Controlling the narrative
Published by Philippine Star They might be able to permanently dodge interviewers they deem to be “biased” against them or unfriendly, but the UniTeam of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio can’t afford to keep...
Daily Archive: January 23, 2022
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Swings to Sixth-Highest Grossing Movie in History With $1.69 Billion Globally
Published by Reuters By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Add another notch on “Spider-Man: No Way Home’s” long list of box office achievements. Over the weekend, Sony’s comic book adventure became the sixth-highest grossing...
T1 Oner: “Keria is our main shotcaller because he’s incredibly accurate at reading the game. The result of us four following his calls have been quite stellar.”
Published by Inven Global On Jan 23, T1 faced off against Liiv SANDBOX in day 10 of the 2022 LCK Spring split. With a set score of 2-0, T1 took the victory over LSB and...
South Korea settles Iran’s UN dues with frozen assets
Published by Al-Araby South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran’s dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday, in a move to immediately restore the country’s voting rights. The payment...
Foreign Secretary’s speech to the Lowy Institute
Published by TDPel Media I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of this land – the Gadigal people – and by paying my respects to Elders past and present. It’s great to be...
China brings back anal swab testing for Covid two weeks before Winter Olympics begin
Published by TDPel Media Just two weeks before the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese government has reinstated anal swab testing for Covid-19 in an effort to halt the spread of the Omicron form. According to...
S. Korea beat Vietnam to open Women’s Asian Cup
South Korea, ranked 18th, improved to a perfect 12-0-0 against 32nd-ranked Vietnam. South Korea thought they opened the scoring in the third minute, though forward Son Hwa-yeon had her goal wiped out on a borderline...
Olympic-bound Cha Jun-hwan wins men’s short program at Four Continents
South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan won the men’s singles short program with a new personal best in his final tuneup competition ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Cha earned 98.96 points to set a...
Leaders of U.S.,Japan reaffirm commitment to complete denuclearization of Korea
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula on Friday. The leaders also condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches in their...
S. Korea coach sees need for speed after opening win at Women’s Asian Cup
South Korea’s 3-0 victory over Vietnam to kick off the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup in India on Friday could have been even more lopsided, had the players not let up midway through...
U.S. continues to see diplomacy as best way forward with N. Korea: Pentagon
The United States continues to seek complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and believes diplomacy is the best way to achieve such a goal, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Friday. He, however,...
Seoul shares to stay in tight range ahead of holiday
South Korean stocks are forecast to move in a tight range as investors will likely assume a wait-and-see strategy ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price...