch, but – unusually – the missile was launched from a subterranean silo, which analysts think may …

North Korea’s state press said on March 18 that about 800,000 of its residents volunteered to join or reenlist in the military to fight against the United States. The Rodong Sinmun daily said that about 800,000 students and employees indicated a willingness to register or reenlist in the military to combat the United States on Friday alone. “The soaring enthusiasm …

Friday, the Japanese government donated around PHP7 million worth of gymnastics equipment to the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) through its Grant Aid for Cultural Grassroots Programme. Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and GAP President Cynthia Carrion conducted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the GAP Training Center at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. World …

Friday, March 17, police in Vietnam arrested a Facebook user who was accused of “attempting to destroy the state” by uploading content that defamed leaders of the ruling Communist Party, according to the country’s security ministry. The police-run Ministry of Public Security stated in a statement that Phan Thi Thanh Nha, 39, was accused of uploading and sharing 25 articles …

On Friday, March 17, authorities from both nations announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Russia the following week, weighing in on the Ukraine war just as relations between Moscow and Washington hit a new low. Xi’s visit to Moscow is a diplomatic coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has been subjected to unprecedented international sanctions …