Author: viking

From sold-out stadium tours in the US, Europe and Asia to history-making Grammy nominations, K-pop has never stood taller on the global stage.
Yet within South Korea, many say the music they once called their own now feels made for someone else.
For fans like 21-year-old university student Lee Ye-jin, that shift hits every time she turns on the radio or scrolls through new releases on her phone.
Lee has been a member of “Light” – the official fan club of popular boy band Highlight – since 2016….

Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,003 people in Indonesia, rescuers said on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with relief efforts.
The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in its latest toll.
The deadly torrential rains are one of the worst recent disasters to strike Sumatra, where a tsunami wreaked havoc in 2004 in Aceh province, which lies at…

When high school students in the West Hartford Public Schools district study World War II in the coming year, they will learn about more than just the typical hallmarks like Japanese-American detention camps.
They will also hear about Sadao Munemori, a soldier who died protecting comrades from a grenade. The 22-year-old posthumously became the first Japanese-American awarded the Medal of Honour.
Lessons like this that delve beyond places have left teachers “humbled”, said Jessica Blitzer, the…

Former National Basketball Association (NBA) centre Jason Collins, who has a deadly form of brain cancer, is undergoing an experimental treatment in Singapore, with those involved in the trial hailing the city state’s reputation as a medical innovation hub.
Collins, the first openly gay man to play in a major US professional sports league, said on Thursday in an ESPN interview that he had stage 4 glioblastoma and was pursuing innovative treatment in a clinic in Singapore, where he got approval…

Lessons from the past 10 years shows that businesses can expect new regulation to emerge in response to the next generation of technologies and innovation sure to follow between now and 2030.

Pharmaceutical companies will be able to plan their research and development programmes with greater certainty after EU law makers agreed a deal on legislative reforms, an expert has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new set of rules aimed at simplifying regulations and reducing costs for firms operating across the UK insurance and funeral plan sectors, together with a package of further rule-simplifying proposals.

Japan’s ability to communicate effectively in English has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a global ranking that paints a worrying picture for a nation that prides itself on being an economic and educational powerhouse.
The latest survey by Swiss education company EF Education First places Japan 96th out of 123 nations, relegating it to the lowest of five proficiency tiers – “very low” – and behind Laos, Bhutan, Turkmenistan and Vietnam. China ranks 86th, while the…

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has moved to dissolve parliament, setting the stage for an early election after reports of a key political party backing his minority government moving to withdraw its support.
Anutin said in a social media post on Thursday that he was taking steps to “return power to the people”.
The premier has already submitted a recommendation for the dissolution of the House of Representatives for royal endorsement, according to several Thai media outlets.
The…

A new service to be launched by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to bridge the ‘advice gap’ for consumers of investments and pensions