A sign of Chinese video-streaming platform iQiyi Inc is pictured at the Beijing International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, in Beijing, China May 29, 2019.Reuters Chinese online video platform iQIYI plans to launch a talent agency in Southeast Asia to cultivate its own entertainers as it pushes to become Asia’s dominant streaming platform, a senior executive...
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo State Secretary Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are heading to Japan and South Korea for four days of talks starting Monday, March 15, as the administration seeks to shore up partnerships with...
FILE - This Sept. 30, 2017, aerial file photo shows the reactors of No. 6, right, and No. 7, left, at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, on the northern Japanese coast in Niigata prefecture. Japanese nuclear regulators said Wednesday, March 17, 2021 that the world's largest nuclear power plant, owned by the utility behind the Fukushima...
Naomi Watanabe, a Japanese well-known entertainer, attends an event to promote the lottery application for tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo in May 2019. Tokyo Olympics creative director Hiroshi Sasaki is resigning Wednesday, March 17, 2021 after making demeaning comments about the well-known female celebrity. Sasaki was in charge of the opening and...
A skydiver has died after an apparent issue with his parachute opening during a dive over Western Australia. The 30-year-old was falling from the sky at Jurien Bay, 220 kilometres north of Perth, yesterday (March 13) afternoon and everything was running smoothly. He was taking part in a solo wingsuit jump during the Virtual Nationals Skydiving Competition. As...
Woolworths has been praised for launching a new miniature supermarket to help children with disabilities. The mini-store opened at Black Mountain School in Canberra last month and sees students with disabilities from Year 7 to 12 get involved in the immersive, hands-on learning experiences. The mini supermarket mimics an actual Woolworths and includes baskets for fresh food,...
A 2019 monologue by comedian Daniel Sloss has gone viral for its poignant message about men taking accountability, following the tragic murder of British woman Sarah Everard. Sloss admitted he didn't do enough to stop the unsettling behaviour of a former friend, who later went on to rape a female friend of his. In the clip, Sloss...
Singapore has already opened its border to a handful of countries that have controlled the Covid-19 virus. Photo: AP Australia is “working with Singapore” to create a travel bubble between the two nations as early as July, officials said Sunday, in an effort to restart tourism and travel put on hold by Covid-19. Early in the pandemic...
Anti-coup protesters scatter during the ongoing police crackdown during a protest in Sanchaung township, Yangon, Myanmar, on March 14. A number of people were shot dead during protests in Myanmar's largest city on Sunday, as security forces continued their violent crackdown against dissent following last month's military coup. Photo: AP Myanmar’s junta late Sunday imposed martial...
Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion.Reuters and Instagram/theestallion Megan Thee Stallion, Beyonce and Billie Eilish were among the early winners on Sunday but K-Pop band BTS were defeated in their bid to win a first Grammy award. BTS lost in the best pop duo or group performance against Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande for their single “Rain on...
