China’s fan economy was estimated to be worth US$5.49 billion in 2019.South China Morning Post It all started with the milk. In May, Chinese fans of popular boy band talent show Youth With You were given the right to vote for contestants by scanning a QR code printed on the bottle cap of a sponsor’s product. The promotion...
Microsoft Corp will review the effectiveness of its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies and practices in response to a shareholder proposal that passed at its latest annual meeting, the company's board said on Thursday (Jan 13). The review will produce a transparency report with results of any sexual harassment investigations in recent years against the...
An artist's rendering shows a moon with a diameter roughly 2.6 times that of Earth orbiting a large gas giant planet in another solar system located about 5,700 light years from our solar system, in an undated handout illustration. Scientists using what is called the transmit method have found evidence of the existence of this...
Indonesian investigators may need another year to determine the cause of last year's crash of a Sriwijaya Air jet that killed all 62 people on board, according to an interim report released on Thursday (Jan 13). Under international standards, a final report would normally be issued within a year of the Jan 9, 2021 crash, but Indonesia's...
Leaflets in support of Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under a new national security law, are placed at a shopping mall near the High Court, in Hong Kong, China. July 30, 2021.Reuters The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law and jailed for nine years last July has dropped his decision to appeal,...
It’s only natural for wild animals like tigers to wander in their own habitat – the forests. However, questions may arise when they start to lurk outside the woods, in places where they are not meant to be around. This leaves us wondering, are they looking for food that is possibly going scarce in the jungle,...
Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin had just announced that travellers who are fully vaccinated but has a history of being infected with Covid-19 within 11-60 days DO NOT need to undergo quarantine when they arrive in Malaysia. Source: Kosmo However, they will be required to do an RTK test in front of the health officers at the international arrival doors...
The US government stepped up its criticism of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea on Wednesday (Jan 12), issuing a report that declares "historical rights" a meaningless term. Referencing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) and an international ruling dismissing most of China's claims in the South China...
Australia on Thursday (Jan 13) reported its biggest pandemic caseload with a runaway Omicron outbreak driving up hospitalisation rates as the surge put severe strain on supply chains forcing authorities to ease quarantine rules for more workers. After successfully containing the virus earlier in the pandemic, Australia has reported nearly a million cases over the last two...
Former national badminton player Lin Dan (林丹) made quite a name for himself both on and off the court. The Chinese national player was also famous for his rivalry with Malaysia’s shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei. In fact, some joked their kids would carry on the rivalry! However, since retiring, Lin Dan has been living a quiet...
