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Kim Se Jeong is a Ball of Energy in “Today’s Webtoon”

Kim Se Jeong is back to brighten Korean Dramaland with her bubbly and passionate personality in SBS’s upcoming office comedy Today’s Webtoon, which also stars Daniel Choi. Adapted from Japanese manga series Juhan Shuttai! by Matsuda Naoko, Today’s Webtoon  follows judo athlete On Ma Eum (Kim Se Jeong) being forced to quit her sports career due to an ankle injury, and on the hunt...

Myolie Wu’s Performance on “Sisters Who Make Waves 3” Wins Applause

A contestant on Chinese talent show, Sisters Who Make Waves 3 <乘風破浪3>, Myolie Wu’s (胡杏兒) performance was highly praised in a recent episode. Dancing and singing to Teresa Teng’s (鄧麗君) “Loving a Song” <愛上一首歌>, Myolie amazed viewers with her talent. Dressed in a bright yellow ensemble and wearing a chin-length bob wig for her performance, Myolie was the shortest person on...

TVB Forges New Partnership With Chinese Government-Owned Company

TVB has announced a new partnership with Bauhinia Culture Holdings Limited, a Chinese government-owned company. Signing a strategic cooperation agreement, TVB General Manager Eric Tsang (曾志偉) shared that they will be collaborating on dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and large-scale events from next year onwards. “As the Miss Hong Kong pageant is coming up, we’ll be quite busy until...

Hayden Panettiere says drug abuse started at 15 when she was given ‘happy pills’

Hayden Panettiere battled a secret addiction to opioids and alcohol. The 32-year-old actress revealed her addiction got so bad it led to the breakdown of her relationship with Wladimir Klitschko and in 2018, she sent their daughter Kaya to Ukraine to live with her dad. She told PEOPLE: "He didn't want to be around me. I didn't...

First class service: AirAsia so impressed by this banquet waiter, it wants him on its crew

Arman Rashid made a TikTok video to look for Izz Ahmad Danial after the latter's service impressed one of AirAsia's bosses.Screengrab/TikTok Dream jobs don't usually fall from the sky, but there might be an exception for this young man. Izz Ahmad Danial was recently offered the opportunity to become an air steward with Malaysian carrier AirAsia — after his...

Macau shuts popular shopping mall in race to contain Covid-19 outbreak

Macau shut down a popular shopping mall adjacent to MGM China's casino resort on the city's main peninsula after several Covid-19 infections were found, as authorities raced to the biggest outbreak yet in the world's biggest gambling hub. One Central shopping mall will be shut for one week, while more than a dozen other zones or...

Young Indian job seekers fume over shortened military contracts

Prem Prakash has been trying for five years to get a job in India's armed forces, which used to provide employment for 17 years to the lucky few who passed the exams and physical tests. But since the government announced a new recruitment system for the military aimed at making it younger and more efficient, the...

Sierra Leone probes ‘impractical’ scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has launched an investigation into two first division matches that finished with scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0, describing them as impractical results. The West African country's soccer governing body said it was investigating officials and players who were involved in the two fixtures, in which Gulf FC defeated Koquima Lebanon...

Sadie Sink Said She Did This After Seeing Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna For The First Time

Sadie Sink heads back to a waiting car after her appearance on Good Morning America on Wednesday (July 6) in New York City. The 20-year-old actress made an appearance on the morning talk show to promote the latest season of Stranger Things, which she’s getting high praise for. In another recent interview, Sadie opened up about how she reacted to seeing Jamie Campbell Bower in his...

Nicki Minaj’s Husband Kenneth Petty Has Been Sentenced to Probation

Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth Petty has been officially sentenced during a hearing this week in Los Angeles. Kenneth pleaded guilty back in September in failing to register as a sex offender and was facing 10 years in prison for it.   After multiple postponements of his sentence hearing, Kenneth was sentenced to probation and in-home detention. He was also ordered to pay a $55,000 fine, People reports. Kenneth was convicted...