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BTS to release first album in four years
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEOUL — BTS is launching its first album in four years next spring, a high-stakes comeback for the Korean pop (K-pop) sensation, its agent Hybe Company and South Korea’s music industry.
K-pop and breakdance power South Korea’s high-stakes presidential race
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2025
» SEOUL — In South Korea’s high-stakes presidential campaign, K-pop is not just a cultural backdrop — it’s a political strategy.
BMW urges Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2024
» MUNICH - Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG) is pressing Berlin to vote against imposing significantly higher European Union (EU) tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), joining other German carmakers that do not want to risk a spat with their most important market.
Carmakers flag difficult year on costs, muted EV demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» PORTLAND - Automakers across Europe and Asia are warning of a challenging year as rising costs and waning demand for electric vehicles (EVs) weigh on profits.
Singapore orders Israel to remove 'unacceptable' online post
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has ordered the Israel Embassy to take down an "insensitive and inappropriate" social media post that could undermine security in the city-state, in the latest test of traditionally warm ties between the two nations.
Man gets death for Japan animation fire that killed 36
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/01/2024
» KYOTO - A Japanese district court sentenced a man to death for setting a fire that killed 36 people at Kyoto Animation studios in 2019 in one of the country's biggest mass-murder cases in recent history, Kyodo News and local media said.
Billionaire picks K-Pop star, youtuber for SpaceX moon trip
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2022
» NEW YORK: A group of artists, athletes and entertainers, including DJ Steve Aoki and South Korean rapper T.O.P, are slated to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on the first private SpaceX flight around the moon as soon as next year.
Singapore may consider law to fight cancel culture amid LGBTQIA2S+ rights debate
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/09/2022
» Singapore’s Law Minister said “cancel culture” rules may be included in legislation soon as the government looks to protect residents against online pressure over expressing views on topics including an ongoing debate on LGBTQIA2S+ rights.
Singapore debate on LGBTQI+ rights heats up in test for leaders
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2022
» In the wake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Aug 21 pledge to protect the nation’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex unions, in the Constitution, the government quickly mobilised top ministers to try to calm a storm brewing between the LGBTQI+ community and some religious groups.
VinFast opens first EV showrooms on Tesla’s California doorstep
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/07/2022
» VinFast, an electric carmaker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, opened six showrooms in California on Thursday as the newcomer tries to muscle into a United States market dominated by Tesla Inc.